Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient – 9th Edition

Description

Learn how to provide dental care to any patient, regardless of existing medical conditions. Little and Falace’s Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 9th Edition, has been thoroughly revised to give you the information you need to assess common problems, and make safe and healthy dental management decisions. The new addition includes expanded coverage of women’s health issues and introduces a process for developing a medical-risk source. Also, each chapter features vivid illustrations and well-organized tables to give you in-depth details and overall summaries to help you get to the root of your future patients’ needs.

Key Features

Logical organization of conditions makes it easy for you to understand and follow the material as you prepare to treat patients

Standardized assessment process helps you to ascertain the severity and stability of common medical disorders

Dental management summary table summarizes important factors for consideration in the dental management of medically compromised patients

Over 400 color images provide a visual guide and highlight key information

Dental management box in each chapter allows you to locate key information for evaluating a medically compromised patient

Table of Contents

PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT
Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment

PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Infective Endocarditis
Hypertension
Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)

PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE
Pulmonary Disease
Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

PART FOUR: GASTROINTESTIAL DISEASE
Liver Disease
Gastrointestinal Disease

PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE
Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases

PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE
Diabetes Mellitus
Adrenal Insufficiency
Thyroid Diseases
Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE
AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions
Allergy
Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders
Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE
Disorders of Red Blood Cells
Disorders of White Blood Cells
Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient

PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Neurologic Disorders
Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness
Psychiatric Disorders
Drug and Alcohol Abuse

APPENDICES
Appendix 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 Medicine of Potential Importance in Dentistry

About the Author
James Little
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry-Minneapolis, MN
Craig Miller
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY, USA
Nelson Rhodus
Affiliations and Expertise
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