The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease

We are grateful for the positive reception within the dental and medical communities
of this textbook’s first edition. In this second edition its intention remains
the same – to be a practical guide and reference source for the basic clinical
aspects of soft tissue oral and maxillofacial disease. We also appreciate the constructive
feedback received by colleagues that aided in this edition’s revisions.
The names and organization of the book’s chapters remain the same. Within
each chapter the cited references and/or recommended readings have been
updated; however, in addition, the end of each chapter now contains selfassessment
multiple‐choice questions with feedback comments on the correct
answer and distractors. The revisions of Chapter 1 notably include a number of
newly marketed diagnostic adjunctive devices and methods. Chapter 3 provides
updated information on some of its pathologic conditions, particularly the nature
of hemangiomas versus vascular malformations and the increasing clinical
impact the human papillomavirus type 16 has on malignant transformation (i.e.
squamous cell carcinoma) of specialized oropharyngeal epithelium as opposed to
the oral cavity proper. Chapter 5 introduces the term “oral potentially malignant
disorders” and initial commercial products designed to add additional information
to their predicted clinical behavior and management. Appendix B has been
extensively updated to reflect the ever‐changing drug formulary available to the
clinician to treat oral soft tissue diseases. Lastly, some of the photographic images
have been added or updated to enhance a lesion’s features.
We hope our efforts have enhanced the utility of this textbook for your chairside
evaluation, differential diagnosis formulation, establishment of provisional
and final diagnosis, and management of your patient’s diagnosed oral mucosal
diseases.
Michael A. Kahn
J. Michael Hall