Oral Diseases in the Tropics

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
• Burkitts 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