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With new medications, medical therapies, and increasing numbers of older and medically complex patients seeking dental care, all dentists, hygienists, and students must understand the intersection of common diseases, medical management, and dental management to coordinate and deliver safe care.This new second edition updates all of the protocols and guidelines for treatment and medications and adds more information to aid with patient medical assessments, and clearly organizes individual conditions under three headings: background, medical management, and dental management. Written by more than 25 expert academics and clinicians, this evidence-based guide takes a patient-focused approach to help you deliver safe, coordinated oral health care for patients with medical conditions.Other sections contain disease descriptions, pathogenesis, coordination of care between the dentist and physician, and key questions to ask the patient and physician.

This thoroughly revised Thirteenth Edition of Burket's Oral Medicine reflects the scope of modern Oral Medicine with updated content written by 80 contributing oral medicine and medical experts from across the globe.The text emphasizes the diagnosis and management of diseases of the mouth and maxillofacial region as well as safe dental management for patients with complex medical disorders such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, infectious diseases, bleeding disorders, renal diseases, and many more.In addition to comprehensively expanded chapters on oral mucosal diseases, including those on ulcers, blisters, red, white and pigmented lesions, readers will also find detailed discussions on: orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, headache and salivary gland disease;oral and oropharyngeal cancers, including the management of oral complications of cancer therapy;genetics, laboratory medicine and transplantation medicine;pediatric and geriatric oral medicine;psychiatry and psychology;clinical research; andinterpreting the biomedical literatureThe Thirteenth Edition of Burket's Oral Medicine is an authoritative reference valuable to students, residents, oral medicine specialists, teachers, and researchers as well as dental and medical specialists.

STATISTICS FOR DENTAL CLINICIANSEnables clinicians to understand how biostatistics relate and apply to dental clinical practiceStatistics for Dental Clinicians helps dental practitioners to understand and interpret the scientific literature and apply the concepts to their clinical practice. Written using clear, accessible language, the book breaks down complex statistical and study design principles and demonstrates how statistics can inform clinical practice.Chapters cover the basic building blocks of statistics, including clinical study designs, descriptive and inferential statistical concepts, and interpretation of study results, including differentiating between clinical and statistical significance. An extensive glossary of statistical terms, as well as graphs, figures, tables, and illustrations are included throughout to improve reader comprehension. Select readings accompany each chapter.Statistics for Dental Clinicians includes information on: How to understand and interpret the scientific language used in the biomedical literature and statistical concepts that underlie evidence-based dentistryWhat is statistics and why do we need it, and how to effectively apply study results to clinical practiceUnderstanding and interpreting standard deviations, standard errors, p-values, confidence intervals, sample sizes, correlations, survival analyses, probabilistic-based diagnosis, regression modeling, and patient-reported outcome measuresUnderstanding and interpreting absolute risks, relative risks and odds ratios, as well as randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, cross-sectional studies, meta-analysis, bias and confoundingWith comprehensive coverage of a broad topic, written using accessible language and shining light on statistical complexity often found in writings related to clinical topics, Statistics for Dental Clinicians is an essential guide for any dental practitioner wishing to improve their understanding of the biomedical literature.

Leading practical reference on managing in-hospital dental patients and medically complex outpatients with special health care needsOral Medicine and Medically Complex Patients, Seventh Edition provides succinct yet comprehensive information on in-hospital care and outpatient management of medically complex dental patients, as well as the management of surgical and non-surgical problems of the maxillofacial region.This text follows a practical approach, organizing essential information into quickly referenced tables, easy to read diagrams, and step-by-step procedures. Replete with examples of hospital charting, notes, and consultations, the book provides thorough coverage of a broad scope of clinical problems and patient populations.Oral Medicine and Medically Complex Patients, Seventh Edition features: Up-to-date information on patient examination, assessment, diagnosis, and proceduresAdditional charts and tables, over 100 new color clinical images, expanded coverage on maxillofacial prosthodontics and increasingly prevalent medical and orofacial conditionsAn emphasis on recent research, scientific findings and guidelines from the past decade that inform treatment options and provide a strong evidence base for oral health careOral Medicine and Medically Complex Patients, Seventh Edition contains essential information for general practice, oral medicine, maxillofacial surgery, and pediatric dentistry residents, dental students, dentists in non-traditional practice settings, and all community-based dental practitioners. This text serves the needs of an increasing number of dental students, residents in general practice and specialty training programs, and a wide spectrum of dental practitioners engaged in the care of both hospitalized and ambulatory patients.