Mark Greenwood, Ian Corbett

Dental Emergencies (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Dental emergencies are common and require rapid response. Order today and keep readily accessible in your dental practice! Filled with clinical examples and step-by-step procedures, Dental Emergencies covers the full range of both common and complex traumatic injuries, pain, and oral lesions. From clinical examination and assessment of potential complications to key considerations in pain management, acute oral medical and surgical conditions, restorative emergencies, treating special needs patients, and beyond, you get a comprehensive reference that: * distills essential information on dental emergencies * offers succinct, practical instruction for immediate treatment * highlights conditions for referral * and much more!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118250327
• Artikelnr.: 38238909

Autorenporträt

Mark Greenwood is an NHS Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as well as Honorary Clinical Professor of Medical Education in Dentistry at at the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University. 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. Ian Corbett is a Clinical Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences and Honorary Specialist Registrar in Oral Surgery at the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction,
Infection Control and Prescribing 1 M. Greenwood Introduction to the dental
emergency clinic 1 Infection and infection control 2 Prescribing 8
Conclusions 12 Further reading 12 2 History Taking and Clinical Examination
of Patients on a Dental Emergency Clinic 13 I.P. Corbett, C.B. Hayward and
M. Greenwood Introduction 13 History taking 13 Patient examination 18
Special tests 24 Record keeping 25 Consent 25 Conclusions 28 Further
reading 28 3 Radiology and the Dental Emergency Clinic 29 R.I. Macleod
Introduction 29 Patients in pain 33 Trauma radiology 35 Looking at
radiographs 36 Conclusions 38 Further reading 38 4 Acute Oral Medical and
Surgical Conditions 39 P.J. Thomson Introduction 39 Oro-facial swelling 39
Blistering disorders of the oral mucosa 45 Oral ulceration 47 Disturbed
oro-facial sensory or motor function 49 Haemorrhage 50 Other acute
conditions 51 Bony pathology 52 Summary 55 Further reading 55 5 Restorative
Dental Emergencies 57 A. Moufti and C.B. Hayward Introduction 57 General
principles 59 Pain management 59 Infections and soft tissue problems 65
Crack, fracture and mobility of teeth and dental restorations 71 Fractured
and loose implants 81 Fractures and swallowing of removable prostheses 82
Conclusions 83 Further reading 83 6 Acute Presentations of Chronic
Oro-Facial Pain Conditions 85 J. Durham Introduction 85 Oro-facial pain
history 86 Examination of patients with oro-facial pain 89 Special
investigations for oro-facial pain 90 Presentation, investigations and
initial management of acute non-odontogenic oro-facial pain 92 Further
reading 102 7 Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth and Oral Soft Tissues 103 U.
Chaudhry and I.C. Mackie Assessment of the traumatised patient 103
Management of traumatic dental injuries 105 Injuries to the hard dental
tissues and the pulp 105 Injuries to the hard dental tissues, the pulp and
the alveolar process 112 Injuries to the periodontal tissues 116
Dento-alveolar fractures 127 Conclusions 127 Further reading 128 8 Pain
Relief in the Dental Emergency Clinic 129 U.J. Moore Introduction 129
General mechanism of pain 129 Distribution of pain fibres in the mouth and
jaws 134 Sources of pain in the mouth and jaws 135 Control of pain 136
Psychology of pain 137 Medication 139 The ladder of analgesia 144 Avoiding
problems in prescribing analgesics 144 Further reading 147 9 Management of
the Special Needs Patient 149 T. Nugent Introduction 149 Commonly seen
conditions 151 Assessment 152 Medical history in the patient with special
needs 153 Informed consent 154 Examination 155 Factors to consider in
treatment 155 Conclusion 158 10 Making a Referral 159 I.P. Corbett and J.
Greenley Introduction 159 When to refer 159 How to refer 160 Where to refer
161 The referral letter 161 Urgency 164 Cancer referrals 165 Copies of the
referral letter 167 Summary 169 Further reading 170 11 Medical Emergencies
in the Dental Emergency Clinic - Principles of Management 171 M. Greenwood
Introduction 171 Contents of the emergency drug box 171 The 'ABCDE'
approach to an emergency patient 174 Airway (A) 175 Use of defibrillation
180 Principles of management after the initial treatment of a medical
emergency 181 Conclusions 182 Further reading 182 12 Examples of Specific
Medical Emergency Situations 183 M. Greenwood Introduction 183 Vasovagal
syncope (simple faint) 184 Hyperventilation 184 Asthma 185 Cardiac chest
pain 187 Epileptic seizures 188 Diabetic emergencies 190
Allergies/hypersensitivity reactions 192 Adrenal insufficiency 196 Stroke
197 Local anaesthetic emergencies 197 Problems with haemostasis 200
Conclusions 203 Further reading 203 Appendix 1 Normal Reference Ranges 205
Appendix 2 Changes in Vital Signs in Patients with Infection 207 Appendix 3
Warfarin Protocol 209 Appendix 4 Aspects Relating to Local Anaesthetics 213
Appendix 5 NICE Guidelines for the Removal of Wisdom Teeth 215 Appendix 6
Protocol for Surgical Dental Treatment of Patients Taking Bisphosphonates
217 Appendix 7 Common 'Recreational' Drugs 221 Index 229