Two professors from the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry provide an illustrated approach to managing the oral consequences of 100 systemic diseases that present within and around the periodontal tissues, outlining their clinical appearance and symptoms, etiology, differential diagnosis, testing, and management options. Eight of the 11 chapters describe gingival color changes, enlargements, ulceration, and recession, further divided according to localized and generalized. Numerous radiographs and color photographs are provided. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)