Clinical Dental Pharmacology (eBook)

Kamran Ali (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-98494-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Clinical Dental Pharmacology

A convenient and authoritative quick reference for drugs relevant to clinical dentistry

Clinical Dental Pharmacology delivers an essential reference for dental practitioners seeking quick, easy access to current and accurate information about drugs used by dentists in clinical practice. The book covers common drugs prescribed by dental practitioners as well as systemic medications which may impact on provision of clinical dental care. A separate section on recognition and management common medical emergencies in dental practice is also included. Readers will find relevant material covering the indications, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, routes of administration, dosage, preparations, side effects, cautions, and contraindications of a host of relevant drugs.

The text is accompanied by images designed to facilitate a visual understanding of key concepts and is organized by drug class, making information easy to find. It is an indispensable resource designed to avoid potentially serious complications arising from the combination of dental care and drugs. The readers are signposted to professional guidelines from a variety of online sources to facilitate access to evidence-based and reliable information on each topic covered in the book.

Clinical Dental Pharmacology readers will also benefit from:

* Comprehensive coverage of drugs used in clinical dental practice
* Discussions of a variety of classes of drugs, including analgesics, anti-inflammatories, local anesthetics, antimicrobials, and topical agents
* Online resources for each chapter to aid in patient education

Clinical Dental Pharmacology is written by team of experienced clinical dental academics and is ideal for dental students and as a reference for practicing dental clinicians.

Autor

The Editor Kamran Ali, PhD, MMEd, BDS, FDSRCS, FCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSP, National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow Advance HE is Professor and Head Oral Surgery and Associate Dean Academic Affairs at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. He is also an Honorary Professor at Plymouth University Faculty of Health Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, UK.

Inhalt

List of Contributors ix

Preface xi

Abbreviations xiii

Section I Medications for Pain Control

1 Analgesics 3

2 Anti-Neuralgic Medications 13

3 Local Anaesthetics 20

Section II Antimicrobial Medications

4 Use of Antibiotics in Dentoalveolar Infections 35

5 Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 45

6 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 52

7 Antimicrobial Resistance 57

8 Antiviral Medications 62

9 Antifungal Agents 70

Section III Miscellaneous Agents

10 Oral Hygiene Agents: Toothpastes 81

11 Oral Hygiene Agents: Mouthwashes 88

12 Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 95

13 Agents Used in the Management of Xerostomia 101

Section IV Systemic Medications

14 Oral Side Effects of Systemic Medications 109

15 Dental Management of Patients on Blood Thinners 118

16 Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws 124

Section V Medical Emergencies

17 Management of Medical Emergencies 133

Appendix A Prescription Writing 166

Appendix B Drug Prescriptions in Elderly Patients 168

Appendix C Drug Prescriptions in Children 169

Appendix D Drug Prescriptions During Pregnancy 170

Appendix E Drug Prescriptions to Breastfeeding Mothers 172

Appendix F Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Hepatic Disease 174

Appendix G Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Renal Disease 176

Index 179

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.4.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
• Schlagworte: dentistry • Mundheilkunde • Mundheilkunde / Pharmakologie • Oral Pharmacology • Pharmakologie • Zahnmedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-119-98494-7 / 1119984947
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-98494-8 / 9781119984948