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Informationen zum Autor Professor Elizabeth Kay is Foundation Dean of Peninsula Dental School and Faculty Associate Dean of Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. She is Honorary Consultant in Academic Public Health and Chair of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust's Membership and Engagement Committee. She sits on the British Dental Association's Committees for both Dental Public Health and Health and Science. She is also Oral Health Expert to two NICE Public Health Advisory Committees. She is also Trustee and Vice Chair of the British Medical and Dental Schools Trust and a Trustee of the British Dental Health Foundation. Klappentext A fully illustrated, concise and accessible introduction to the study of dentistry* Central title in the At a Glance series for dentistry students* Covers the entire undergraduate clinical dentistry curriculum* Topics presented as clear double-page spreads in the recognizable At a Glance style* Contributions from leading figures across the field of dentistry* Companion website with self-assessment MCQs and further reading Zusammenfassung * The central title in the Dental At a Glance series, ideal for dental students and foundation programme dentists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xii About the companion website xiii Part 1: Introduction 1 1 Principles of dental practice 2 2 Patient confidentiality 3 3 Record keeping 6 4 Consent 8 5 Communication with patients 10 6 History taking 12 7 Past medical history 14 8 Equipment and operating positions 16 9 Cross-infection control 18 10 Examination of the mouth 20 11 Special tests 22 12 Reading and reporting radiographs 24 13 Diagnostic 'surgical sieve' 26 14 Charting the oral cavity 28 15 Periodontal assessment 31 16 Treatment planning 34 Part 2 : Clinical presentations 37 Medical emergencies 17 Sudden loss of consciousness 38 18 Acute chest pain and cardiac arrest 40 19 Difficulty breathing 42 20 Convulsions and choking 44 21 Other emergencies 46 Prevention of dental diseases 22 Caries prevention 48 23 Plaque reduction 50 24 Prevention of periodontal disease 52 25 Prevention of dental trauma 54 Teeth and disease of tooth hard tissue 26 The 'normal' dentitions 56 27 Variations in the number of teeth 58 28 Variations in tooth morphology 60 29 Enamel and dentine defects 62 30 Fluorosis 66 31 Tooth eruption and exfoliation 68 32 Caries 70 33 Tooth wear 73 The structures supporting teeth and disease 34 The normal gingivae 76 35 The periodontal ligament 78 36 Dental plaque and calculus 80 37 Diseases of the gingivae and periodontium 82 Intracoronal restorations of teeth 38 Properties of tooth tissue 84 39 Local anaesthesia for tooth restoration 86 40 Tooth isolation 90 41 Cavity preparation 92 42 Cavity liners and conditioners 94 43 Cavity preparation for plastic tooth restorations 96 44 Choice of plastic restorative materials 98 45 Plastic restorations 100 46 Amalgam restorations 101 47 Composite resin restorations 102 48 Building composite resin restorations 103 49 Non-plastic intracoronal restorations 104 50 Crowns 106 51 Glass ionomer cements and provisional restorations 109 Replacement of missing teeth 52 Resin-retained bridges 110 53 Bridges 112 54 Implant-retained options 114 55 Partial dentures 116 56 Implant overdentures 118 57 Precision attachments 120 58 Immediate insertion dentures 122 59 Complet...
