The third and fourth issues of the African Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Medicine (AJOMPM) have been published together as volume 2 issues 1 and 2, 2016. The journal aims to continuously provide our readers with current research findings that will impact positively on the practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology/Medicine, Forensic Odontology, Oral Biology and Oral/Maxillofacial Radiology worldwide. The third issue of the journal (Vol 2, Issue 1, 2016) focuses on recent researches on the diagnosis of orofacial lesions, including rare parotid and maxillary tumours, salivary gland tumours in unusual sites, periapical infections and management of psychological halitosis.

In addition, diagnostic imaging of oral and maxillofacial diseases, immunohistochemical marker that explains molecular basis for differentiating salivary tumours, cervicofacial necrotizing fasciitis an uncommon sequelae of
odontogenic infection and some interesting case reports that could not be jettisoned are presented in the fourth issue of the journal (Vol 2, Issue 2, 2016). These research contributions presented in these current issues of the journal are from specialties in areas subscribed to by the journal. Happy reading.