- Allows the reader to adopt a systematic approach to history taking
- Explains how to examine patients and their oral lesions systematically to start formulating differential diagnoses
- Identifies which sites may be affected by the presenting condition and what to look for at the sites
- Explains when clinical investigations are indicated, which are appropriate, and how to perform them
- Shows the reader how to interpret the findings of routine clinical investigations and understand the potential implications for the patient
- Identifies relevant follow-up questions that may further clarify the findings of the clinical examination and refocus the history
- Explains how to recognise the scope of oral and maxillofacial diseases and the importance of their medical management in addition to the traditional dental focus of the discipline
- Shows the reader how to identify lesions and understand their potential implications for the patient
- Explains how to advise the patient about the aetiology of oral lesions and their predisposing factors
- Identifies a range of therapeutic options for the patient and emphasises the need for regular review and re-appraisal of the condition
- Provides an understanding of how treatment may impact, positively or negatively, upon the condition
- Identifies the need to refer for advice, investigations or treatment by dental, medical or surgical specialists
- Shows the reader how to recognise the importance of close liaison with colleagues in other disciplines, particular imaging, medicine, pathology and surgery
特徴
- Allows the reader to adopt a systematic approach to history taking
- Explains how to examine patients and their oral lesions systematically to start formulating differential diagnoses
- Identifies which sites may be affected by the presenting condition and what to look for at the sites
- Explains when clinical investigations are indicated, which are appropriate, and how to perform them
- Shows the reader how to interpret the findings of routine clinical investigations and understand the potential implications for the patient
- Identifies relevant follow-up questions that may further clarify the findings of the clinical examination and refocus the history
- Explains how to recognise the scope of oral and maxillofacial diseases and the importance of their medical management in addition to the traditional dental focus of the discipline
- Shows the reader how to identify lesions and understand their potential implications for the patient
- Explains how to advise the patient about the aetiology of oral lesions and their predisposing factors
- Identifies a range of therapeutic options for the patient and emphasises the need for regular review and re-appraisal of the condition
- Provides an understanding of how treatment may impact, positively or negatively, upon the condition
- Identifies the need to refer for advice, investigations or treatment by dental, medical or surgical specialists
- Shows the reader how to recognise the importance of close liaison with colleagues in other disciplines, particular imaging, medicine, pathology and surgery
| ISBN | 9780702052057 |
|---|---|
| 発行形態 | Ebook |
| Publication Date | 2012 |
| Author Information | By Crispian Scully, MD, PhD, Director: WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; King James IV Professor Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh); Emeritus Professor: UCL (London) and Visiting Professor; Universities of Athens, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Plymouth |
| Table of Content | Section 1 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT MANAGEMENT 1 Diagnosis: history 2 Diagnosis: examination 3 Diagnosis: investigations 4 Treatment 5 Agents used in the treatment of patients with orofacial disease Section 2 COMMON COMPLAINTS 6 Cervical lymphadenopathy 7 Drooling and sialorrhoea 8 Dry mouth (xerostomia and hyposalivation) 9 Halitosis (oral malodour) 10 Lumps and swellings 11 Lumps and swellings in the lip 12 Lumps and swellings in the gingiva 13 Lumps and swellings in the palate 14 Lumps and swellings in the tongue 15 Lumps and swellings in the salivary glands 16 Lumps and swellings in the jaws 17 Pain 18 Pigmented brown or black lesions 19 Red lesions 20 Sensory and motor changes 21 Soreness and ulcers 22 Taste abnormalities 23 Trismus 24 White lesions Section 3 CANCER AND POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS 25 Potentially malignant disorders 26 Actinic cheilitis 27 Erythroplakia(erythroplasia) 28 Leukoplakia 29 Lichen planus 30 Submucous fibrosis 31 Cancer Section 4 COMMON AND IMPORTANT OROFACIAL CONDITIONS 32 Angioedema 33 Angular cheilitis (angular stomatitis) 34 Aphthae (recurrent aphthous stomatitis) 35 Atypical (idiopathic) facial pain 36 Behçet syndrome 37 Bell's palsy 38 Burning mouth syndrome (oral dysaesthesia) 39 Candidosis (candidiasis) 40 Denture-related stomatitis 41 Erythema migrans 42 Erythema multiforme 43 Herpesvirus infections 44 Keratoses 45 Odontogenic cysts and tumours 46 Orofacial granulomatosis 47 Pemphigoid 48 Pemphigus 49 Salivary neoplasms 50 Sjögren syndrome 51 Temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome 52 Trigeminal and other neuralgias Section 5 RELEVANT AND OTHER SYSTEMIC DISORDERS 53 Human immunodeficiency virus infection 54 Iatrogenic disease 55 Oral manifestations of disorders of specific systems Section 6 EPONYMOUS AND OTHER CONDITIONS, AND GLOSSARY 56 Eponymous conditions 57 Other conditions 58 Glossary |
| 発行日 | 26-11-2012 |
| Pages | 364 |
| deltacomm1code | Electronic Book |
