THE ADA PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PATIENTS WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS

The ADA Practical Guide to Patients with Medical Conditions is designed to assist in the safe delivery of coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions. Many diseases, as well as some medical treatments, have oral manifestations that may reflect the patient's general health status. The dentist is particularly qualified and trained to diagnose and make evidence-based treatment decisions to help manage these oral conditions.


Based on practical advice anchored in the best available evidence, this clinical resource takes a system-based approach. Within each chapter, individual conditions are discussed under three major sections: background, medical management, and dental management. Other sections include description of diseases, pathogenesis, coordination of care between the dentist and patient, and key questions to ask the patient and physician. The Practical Guide offers vital information in a user-friendly format, featuring clinical images, summary tables, key questions, and quick reference guides to key dental care issues. Written by over 25 academicians and clinicians who are experts in the content areas, this book takes a patient-focused approach in collaboration with the patient's physician and other healthcare providers, and is a must have for all dentists.

* Clinical manual designed to assist in the safe delivery of coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions
* Consistent chapter formatting with coverage on background, medical management, and dental management for each condition
* Topics include: Cardiovascular Disease, Pulmonary Disease Endocrine Disorders, Bleeding Disorders, Neurologic Disorders, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, Geriatric Health and Functional Issues, Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders, HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions and much more
* Includes over 200 images, over 75 tables, and numerous quick reference points in each chapter
* Must-have resource for all dentists in practice
* Companion website provides readers with downloadable images and tables, case studies, and a webliography with click-through links to online sources

Lauren L. Patton, DDS, Professor and Chair, Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Contributors vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
List of Common Drugs xv
1. Medical History, Physical Evaluation, and Risk Assessment 3
2. Cardiovascular Diseases 25
3. Pulmonary Disease 43
4. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 69
5. Renal and Urinary Tract Disease 95
6. Hepatic Disease 115
7. Gastrointestinal Disease 127
8. Hematological Disease 143
9. Bleeding Disorders 173
10. Autoimmune and Connective Tissue Diseases 191
11. HIV/AIDS and Related Conditions 217
12. Immunological and Mucocutaneous Disease 243
13. Head and Neck Cancer 257
14. Neurological Disorders 281
15. Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders 305
16. Substance Use Disorders 331
17. Developmental Defects of the Craniofacial Complex and Orthopedic Disorders 357
18. Geriatric Health and Functional Issues 381
19. Women’s Health 399
20. Medical Emergencies 425
Index 437
Companion website
This book is accompanied by a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/patton
The website includes:
• Webliography
• Powerpoints of all fi gures and tables from the book for downloading