Clinical dentistry / edited by Ivor G. Chestnutt, John Gibson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chestnutt, I. G.

Gibson, J. (John), RCPS

Series:

Churchill's pocketbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dentistry.

Dental Care.

Medical Subjects:

Dental Care.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

591 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Churchill's pocketbooks : clinical dentistry

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2007.

Summary:

Ideal for instant reference in clinical situations, this popular and successful book offers a concise and accessible coverage of dentistry. Vital facts such as definitions, practical procedures and hazards to avoid are clearly highlighted. For this new edition, advances in restorative dentistry are covered, there is a new chapter on law, ethics and quality dental care and revised guidance on dental emergencies. Clinical Dentistry will be invaluable to dental students and to dentists in the early years of practice.

Contents:

1 Psychological aspects of dental care / I. G. Chestnutt 1

2 History and examination / I. G. Chestnutt 11

3 Law, ethics and quality dental care / J. A. D. Cameron 19

4 Dental radiology / P. P. Nixon 33

5 Drug prescribing and therapeutics / D. Stenhouse 59

6 Analgesia, sedation and general anaesthesia / D. Stenhouse, J. Leitch 91

7 Dental materials / J. Rees, A. J. Paterson 115

8 Preventive and community dental practice / I. G. Chestnutt 149

9 Paediatric dentistry / B. L. Chadwick 167

10 Periodontology / I. G. Chestnutt 197

11 Operative dentistry / J Rees, A. J. Paterson 231

12 Removable prosthodontics / A. J. Paterson 299

13 Orthodontics / I. B. Buchanan 341

14 Oral and maxillofacial surgery / J. McManners 381

15 Oral medicine / D. H. Felix 439

16 General medicine of relevance to dentistry / J. Gibson 489

17 Emergencies in dentistry / J. Gibson 521

Appendix C Average dates of mineralization and eruption 540

Appendix D Tooth notation 542

Appendix E Infection control 542

Appendix F Normal laboratory values of relevance to medicine 544.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 534-537) and index.

ISBN:

0443102112

9780443102110

0443102120

9780443102127

OCLC:

71164191