Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 7th Edition
Author Information
By James W. Little, DMD, MS, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
School of Dentistry-Minneapolis, MN; Donald Falace, DMD, Professor and
Division Chief, University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, Department
of Oral Health Science, Lexington, KY; Craig Miller, DMD, MS, Professor,
University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of
Dentistry, Lexington, KY, USA; and Nelson L. Rhodus, DMD, MPH, Morse
Distinguished Professor and Director, Division of Oral Medicine, Oral
Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, University of Minnesota, School of
Dentistry and College of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN
Key Features
Reference lists provide places where the reader can go to obtain more
detailed information on the topics discussed in the chapter.
Dental Management Summary Table synthesizes important factors for
consideration in the dental management of medically compromised
patients.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Infection
Control in Dental Health Care Settings appendix provides certified
standards for infection control.
Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions appendix provides quick
reference for lesions commonly encountered in dental practice.
Drug Interactions of Significance to Dentistry appendix alerts
practitioners to potential drug interactions.
New to this Edition
For the first time, the table of contents will be divided into parts by
the category of medical condition, making it faster and easier for the
dental professional to search by condition.
Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis, Chapter 2, incorporates the latest
American Heart Association guidelines to help prevent endocarditis.
Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation, Chapter 8, discusses the systemic and
oral effects of smoking and includes suggestions for encouraging smoker
cessation.
Tuberculosis, Chapter 9, clearly defines related oral complications and
adverse drug effects of the disease and identifies methods for
management in dental patients.
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders, Chapter 10, details obstructive sleep
apnea and treatment options including oral appliances and surgical
procedures.
Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders, Chapter 21, discusses
treatment options for patients with rheumatoid arthritis,
Osteoarthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Lyme Disease, and
Sjögren's Syndrome.
Chapters 23 and 24 highlight the oral complications of both red and
white blood cell disorders.
Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders, Chapters 28 and 29, provide
guidelines for managing conditions like depression, eating disorders,
anxiety, and schizophrenia, and indicate proper drugs for treatment.
Alternative Drugs Appendix provides treatment options from the growing
areas of alternative and complementary medicine.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Evaluation and Risk Assessment
1. Physical Evaluation and Risk Assessment
Part 2: Cardiovascular Disease
2. Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis
3. Hyertension
4. Ischemic Heart Disease
5. Cardiac Arrhythmias
6. Heart Failure
Part 3: Pulmonary Disease
7. Pulmonary Disease
8. Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
9. Tuberculosis
10. Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
Part 4: Gastrointestinal Disease
11. Liver Disease
12. GI Disease
Part 5: Genitourinary Disease
13. Chronic Renal Failure and Dialysis
14. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Part 6: Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
15. Diabetes Mellitus
16. Adrenal Insufficiency
17. Thyroid Disease
18. Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding
Part 7: Immunologic Disease
19. AIDS, HIV infection, and Related Conditions
20. Allergy
21. Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders
22. Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Part 8: Hematologic and Oncologic Disease
23. Disorders of Red Blood Cells
24. Disorders of White Blood Cells
25. Bleeding Disorders
26. Cancer and the Oral Care of the Patient
Part 9: Neurologic, Behavioral, and Psychiatric Disorders
27. Neurological Disorders
28. Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders (Anxiety, Delirium, and Eating
Disorders)
29. Psychiatric Disorders
30. Dental Management of Older Adults
Appendix
A. Guidelines for Infection Control In Dental Health Care Settings—2003
B. Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions
C. Drug Interactions of Significance to Dentistry
D. Complementary Medicines and Dentistry
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