A comprehensive guide to providing effective dental treatment and care to patients affected by diseases
Essentials of Human Disease in Dentistry, Second Edition takes an integrated approach to dentistry and how it relates to general medicine, surgery, pharmacology, therapeutics, pathology and microbiology. Building on the success of the Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry, this new edition has been updated with a new layout, featuring key topics, learning objectives and practical clinical advice in each chapter.
This accessible guide is structured around the systems of the body and covers all major diseases and conditions with their aetiology, symptoms, and treatments. The focus is on the relevance of particular diseases and their drug treatment in relation to dentistry and patient dental management.
This vital resource:
Promotes a better understanding of how to provide effective dental treatment to patients affected by diseases Presents illustrative examples and helpful clinical photographs throughout Includes a new chapter on the importance of understanding shock Features self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, and a companion website hosting downloadable images from the book
Essentials of Human Disease in Dentistry, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for undergraduate dentistry students as well as newly qualified dentists preparing for the MFDS exam.
By:
Mark Greenwood (University of Newcastle)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 272mm,
Width: 213mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 1.021kg
ISBN: 9781119251842
ISBN 10: 1119251842
Series: Essentials (Dentistry)
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20 April 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contributors viii Preface to the First Edition xi Preface to the Second Edition xii Acknowledgements xiii About the companion website xiv 1 Clinical examination and history taking 1 M Greenwood 2 Inflammation and anti‐inflammatory drugs 11 CM Robinson and RA Seymour 3 Principles of infection and infection control 21 S Waugh, E Ong, S Hogg, K Orr, JG Meechan, RA Seymour, M Greenwood, C Taylor and G Toms 3A Sterilisation, disinfection and antiseptics 22 3b Principles of infection and infection control, diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections 27 3C Viruses and antiviral agents relevant to dentistry 38 3d Infection with immunodeficiency virus and implications for the oral cavity: Infection with HIV46 3E Fungi and antifungal agents 53 4 Immunological disease 55 C Stroud and H Bourne 5 Cardiovascular disorders 67 RH Jay, G Stansby, T Barakat, RA Seymour, JG Meechan, CM Robinson, m Greenwood, S Hogg and A Balakrishnan 5A Introduction to cardiovascular disease (CVD) 68 5B Heart failure 78 5C Cardiac arrhythmias 81 5D Valvular heart disease 84 5E Hypertension 87 5F Anticoagulants, drugs affecting blood clotting 92 5G Dental implications of CVD 95 5H Peripheral vascular and cardiac surgical disorders 97 6 Respiratory disorders 107 SJ Bourke and M Greenwood 7 Gastrointestinal disorders 120 M Greenwood, JG meechan and JR Adams 8 Renal disorders 131 EK Montgomery, JA Sayer, AL Brown and M Greenwood 9 Neurology and special senses 145 M Greenwood, RI macleod, RH Jay, JG meechan, P Griffiths, N Ali and RJ Banks 9A Neurology 146 9b Ent 152 9C Neurological disorders and dental practice 155 9D Stroke, speech and swallowing 161 9E Ophthalmology 165 9 F Anticonvulsant and anti‐Parkinsonian drugs 170 10 Shock 173 S Clark 11 Musculoskeletal disorders 179 F Birrell, M Greenwood and RH Jay 12 Dermatology and mucosal lesions 194 K Staines 13 Endocrinology and diabetes 208 RH Jay, M Greenwood and JG Meechan 14 Pain and anxiety control 222 CC Currie, J Durham and JG Meechan 15 Adverse drug reactions and interactions 234 RA Seymour and M Greenwood 16 General oncology 251 CM Robinson and PJ Thomson 17 Child health 265 FE Hogg and RR Welbury 18 Medicine for the elderly 277 RH Jay 19 Psychiatric disorders 283 SJ Brown, M Greenwood and JG Meechan 19A General psychiatry 284 19B Drug abuse 304 19C Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs 307 20 Haematology 309 J Hanley, A Lennard and S Mathia 20A General haematology, haemato‐oncology 310 20B Haemostasis 322 20C Transfusion medicine 329 21 Medical emergencies 334 M Greenwood Appendix: normal reference ranges 346 Index 347
About the Author Mark Greenwood is an NHS Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as Honorary Clinical Professor of Medical Education in Dentistry at the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, UK. Qualified in both medicine and dentistry, he has been published in many peer reviewed journals and has co-authored two books on general medicine and surgery for dental practitioners.
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This second edition of Essentials of Human Disease in Dentistry is an invaluable resource for undergraduate dentistry students, for dentists preparing for the MFDS exam, and for all dental practitioners
