Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry (ePub)

The Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry is acomprehensive resource for all students of dentistry that providesuniquely integrated coverage of medicine, surgery, pharmacology,therapeutics, pathology and microbiology. It aims to provide itsreaders with the medical context of dentistry, to promote betterunderstanding of how to provide effective dental treatment topatients affected by diseases and conditions.

The Textbook of Human Disease in Dentistry is structuredaround the systems of the body and includes chapters onimmunological disease, cardiovascular diseases, respiratorymedicine, gastroenterology, dermatology, musculoskeletal disordersand neurological and special senses. A key aspect of the book isthe relevance of particular diseases and/or their drug treatment todentistry and in turn to patient dental management. Additionalchapters are therefore provided on topics such as clinicalexamination and history taking, inflammation and anti-inflammatorydrugs, infection control, pain and anxiety control, and care of theelderly.

Filled with useful features and written in a lucid andaccessible style, this book will provide its readers with a soundand accessible grounding in human diseases and their drug treatmentand how they relate to dental care.
* Includes sections on all major diseases and conditions,describing aetiology, symptoms and treatment
* Places dentistry in a medical context, providing guidance onexamination and treatment protocols
* Features information on drug treatment and planning dental carearound it
* Illustrated with helpful clinical photographs, showing diseasesand conditions