Medical Problems in Dentistry (5^th Ed.)

A comprehensive and authoritative account of general medicine as it applies to the practice of dentistry. Outlines the relevance of systemic diseases and their treatment for dentistry - essential knowledge for all dentists, not least from a medicolegal point of view. Provides the dentist with sufficient background knowledge about systemic diseases and their management to make their effects understandable - necessary for dental students and postgraduate exam candidates. Especially relevant to the growing specialty of Special Needs Dentistry. Established as a standard, must-have text which sells to a wide market. What's New : More comprehensive and complete. Much brighter page design - now in colour throughout. Text now makes much more use of bullet points for easy access to information. New section on signs and symptoms, and coverage of refugees and other special groups, lifestyle issues, Preventive medicine, complementary medicine, prion diseases, womens' health and emerging infections. Strengthening of those areas of particular concern to dental staff, such as bleeding tendencies, cardiac disease, diabetes, drug use, hepatitis and other transmissible diseases and malignant disease.

Medical history and assessment. Perioperative care. Cardiovascular disease I: ischaemic heart disease and hypertension. Cardiovascular disease II: congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis. Cardiovascular disease III: heart failure, cardiomyopathies, dysrythmias and other problems. Endocrine disorders I: diabetes and pancreatic disorders. Endocrine disorders II: adrenal. Endocrine disorders III: disorders of the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid or gonads. Gastrointestinal disorders. Genitourinary and renal disease. Haematology I: anaemia. Haematology II: disorders of haemostasis. Haematology III: malignant disease. Immunodeficiencies and HIV disease. Immunodeficiencies other than HIV/AIDS. Immunologically mediated disease. Liver disease. Mental function and disorders (psychiatric disease). Mental health: personality and psychogenic disorders. Metabolism disorders. Mucosal and mucocutaneous disorders. Musculoskeleteal disorders. Diseases of the bone. Diseases of the muscles. Neurological disorders I: epilepsy, stroke and cranial neuropathies. Neurological disorders II: sleep, motor disorders, dementia and other conditions. Respiratory and ear, nose and throat diseases. Substance dependence. Infections with prominent orofacial involvement. Sexually transmitted and other bacterial infections. Mycoses. Viral infections. Parasitic infestations. Disability. Headache and orofacial pain. Medical problems and cultural issues of refugees and immigrants. Trauma and head and maxillofacial injuries. Malignant disease I: neoplasms in the head and neck. Malignant disease II: cancer and cancer prevention. Organ and stem cell transplantation. Womens' health. Complementary therapies: herbal medicine. Dietary factors. Aspects of drug and material use in dentistry. Travel, sports, leisure activities and health. Problems of younger and older patients. Emergencies. Signs and symptoms. Eponymous diseases and signs. Infection control in dentistry.

Dental studentsGeneral dental practitionersHospital-based dentistsCandidates for postgraduate dental exams such as MFDS