Medical Problems In Dentistry - Rilegato

Scully, Crispian; Cawson, R. A.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0443101450 ISBN 13: 9780443101458

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2004

Riassunto

This comprehensive text offers an authoritative account of general medicine as it applies to the practice of dentistry. Established as the standard reference on the relevance of medical conditions to dentistry, this book is essential for students learning for the first time or practitioners brushing up on their knowledge. In this 5th edition, the content has been completely updated and the appearance has been completely transformed, making it brighter and better than ever.

• Detailed coverage outlines the relevance of systemic diseases and their treatment for dentistry - essential knowledge for all dentists.
• Content provides the dentist with sufficient background knowledge about systemic diseases and their management, making their complex effects easier to understand.
• Unique material on special needs dentistry presents especially relevant subject matter on this growing specialized area.

• New material on signs and symptoms ensures that the reader is kept up-to-date with the latest developments in the field.
• Thorough coverage of contemporary issues offers practical preparation for a variety of issues facing practitioners today, including refugees and other special groups, lifestyle issues, preventative medicine, complementary medicine, prion diseases, women's health and emerging infections, and more.
• Information concerning dental staff, including topics like bleeding tendencies, cardiac disease, diabetes, drug use, hepatitis, and other transmissible diseases and malignant diseases, has been made current, strengthening the reader's ability to apply what they have learned to their practice in today's medical world.
• Content has been streamlined into bullet points, for easy access to essential information.
• With color throughout, the format of the book is much brighter, with more helpful visual aides.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Crispian Scully is Director of Special Projects at the UCL-Eastman Dental Institute; Professor of Special Care Dentistry, University College London, UK; and President-elect of International Academy of Oral Oncology. He has written and edited over 40 books, written over 150 book chapters and has over 860 papers cited on MEDLINE and over 300 others. He is Editor of Oral Oncology, Co-Editor of Oral Diseases, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry. He has received the CBE, University of Helsinki Medal of Honour, University of Santiago de Compostela Medal, University of Granada Medal, Fellowship of UCL, and honorary degrees from the Universities of Athens, Granada, Helsinki and Pretoria. He has received the UK Dental Award for the Most Outstanding Achievements in Dentistry, the Award of the Spanish Society for Oral Medicine and American Biographical Institute UK Man of the Year.

Contenuti

1. Medical history and assessment
2. Perioperative care
3. Cardiovascular disease I: Ischaemic heart disease and hypertension
4. Cardiovascular disease II: Congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, and infective endocarditis
5. Cardiovascular disease III: Heart failure, cardiomyopathies, dysrythmias and other problems
6. Endocrine disorders I: Diabetes and pancreatic disorders
7. Endocrine disorders II: Adrenal
8. Endocrine disorders III: Disorders of the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid or gonads
9. Gastrointestinal disorders
10. Genitourinary and renal disease
11. Haematology I: Anaemia
12. Haematology II: Disorders of haemostasis
13. Haematology III: Malignant disease
14. Immunodeficiencies and HIV disease
15. Immunodeficiencies other than HIV/AIDS
16. Immunologically mediated disease
17. Liver disease
18. Mental function and disorders (psychiatric disease)
19. Mental health: Personality and psychogenic disorders
20. Metabolism disorders
21. Mucosal and mucocutaneous disorders
22. Musculoskeleteal disorders
23. Diseases of the bone
24. Diseases of the muscles
25. Neurological disorders I: Epilepsy, stroke and cranial neuropathies
26. Neurological disorders II: Sleep, motor disorders, dementia and other conditions
27. Respiratory and ear, nose and throat diseases
28. Substance dependence
29. Infections with prominent orofacial involvement
30. Sexually transmitted and other bacterial infections
31. Mycoses
32. Viral infections
33. Parasitic infestations
34. Disability
35. Headache and orofacial pain
36. Medical problems and cultural issues of refugees and immigrants
37. Trauma and head and maxillofacial injuries
38. Malignant disease I: Neoplasms in the head and neck
39. Malignant disease II: Cancer and cancer prevention
40. Organ and stem cell transplantation
41. Womens' health
42. Complementary therapies: Herbal medicine
43. Dietary factors
44. Aspects of drug and material use in dentistry
45. Travel, sports, leisure activities and health
46. Problems of younger and older patients
47. Emergencies
48. Signs and symptoms
49. Eponymous diseases and signs
50. Infection control in dentistry

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443101450
• ISBN 13: 9780443101458
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 683
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italia