Essentials of Pediatric Oral Pathology
This piece of work occupies the vacant niche for a comprehensive book on Pediatric Oral Pathology. The topics are covered on the basis of the frequency at which a particular lesion is seen in the pediatric population. Numerous pathological entities including the commonly occurring ones, e.g. dental caries, infectious diseases, etc. and some rare entities, e.g. salivary glands, bone, skin, etc. have been explained in a simplified manner in context with children. A chapter on Forensic Odontology in Children has been included which also deals with the currently relevant topics of child abuse and neglect. Each chapter has been provided with adequate and to-the-point references for greater exploration of the topic by young enthusiastic minds. To distinguish between normal and pathology, one must be well-versed with the physiology. Keeping this fact in mind, comprehensive appendices defining the normal values of various aspects in children have been included.