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 Complete dentures 124
Treatments for pulpal damage
60 Pulp therapy (deciduous teeth) 126
61 Pulp protection procedures for traumatised teeth 128
62 Pulp removal (permanent teeth) 130
63 Pulp canal obturation (permanent teeth) 132
Paediatric dentistry
64 Patient management 134
65 Local anaesthesia 136
66 Sedation and general anaesthesia 138
67 Caries in deciduous teeth 140
68 Paediatric dental materials 142
69 Fissure sealants 144
70 Dietary control 146
71 Fluoride supplements 148
Traumatic injuries
72 Classification of trauma 150
73 Accidental injury to primary teeth 152
74 Non-accidental injury 154
75 Tooth fractures 156
76 Tooth displacement injuries 158
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
77 Instruments 161
78 The patient in pain 164
79 Extraction of teeth 166
80 Surgical extractions 168
81 Impacted third molars 170
82 Biopsy 172
83 Suturing 174
84 Complications of exodontia 176
85 Surgical endodontics 178
Oral medicine and pathology
86 Benign swellings in the oral cavity 180
87 Odontogenic tumours and tumour-like
lesions 182
88 Odontogenic cysts 184
89 Other bone diseases 186
90 Temporomandibular joint disorders 188
91 Mucosal diseases 190
92 Oral cancer and precancer 192
93 Salivary gland disorders 194
94 Pigmented lesions 196
Part 3 : The medically compromised patient 199
95 Haematological disorders 200
96 Immune disorders 202
97 Cardiovascular disorders 204
98 Respiratory disorders 206
99 Gastroenterology and nutritional disorders 208
100 Endocrine disorders 210
101 Renal disease 212
102 Intellectual impairment 213
103 Neurological disorders 214
104 Drugs and dental care 216
Part 4 : Orthodontics 219
105 The developing dentitions 220
106 Orthodontic assessment 222
107 Fixed orthodontic appliances 224
108 Removable orthodontic appliances 226
109 Major malocclusions 229
Part 5 : Population sciences and oral health 233
110 Epidemiology 234
111 Social variations in oral health 236
112 Psychology and dental care 238
113 Health, illness and behaviour change 240
114 Special care dentistry 242
115 Ethical care of patients 245
116 Dentistry and the law 246
117 Risk management 248
Part 6 : Running a dental practice 251
118 Infection control 252
119 Regulatory bodies and best practice 254
120 Clinical record keeping 256
121 Team management 258
122 Intrateam communication 260
123 External communication 262
124 Being part of the profession 264
Index 267
