Oral Diseases in the Tropics

S R Prabhu BDS MDS Senior Lecturer in Bio-Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales; Honorary Associate Professor, University of Queensland School of Dentistry, Australia D F Wilson BDS MDS FFOP FDS RCPS Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, Australia D K Daftary BDS MDS FDS RCPS Formerly Professor, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai; Consultant, Basic Dental Research Unit, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India N W Johnson CMG FMedSci MDSc PhD Emeritus Professor, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

SECTION 1: Health and Disease in the Tropics





The Tropical Environment
The Epidemiology of Health and Disease in the Tropics
The Science of Epidemiology


 



SECTION 2: Anthropological, Environmental, and





Cultural Aspects of Tropical Oral Health
Physical Growth and Adaptation in the Tropics with Special Reference to the Craniofacial Structures
Anthropological Aspects of Dental Morphology with Special Reference to Tropical Populations
Variability of Occlusal Traits in Tropical Populations
Endemic Dental Fluorosis
Disorders due to Tropical Climates
Traditional, Cultural, and Ritual Practices Involving the Teeth and Orofacial Soft Tissues


 



SECTION 3: Tropical Diseases and their Oral Manifestations



Infectious Diseases in the Tropics





Helminthic Diseases
Protozoal Infections
Fungal Infections
Bacterial Infections due to Cocci
Bacterial Infections due to Mycobacteria
Bacterial Infections due to Spirochetes
Bacterial Infections due to Actinomyces and Nocardia
Bacterial Infections due to Corynebacteria
Bacterial Infections due to Clostridia
Bacterial Infections due to Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrio
Bacterial Infections due to Yersinia and Francisella
Bacterial Infections due to Haemophilus, Bordetella, and Brucella
Bacterial Infections due to Pseudomonas
Bacterial Infections due to Rickettsia and Chlamydia
Bacterial Infections due to Mycoplasma
Mixed Bacterial Infections of Oral Tissues: Fusospirochetal Diseases
Viral Infections
Miscellaneous Infections and Other Diseases of Tropical Interest


 



Noninfectious Diseases in the Tropics





Nutritional Diseases in the Tropics
Anemias in the Tropics
Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias in the Tropics
Bleeding Disorders of Tropical Interest
Endocrine Disorders in the Tropics


 



SECTION 4: Oral and Salivary Gland Neoplasms in Tropical Populations





Odontogenic Neoplasms and Hamartomas
Benign Neoplasms and Tumor-like Lesions of the Oral Soft Tissues
Benign Neoplasms of the Jaw-bones
Oral Precancerous Lesions and Conditions of Tropical Interest
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Malignant Neoplasms of the Oral Soft Tissues
Malignant Neoplasms of the Jawbones Including those Metastatic to the Region
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
The Leukemias
Experimental Aspects of Oral Carcinogenesis
The Immunology of Oral Cancer
Current Concepts in the Management of Oral Cancer


 



SECTION 5: Other Oral and Dental Diseases in the Tropics





Clefts of the Maxillofacial Skeleton
Craniofacial Anomalies of Genetic Origin
Developmental Disorders of the Teeth
Dental Caries
Disease Dynamics of the Dentin, Pulp, and Periapical Tissues
Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases
Developmental Anomalies of Oral Soft Tissues
Nonmicrobial Inflammatory Oral Mucosal Lesions
Connective Tissue Hyperplasias of the Mucosa
Non-neoplastic Disorders of the Salivary Glands
Odontogenic Infections of the Jawbones and Related Structures
Developmental and Inflammatory Cysts of the Jaws
Fibro-osseous and Other Lesions of the Jawbones
Diseases and Disorders of the Temporomandibular Joint
Maxillofacial Injuries
Forensic Odontology


 



APPENDICES





Appendix A. Advice to Travellers to the Tropics
Appendix B. Normal Reference Values of Interest to the Tropical Dental Practitioner