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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830592803321

Autore

Shear Mervyn

Titolo

Cysts of the oral and maxillofacial regions [[electronic resource] /] / Mervyn Shear and Paul Speight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa : , : Blackwell Pub., , 2007

ISBN

1-281-32157-5

9786611321574

0-470-75976-3

0-470-75972-0

Edizione

[4th edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages)

Disciplina

616.99431

617.5/22

Soggetti

Mouth - Cysts

Jaws - Cysts

Odontogenic cysts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of: Cysts of the oral regions / Mervyn Shear. 3rd edition 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Classification and frequency of cysts of the oral and maxillofacial tissues -- Gingival cyst and midpalatal raphé cyst of infants -- Odontogenic keratocyst -- Dentigerous cyst -- Eruption cyst -- Gingival cyst of adults, lateral periodontal cyst, botryoid odontogenic cyst -- Glandular odontogenic cyst (sialo-odontogenic cyst, mucoepidermoid odontogenic cyst) -- Calcifying odontogenic cyst (calcifying cystic odontogenic tumour) -- Nasopalatine duct (incisve canal) cyst -- Nasolabial (nasoalveolar) cyst -- Radicular cyst and residual cyst -- Inflammatory paradental cysts -- Aneurysmal bone cyst -- Solitary bone cyst -- Cysts associated with the maxillary antrum -- Cysts of the salivary glands -- Developmental cysts of the head and neck -- Parasitic cysts.

Sommario/riassunto

Cysts of the Oral and Maxillofacial Regions is a seminal text for those working in oral pathology, oral medicine, oral & maxillofacial surgery and radiology. This fourth edition reflects advances in immunohistochemistry, molecular biology and human genetics, which



have contributed to the understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, pathology and treatment of these lesions.This book is a comprehensive treatise on cysts occurring in the oral and maxillofacial regions, covering clinical features, epidemiology, radiology, pathogenesis and pathology.