Pain and Anxiety Control for the Conscious Dental Patient (Paperback, 7)

The perception of pain in the mind of dental patients is a significant deterrant to regular dental attendence by manycontrol of this pain and anxiety is therefore a treatment issue which is central to the clinical practice of dentistry. This textbook covers both local anaesthesia and sedation comprehensively, and provides practical instructions for the dental student. It provides a theoretical framework based on the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of pain and anxiety control Pain and anxiety control for the concious dental patient provides: comprehensive coverage of pain and anxiety management for concious dental patients; covers the control of operative, perioperative and post-operative pain in dentistry; describes all aspects of local anaesthesia and sedation in dentistry; provides a rational approach to the prescription of drugs; practical guidance and instruction on techniques; over 150 photographs and 50 line diagrams This book covers local anaesthesia including inhalational, intravenous sedation, control of post- operative pain, management of non-dental oro-facial pain and management of medical emergencies related to pain control. It is timely - for example, the teaching of sedation in dental schools is an issue currently being pushed by GDC (1996) Chaps 6 & 9 are unique (Basic principles of dental local anaesthetic injections and Intraligamentary, intra-osseous and intrapulpalanaesthesia)

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1998
First published:	July 1998
Authors:	John G. Meechan (Lecturer in Oral Surgery) • Nigel D. Robb (Senior Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, Department of Adult Dental Health, Cardiff Dental Hospital, UK) • Robin A. Seymour (Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Senior Lecturer in Dental Pharmacology)
Dimensions:	234 x 157 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	396
Edition:	7
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-262848-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Dentistry / oral & maxillofacial medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Anaesthetics > Pain & pain management
LSN:	0-19-262848-8
Barcode:	9780192628480

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!