In addition to updates to knowledge, references, and images throughout, the Second Edition covers new diagnostic methods, narrowband imaging devices, and saliva sample testing. It offers self-testing clinicopathologic exercises for readers to practice their skills and gain confidence, and includes review questions at the end of each chapter so they can test their knowledge.

• Easy-to-use, updated resource with brief synopses for everyday clinical referenceIncludes self-testing clinicopathologic exercises to help readers further their skills and gain confidence in their knowledge
• Focuses on decision making, from communicating diagnoses to developing and discussing treatment plans
• Presents clinically oriented information on the most important aspects of common oral and maxillofacial diseases
• Features detailed color illustrations, treatment algorithms, differential diagnosis, and case examples with discussion

The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease is an invaluable reference on oral pathology for general dentists and dental specialists alike, as well as hygienists, undergraduate dental students, and postgraduate dentists in advanced training programs.

Author Information

Michael A. Kahn, DDS, is Chairman and tenured Professor of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral Medicine and Craniofacial Pain, at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He also serves as Laboratory Director of Tufts Oral Pathology Services and maintains a clinical intramural practice. He has authored more than 60 articles in professional journals and actively lectures nationally. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate and Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Dr. Kahn is also a Past-President of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

J. Michael Hall, DDS, MABMH, is Associate Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral Medicine, and Craniofacial Pain at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and Director of the Department's Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. Dr. Hall has published in the medical and dental peer-reviewed literature on a variety of pathology subjects with a special interest in intrabony tumors of the jaws. He has also given numerous invited lectures and presentations at conferences nationally and internationally. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology