Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
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.

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    Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
    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.

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      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 over 35 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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