Edited by John S. Greenspan and Deborah Greenspan. 381 pp., illustrated. Carol Stream, Ill., Quintessence, 1995. $64. ISBN 0-86715-286-9.
It can be argued that the historical accident whereby medicineand dentistry became separate realms has been detrimental topatient care. This is particularly true for patients with conditionsthat straddle the line between the two realms (i.e., systemicillnesses with serious oral manifestations or oral conditionsthat take on special importance in medically compromised patients).In the past decade and a half, human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection has superseded infective endocarditis as theexample par excellence of this phenomenon. The publication ofOral Manifestations of HIV In- fection is a service to boththe medical and dental communities, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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