Dentistry at a Glance

<p>Contributors ix</p>
<p>Preface xi</p>
<p>Acknowledgements xii</p>
<p>About the companion website xiii</p>
<p>Part 1 Introduction 1</p>
<p>1 Principles of dental practice 2</p>
<p>2 Patient confidentiality 3</p>
<p>3 Record keeping 6</p>
<p>4 Consent 8</p>
<p>5 Communication with patients 10</p>
<p>6 History taking 12</p>
<p>7 Past medical history 14</p>
<p>8 Equipment and operating positions 16</p>
<p>9 Cross–infection control 18</p>
<p>10 Examination of the mouth 20</p>
<p>11 Special tests 22</p>
<p>12 Reading and reporting radiographs 24</p>
<p>13 Diagnostic surgical sieve 26</p>
<p>14 Charting the oral cavity 28</p>
<p>15 Periodontal assessment 31</p>
<p>16 Treatment planning 34</p>
<p>Part 2 Clinical presentations 37</p>
<p>Medical emergencies</p>
<p>17 Sudden loss of consciousness 38</p>
<p>18 Acute chest pain and cardiac arrest 40</p>
<p>19 Difficulty breathing 42</p>
<p>20 Convulsions and choking 44</p>
<p>21 Other emergencies 46</p>
<p>Prevention of dental diseases</p>
<p>22 Caries prevention 48</p>
<p>23 Plaque reduction 50</p>
<p>24 Prevention of periodontal disease 52</p>
<p>25 Prevention of dental trauma 54</p>
<p>Teeth and disease of tooth hard tissue</p>
<p>26 The normal dentitions 56</p>
<p>27 Variations in the number of teeth 58</p>
<p>28 Variations in tooth morphology 60</p>
<p>29 Enamel and dentine defects 62</p>
<p>30 Fluorosis 66</p>
<p>31 Tooth eruption and exfoliation 68</p>
<p>32 Caries 70</p>
<p>33 Tooth wear 73</p>
<p>The structures supporting teeth and disease</p>
<p>34 The normal gingivae 76</p>
<p>35 The periodontal ligament 78</p>
<p>36 Dental plaque and calculus 80</p>
<p>37 Diseases of the gingivae and periodontium 82</p>
<p>Intracoronal restorations of teeth</p>
<p>38 Properties of tooth tissue 84</p>
<p>39 Local anaesthesia for tooth restoration 86</p>
<p>40 Tooth isolation 90</p>
<p>41 Cavity preparation 92</p>
<p>42 Cavity liners and conditioners 94</p>
<p>43 Cavity preparation for plastic tooth restorations 96</p>
<p>44 Choice of plastic restorative materials 98</p>
<p>45 Plastic restorations 100</p>
<p>46 Amalgam restorations 101</p>
<p>47 Composite resin restorations 102</p>
<p>48 Building composite resin restorations 103</p>
<p>49 Non–plastic intracoronal restorations 104</p>
<p>50 Crowns 106</p>
<p>51 Glass ionomer cements and provisional restorations 109</p>
<p>Replacement of missing teeth</p>
<p>52 Resin–retained bridges 110</p>
<p>53 Bridges 112</p>
<p>54 Implant–retained options 114</p>
<p>55 Partial dentures 116</p>
<p>56 Implant overdentures 118</p>
<p>57 Precision attachments 120</p>
<p>58 Immediate insertion dentures 122</p>
<p>59 Complete dentures 124</p>
<p>Treatments for pulpal damage</p>
<p>60 Pulp therapy (deciduous teeth) 126</p>
<p>61 Pulp protection procedures for traumatised teeth 128</p>
<p>62 Pulp removal (permanent teeth) 130</p>
<p>63 Pulp canal obturation (permanent teeth) 132</p>
<p>Paediatric dentistry</p>
<p>64 Patient management 134</p>
<p>65 Local anaesthesia 136</p>
<p>66 Sedation and general anaesthesia 138</p>
<p>67 Caries in deciduous teeth 140</p>
<p>68 Paediatric dental materials 142</p>
<p>69 Fissure sealants 144</p>
<p>70 Dietary control 146</p>
<p>71 Fluoride supplements 148</p>
<p>Traumatic injuries</p>
<p>72 Classification of trauma 150</p>
<p>73 Accidental injury to primary teeth 152</p>
<p>74 Non–accidental injury 154</p>
<p>75 Tooth fractures 156</p>
<p>76 Tooth displacement injuries 158</p>
<p>Oral and maxillofacial surgery</p>
<p>77 Instruments 161</p>
<p>78 The patient in pain 164</p>
<p>79 Extraction of teeth 166</p>
<p>80 Surgical extractions 168</p>
<p>81 Impacted third molars 170</p>
<p>82 Biopsy 172</p>
<p>83 Suturing 174</p>
<p>84 Complications of exodontia 176</p>
<p>85 Surgical endodontics 178</p>
<p>Oral medicine and pathology</p>
<p>86 Benign swellings in the oral cavity 180</p>
<p>87 Odontogenic tumours and tumour–like lesions 182</p>
<p>88 Odontogenic cysts 184</p>
<p>89 Other bone diseases 186</p>
<p>90 Temporomandibular joint disorders 188</p>
<p>91 Mucosal diseases 190</p>
<p>92 Oral cancer and precancer 192</p>
<p>93 Salivary gland disorders 194</p>
<p>94 Pigmented lesions 196</p>
<p>Part 3 The medically compromised patient 199</p>
<p>95 Haematological disorders 200</p>
<p>96 Immune disorders 202</p>
<p>97 Cardiovascular disorders 204</p>
<p>98 Respiratory disorders 206</p>
<p>99 Gastroenterology and nutritional disorders 208</p>
<p>100 Endocrine disorders 210</p>
<p>101 Renal disease 212</p>
<p>102 Intellectual impairment 213</p>
<p>103 Neurological disorders 214</p>
<p>104 Drugs and dental care 216</p>
<p>Part 4 Orthodontics 219</p>
<p>105 The developing dentitions 220</p>
<p>106 Orthodontic assessment 222</p>
<p>107 Fixed orthodontic appliances 224</p>
<p>108 Removable orthodontic appliances 226</p>
<p>109 Major malocclusions 229</p>
<p>Part 5 Population sciences and oral health 233</p>
<p>110 Epidemiology 234</p>
<p>111 Social variations in oral health 236</p>
<p>112 Psychology and dental care 238</p>
<p>113 Health, illness and behaviour change 240</p>
<p>114 Special care dentistry 242</p>
<p>115 Ethical care of patients 245</p>
<p>116 Dentistry and the law 246</p>
<p>117 Risk management 248</p>
<p>Part 6 Running a dental practice 251</p>
<p>118 Infection control 252</p>
<p>119 Regulatory bodies and best practice 254</p>
<p>120 Clinical record keeping 256</p>
<p>121 Team management 258</p>
<p>122 Intrateam communication 260</p>
<p>123 External communication 262</p>
<p>124 Being part of the profession 264</p>
<p>Index 267</p>