Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient / Edition 8

by James W. Little DMD, MS, Craig Miller DMD, MS, Nelson L. Rhodus DMD, MPH, Donald Falace DMD

Overview

Learn how common medical conditions can affect the course of the dental treatment a patient receives. This updated, concise reference provides the information you need to provide appropriate dental care to any patient, regardless of existing medical conditions. Featuring vivid illustrations and well-organized tables in each chapter, this text gives you the in-depth details and the overall summaries you need to get to the root of your patients’ needs.

• Organization of medical conditions provides a brief overview of the basic disease process, epidemiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, and currently accepted medical therapy of each disorder. This is followed by a detailed explanation and recommendations for specific dental management.
• Coverage of dosages, side effects, and drug interactions with medications used in dentistry, including those used during pregnancy.
• Chapters focusing on major health problems in the US and other nations include, ischemic hearth disease, smoking and tobacco use cessation, sleep-related breathing disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes mellitus, and psychiatric disorders.
• Dental management summary table summarizes important factors for consideration in the dental management of medically compromised patients.
• Appendix on the therapeutic management of common oral lesions provides a quick reference to the causative factors, clinical description, currently accepted therapeutic management, and patient education regarding common oral conditions.
• Appendix on alternative and complementary drugs looks at herbal remedies, specifically efficacy, adverse effects/reactions, medical problems, drug interactions, and dental implications.

• NEW! Chapter on drug and alcohol abuse discusses the effects of marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines/methamphetamine, and alcohol, along with considerations for both medical and dental management.
• NEW! 2009 AAOS statement on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements provides recommendations to supplement practitioners in their clinical judgment regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with a joint prosthesis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323080286
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/21/2012
Pages:	736
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 12.10(h) x 4.30(d)

About the Author

Craig S. Miller, DMD, MS, Professor of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, and Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, is the director of the Externship in Oral Medicine Program at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He is board-certified in Oral Medicine and board-eligible in oral and maxillofacial radiology, with 33 years’ experience in the diagnosis and management of medically compromised patients.

Nelson L, Rhodus, DMD, MPH, is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences in the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, and Director of the Oral Medicine and Xerostomia Clinics.

Table of Contents

PART ONE PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

1. Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment

PART TWO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

2. Infective Endocarditis

3. Hypertension

4. Ischemic Heart Disease

5. Cardiac Arrhythmias

6. Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)

PART THREE PULMONARY DISEASES

7. Pulmonary Disease

8. Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation

9. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

PART FOUR GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

10. Liver Disease

11. Gastrointestinal Disease

PART FIVE GENITOURINARY DISEASE

12. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis

13. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

PART SIX ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE

14. Diabetes Mellitus

15. Adrenal Insufficiency

16. Thyroid Diseases (Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Thyroiditis, and Neoplastic Disease)

17. Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

PART SEVEN IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE

18. AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions

19. Allergy

20. Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders

21. Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

PART EIGHT HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE

22. Disorders of Red Blood Cells

23. Disorders of White Blood Cells

24. Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders

25. Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders

26. Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient

PART NINE NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

27. Neurologic Disorders

28. Anxiety, Eating Disorders and Behavioral Reactions to Illness

29. Psychiatric Disorders

30. Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Appendix A: A Guide to Management of Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

Appendix B: Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings

Appendix C: Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions

Appendix D: Drug Interactions of Significance to Dentistry

Appendix E: Alternative and Complementary Drugs

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From the Publisher

Get a complete picture of patients’ medically compromised conditions

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS (University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery)
Description: This is an update of a very popular reference on the dental management of patients with the most common medical problems that will affect dental care. The previous edition was published in 2002.
Purpose: The purpose is to give dental providers an up-to-date, concise, and factual reference for the dental management of patients with specific medical problems. This is an important goal, given the frequency with which the previous edition is used in academic settings. The book succeeds by providing detailed but concise descriptions of medical conditions, as well as how they will affect dental treatment.
Audience: The book is targeted at students, residents, practitioners in probably all dental specialties, with the possible exception of orthodontics. The authors are all respected professors in departments of oral diagnosis, microbiology, or oral medicine.
Features: Medical conditions thoroughly covered include cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and metabolic. The photographs and illustrations are of excellent quality. Unique to this book are the boxes of concise tables that give the features of the diseases and management. Shortcomings are in the area of format. The summary on dental management is confusing because each "problem" is on both sides of a page and there is no clear distinction between problems. Appendix A on dental emergencies is also not arranged so that it can be quickly referenced.
Assessment: This seventh edition is a beautifully illustrated, up-to-date, generally easy to use, and in-depth work that is most helpful to dentists who see patients with medical problems. This new edition, necessary to keep the information current, includes new sections on smoking, tuberculosis and sleep disorders.

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