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Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient
- 9th Edition - August 8, 2017
- Authors: James W. Little, Craig Miller, Nelson L. Rhodus
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 4 4 3 9 5 - 1
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 Editi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLearn 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.
- 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.
- Cover image
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- References
- Preface
- New to This Edition
- Dental Management: A Summary
- Part I Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment
- 1 Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment
- Medical History
- Physical Examination
- Clinical Laboratory Tests
- Physician Referral and Consultation
- Risk Assessment
- Age
- Treatment Modifications
- Stress and Anxiety Reduction
- References
- Part II Cardiovascular Disease
- 2 Infective Endocarditis
- Definition
- Complications
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- Current American Heart Association Recommendations (2007)
- References
- 3 Hypertension
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 4 Ischemic Heart Disease
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 6 Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- Oral Manifestations and Complications
- References
- Part III Pulmonary Disease
- 7 Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Asthma
- Tuberculosis
- References
- 8 Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- Oral Manifestations and Complications
- References
- 9 Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
- Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- References
- Part IV Gastrointestinal Disease
- 10 Liver Disease
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis a
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis Non–A-E
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Dental Management
- Postexposure Protocols for Health Care Workers
- Exposure Control Plan
- Alcoholic Liver Disease
- References
- 11 Gastrointestinal Disease
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- References
- Part V Genitourinary Disease
- 12 Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 13 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Genital Warts and Human Papillomavirus Infections
- References
- Part VI Endocrine and Metabolic Disease
- 14 Diabetes Mellitus
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 15 Adrenal Insufficiency
- Mineralocorticoids
- Adrenal Androgens
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 16 Thyroid Diseases
- Thyroid Gland
- Thyroiditis
- Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- References
- 17 Women's Health Issues
- Pregnancy
- Osteoporosis
- Osteonecrosis
- References
- Part VII Immunologic Disease
- 18 AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions
- Definition
- Incidence and Prevalence
- Etiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- 19 Allergy
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- Management of Severe Type I Hypersensitivity Reactions
- References
- 20 Rheumatologic Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Sjögren Syndrome
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Lyme Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- References
- 21 Organ Transplantation
- Defintion
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical and Surgical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- Part VIII Hematologic and Oncologic Disease
- 22 Disorders of Red Blood Cells
- Definition
- Types of Anemia
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Pathophysiology and Complications
- Clinical Presentation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Findings
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- Oral Manifestations
- References
- 23 Disorders of White Blood Cells
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Lymphomas
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- References
- 24 Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Etiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Preoperative Evaluation of Hemostasis
- Dental Management
- References
- 25 Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
- Platelet Disorders
- Coagulation Disorders
- References
- 26 Cancer and Oral Care of Patients With Cancer
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Presentation
- Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- Part IX Neurologic, Behavioral, and Psychiatric Disorders
- 27 Neurologic Disorders
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)
- Parkinson Disease
- Dementia and Alzheimer Disease
- Epilepsy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- References
- 28 Anxiety and Eating Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- References
- 29 Psychiatric Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- References
- 30 Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Definitions
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Presentation and Medical Management
- Dental Management
- References
- Appendix A Guide to Management of Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office*
- General Considerations
- General Principles of Emergency Care
- Types of Emergencies and Their Treatment
- Appendix B Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
- Backflow Prevention and the Dental Operative Unit
- Safe Injection Practices in Dentistry
- Hepatitis B Frequently Asked Questions
- Other Recommendations
- Overview
- Prevention of H1N1 Influenza Transmission in Dental Health Care Settings
- Comparison of Selected Changes Between 1994 and 2005 Editions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guidelines for Preventing Tuberculosis in Dental Health Care Settings
- Clinical Implications
- How to Learn More
- References
- Appendix C Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions
- Herpes Simplex
- Cheilitis and Cheilosis
- Suggested Reading
- Appendix D Drug Interactions of Significance in Dentistry
- Appendix E Drugs Used in Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Potential Importance in Dentistry
- Definitions
- Efficacy of Herbal Medicines
- Herbal Medicines With Proven Efficacy
- Herbal Medicines With Doubtful or No Efficacy
- Adverse Effects and Adverse Reactions
- Medical Problems
- Drug Interactions
- Dental Implications
- Information for Dentists
- References
- Index
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: August 8, 2017
- Imprint: Mosby
- eBook ISBN: 9780323443951
JL
James W. Little
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry-Minneapolis, MNCM
Craig Miller
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.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Kentucky, Department of Oral Health Science, College of Dentistry, Lexington, KentuckyNR
Nelson L. Rhodus
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.
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, Minnesota