By Stephen T. Sonis DMD DMSc
Offering functional tips and specialist solutions to subject matters in dentistry and oral medication, Dental secrets and techniques, 4th variation provides an ideal training device for assessments, medical rotations, and board certification. A concise, illustrated Q&A layout covers key components equivalent to oral pathology and radiology, periodontology, endodontics, restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, orthodontics, an infection keep an eye on, and oral and maxillofacial surgical procedure. Written through Stephen Sonis and a staff of specialist individuals, this mini-reference makes it more uncomplicated to arrange for real-world scientific eventualities and assessment for the NBDE and different certification tests.
- Over 2,000 questions include concise solutions for middle issues in dentistry and oral medication, delivering invaluable pearls, suggestions, reminiscence aids, and 'secrets.'
- Question-and-answer layout makes this the ideal overview software for certification assessments, a medical refresher, or a brief reference consultant.
- Over a hundred illustrations, tables, and bulleted lists spotlight key information.
- Expert participants share practical suggestions, solutions, and secrets and techniques on secure and potent dentistry practice.
- UPDATED content comprises the newest advances within the technological know-how and perform of dentistry, together with CBCT, CAMBRA, new equipment for diagnosing caries, mini dental implants, platform switching, early early life caries (ECC), and more.
- NEW illustrations provide top of the range dental images.
- NEW two-color layout highlights questions and different beneficial properties reminiscent of tables, packing containers, and bulleted lists, making it more straightforward to discover information.
- Three NEW contributors - Nathaniel Treister, Jennifer Frustino, and David Kim - offer clean perception within the chapters on remedy making plans and oral prognosis, periodontology, restorative dentistry, and prosthodontics.
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When the INR is 3 or above, surgery should be deferred, and the patient’s physician should be consulted. Consider tapering the dose of warfarin to bring the patient into the 2 to 3 range. Is the bleeding time a good indicator of perisurgical and postsurgical bleeding? The bleeding time is used to test for platelet function. However, studies have shown no correlation between blood loss during cardiac or general surgery and prolonged bleeding time. The best indicator of a bleeding problem in the dental patient is a thorough medical history.
Even if a physician recommends an alternative prophylactic regimen, the dentist is liable if the patient develops endocarditis and the latest AHA recommendations were not followed. For which dental procedures is antibiotic premedication recommended in patients identified as being at risk for endocarditis? For what dental procedures is antibiotic premedication not recommended for patients identified as being at risk for endocarditis? Should a patient who has had a coronary bypass operation be placed on prophylactic antibiotics before dental treatment?
Has the patient ever had spontaneous episodes of bleeding from anywhere in the body? What laboratory tests should be ordered if a bleeding problem is suspected? 5 seconds • International normalized ratio (INR): normal value = 1-2 (only useful for those patients on known anticoagulant medications) • Partial thromboplastin time (PTT): normal value = 25-36 seconds • Thrombin time (TT): normal value = 9-13 seconds • Bleeding time: normal value ≤ 9 minutes (bleeding time is a nonspecific predictor of platelet function) Normal values may vary from one laboratory to another.