Dental emergencies /
Dental Emergencies is a readily accessible guide to the treatment and management of dental emergencies for everyday use in clinical practice. Replete with clinical examples and step-by-step procedures, the book distills essential information on traumatic injuries, pain, and oral lesions into a succi...
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| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction, infection control, and prescribing / M. Greenwood
- History taking and clinical examination of patients on a dental emergency clinic / I.P. Corbett, C.B. Hayward, and M. Greenwood
- Radiology and the dental emergency clinic / R.I. Macleod
- Acute oral medical and surgical conditions / P.J. Thomson
- Restorative dental emergencies / C.B. Hayward and A. Moufti
- Acute presentations of chronic oro-facial pain conditions / J.A. Durham
- Traumatic injuries to the teeth and oral soft tissues / U. Chaudhry and I.C. Mackie
- Pain relief in the dental emergency clinic / U.J. Moore
- Management of the special needs patient / T. Nugent
- Making a referral / I.P. Corbett and J. Greenley
- Medical emergencies in the dental emergency clinic
- principles of management / M. Greenwood
- Examples of specific medical emergency situations / M. Greenwood.
- 1. Introduction, Infection Control and Prescribing
- Introduction to the dental emergency clinic
- Infection and infection control
- Prescribing
- Conclusions
- Further reading
- 2. History Taking and Clinical Examination of Patients on a Dental Emergency Clinic
- Introduction
- History taking
- Patient examination
- Special tests
- Record keeping
- Consent
- Conclusions
- Further reading
- 3. Radiology and the Dental Emergency Clinic
- Introduction
- Patients in pain
- Trauma radiology
- Looking at radiographs
- Conclusions
- Further reading
- 4. Acute Oral Medical and Surgical Conditions
- Introduction
- Oro-facial swelling
- Blistering disorders of the oral mucosa
- Oral ulceration
- Disturbed oro-facial sensory or motor function
- Haemorrhage
- Other acute conditions
- Bony pathology
- Summary
- Further reading
- 5. Restorative Dental Emergencies
- Introduction
- General principles
- Pain management
- Infections and soft tissue problems
- Crack, fracture and mobility of teeth and dental restorations
- Fractured and loose implants
- Fractures and swallowing of removable prostheses
- Conclusions
- Further reading
- 6. Acute Presentations of Chronic Oro-Facial Pain ConditionsIntroduction
- Oro-facial pain history
- Examination of patients with oro-facial pain
- Special investigations for oro-facial pain
- Presentation, investigations and initial management of acute non-odontogenic oro-facial pain
- Further reading
- 7. Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth and Oral Soft Tissues
- Assessment of the traumatised patient
- Management of traumatic dental injuries
- Injuries to the hard dental tissues and the pulp
- Injuries to the hard dental tissues, the pulp and the alveolar process
- Injuries to the periodontal tissues
- Dento-alveolar fracturesConclusions
- Further reading
- 8. Pain Relief in the Dental Emergency Clinic
- Introduction
- General mechanism of pain
- Distribution of pain fibres in the mouth and jaws
- Sources of pain in the mouth and jaws
- Control of pain
- Psychology of pain
- Medication
- The ladder of analgesia
- Avoiding problems in prescribing analgesics
- Further reading
- 9. Management of the Special Needs Patient
- Introduction
- Commonly seen conditions
- Assessment
- Medical history in the patient with special needs
- Informed consent
- Examination
- Factors to consider in treatment
- Conclusion
- 10. Making a ReferralIntroduction
- When to refer
- How to refer
- Where to refer
- The referral letter
- Urgency
- Cancer referrals
- Copies of the referral letter
- Summary
- Further reading
- 11. Medical Emergencies in the Dental Emergency Clinic
- Principles of Management
- Introduction
- Contents of the emergency drug box
- The 'ABCDE' approach to an emergency patient
- Airway (A)
- Use of defibrillation
- Principles of management after the initial treatment of a medical emergency
- Conclusions
- Further reading
- 12. Examples of Specific Medical Emergency Situations
- Introduction
- Vasovagal syncope (simple faint).
