With details to help clinicians identify, diagnose and treat soft tissue diseases, The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease is designed for use in general dentistry and specialty dental practices.
The 247-page book published by the American Dental Association includes details on screenings, differential diagnosis, descriptions of more than 40 types of soft tissue lesions, as well as more than 60 diagnostic exercises, according to a press release. Designed to be an educational resource and a clinical handbook, the guide provides observation and referral guidelines with color images and case studies. It is available from the ADA’s online store.
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Treating Soft Tissue Oral Disease in Everyday Practice
ADA Guide now available
Chicago — The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease (P033) is a tool to aid in identifying, diagnosing and treating soft tissue oral disease in everyday clinical practice. This 247-page guide directs readers through screening examinations, description and documentation and differential diagnosis. Readers also can review guidelines for observation and referral using color photos, case studies and discussion, and synopses of best current treatments based on up‐to‐date literature.
Some highlights of the guide include:
- Basic information on how to most effectively and efficiently perform a complete and thorough head and neck soft tissue screening examination.
- An overview of the top 40 oral soft tissue lesions, as well as several less common but life‐threatening conditions such as oral cancer and infections.
- More than 60 brief patient clinical scenarios with diagnostic exercises.
Ideal as a clinical handbook or review guide, The ADA Practical Guide to Soft Tissue Oral Disease (P033) is $59.95 for ADA members and $89.95 retail. To order, call (800) 947-4746 or visit adacatalog.org.
Source: The American Dental Association