plan. For practical purposes. disease entities appear in alphabetical order in the contents. Part II provides information regarding the main categories of drugs and the commonly used individual drugs within these categories, which have proved useful in the treatment of a particular disease. Part III provides a synopsis of the basic principles and oral applications of lasers, which are making significant inroads in the field of oral therapeutics.
It is my hope that stomatologists, oral surgeons, dentists, dermatologists, otorhinolaryngologists, pediatricians, and internists alike will find the information in the book useful for the treatment of oral diseases.
Sincere thanks are due to the contributors of this volume for sharing their experience and knowledge of the treatment of specific oral diseases. I would also like to express my gratitude and thanks to Dr Stathis S Papavasiliou, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, for his helpful comments and corrections. Finally, my deepest gratitude goes to my family for their constant support and love.
Athens, September 2004 George Laskaris
List of Contributors
Philip Angelakis, M.D., D.M.R.T., F.R.C.R. (UK)
Head Department of Radiation Oncology
Hygeia Hospital
Athens, Greece
(Radiotherapy of Squamous Cell Carcinoma)
Nikos Choulis, Ph.D. (London)
Professor of Pharmacy
University of Athens
Athens, Greece
(Drugs)
Eleni Gagari, D.M.D., D.M.Sc.
Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial
Pathology
School of Dental Medicine
Tufts University
Boston, MA, USA
(Chemical Burn, Thermal Burn, Drug-Related Mucosal Pigmentation. Epulis Fissuratum, Metal Deposition, Nicotinic Stomatitis, Smoker’s Melanosis, Smokeless Tobacco Keratosis)
John Iatrou, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery
Dental School
University of Athens
Athens, Greece
(Surgical Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma)
Chrysostomos Melissinos, M.D., Ph.D.
Pneumonologist
Hygeia Hospital
Athens, Greece
(Treatment of Tuberculosis)
Gerassimos Pangalis, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Hematology
Medical School
University of Athens
Athens, Greece
(Treatment of Leukemias and non-Hodgkin-Lymphomas)
George E. Romanos, D.D.S., D.M.D., Dr. med. dent., Ph.D.
Professor of Implant Dentistry
College of Dentistry
New York University
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
(Laser Therapy)
George Stathopoulos, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Oncologist
Director of Oncology Clinic
E. Dunant Hospital
Athens, Greece
(Chemotherapy of Squamous Cell Carcinoma)
George Vaiopou!us, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
University of Athens
Athens, Greece
(Treatment of Amyloidosis)
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