PADRE DE LA PATOLOGIA BUCAL

Thomas Bond's New Book of Oral Diseases is dedicated to Thomas E. Bond Jr., M.D., of Baltimore, Maryland, who was the first professor of oral pathology, wrote the first textbook of oral pathology and is considered by some to be the Father of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology.  His text, A Practical Treatise on Dental Medicine, was published from the U.S. in 1848, with second and third editions published in 1850 and 1863.  The book was initially produced by Dr. Bond at the request of the first national dental association, the American Association of Dental Surgeons.

Our new 4th edition of Bond's Book is intended as a comprehensive review of the field of oral and maxillofacial pathology, with an emphasis on the clinical features of disease.  Diseases are grouped according to common tissues of origin or common etiologies, but alternate indexes are available, including an alphabetical listing and a differential diagnosis listing.  Topics and references are updated periodically as new information becomes available.  The 4th edition was published on the web in 1999 as an incomplete manuscript.  It is expected to be completed by February, 2001.