Oral and maxillofacial medicine [electronic resource] : the basis of diagnosis and treatment / Crispian Scully.
The new edition of this highly successful volume continues to offer readers with a systemized and objective approach to the practice of oral and maxillofacial medicine. Winner of the Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors Book Award in the category of 'New Authored Book' (2004),...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier,
2013.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: The Basis of Diagnosis and Treatment; Copyright; Contents; Preface to third edition; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; Learning aims and objectives; Intended learning outcomes; Section1: Fundamental Principles of Patient Management; Chapter 1: Diagnosis: history; Introduction; Prognosis; Communicating with the patient; History taking; Presenting complaint; History of the present complaint; Past or relevant medical history; ABC; Dental history; Family history; Social and cultural history; Further Reading.
- Chapter 2: Diagnosis: examinationIntroduction; General examination; Vital signs; Respiration; Other signs; Extraoral head and neck examination; Intraoral examination; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Diagnosis: Investigations; Investigations; Urinalysis; Blood testing; Skin testing; Patch tests; Intradermal injections; Prick test; Modified prick test; Scratch test; Biopsy; Biopsy precautions; Biopsy technique; Biopsy procedure; Mucosal biopsies; Immunostaining and immunofluorescence; Oral smears for cytology; Lymph node biopsy; Labial salivary gland biopsy; Frozen sections for rapid diagnosis.
- Other investigationsImaging using radiation; Radiography; Portable X-rays; Plain radiography; Chest radiography; Abdominal radiography; Intra-oral radiography; Dental panoramic tomography (DPT) (or orthopantomography (OPTG)); Radiovisiography; Sialography; Arthrography; Angiography; Computed axial tomography (CAT or CT); Scintiscanning (radionuclide scanning); Salivary scintigraphy; Bone scans; Positron emission tomography (PET); Non-radiation imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Ultrasound scanning (US); Endoscopy; Thermography; Photography.
- Investigations of specific medical problems relevant in oral medicineAllergies; Anaemia; Deficiency states and anaemias; Sickle cell anaemia; Bleeding tendencies; Endocrine disorders; Adrenocortical function testing; Diabetes; Hyperparathyroidism; Granulomatous disorders; Immunodeficiency; Sexually shared infections; HIV; Syphilis; Gonorrhoea; Hepatitis viruses B and C; Communicating the diagnosis; Communicating risk; Communicating a diagnosis of a potentially lethal condition; Ensuring follow-up; Patient Information Sheet; Useful Websites; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Treatment; Introduction.
- Quality of life (QOL)Evidence based medicine and treatment; Psychological and sociological aspects of treatment; Providing information about treatment; Lifestyle changes; Preventive care; Dental bacterial plaque control; Caries prevention; Diet; Symptomatic care; Surgery; Other less-invasive or non-invasive treatments; Drug treatment; Prescribing for children; Prescribing in pregnancy and during breastfeeding; Prescribing for the older patient; Drugs and food absorption; Prescribing in different cultures; Adverse reactions to drugs; Oral use of drugs; Subcutaneous injection of drugs.