By

Durgesh N Bailoor, MDS (Bombay) M Phil (West Indies), Vice Principal (PG Studies), Professor and Head of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore
KS Nagesh, MDS (Bangalore), Dean, Professor and Head of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RV Dental College, Jayanagar, Bangalore

This book Fundamentals of Oral Medicine and Radiology is the first multi-authored textbook in the subject of Oral Medicine and Radiology published by Indian authors. A total of thirty-eight professionals from multidisciplinary areas have contributed and done peer review. Flow charts, diagrams and clinical pictures enhance the teaching potential of this book. In this book the first to introduce concepts in oral psychosomatic medicine, computers in oral diagnosis and use of complementary and alternative medicine system in this field. It emphasizes of the need to understand the principles and role of radiotherapy in management of oral cancer. Dental medicine knowledge as required by the dentist of the developing world is kept in mind.