Systemized Prevention Of Oral Disease

First published in 1986: This book presents a new approach to oral diseases. Recent decades have seen the proliferation of methods to prevent these diseases and enormous growth in the underlying scientific knowledge and mechanisms of prevention.

First published in 1986: This book presents a new approach to oral diseases. Recent decades have seen the proliferation of methods to prevent these diseases and enormous growth in the underlying scientific knowledge and mechanisms of prevention.

Comprehensively covering all the pertinent aspects of preventive dental care taking an evidence-based approach, this book covers all the relevant dental diseases and conditions with essential points listed as bullets, as well as line diagrams and colour illustrations. Each chapter has been written by experts.

This book focuses on oral health promotion and the impact of systemic disease in the development of oral disease, as well as how to introduce, apply, and communicate prevention to a patient with a defined risk profile. Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care integrates preventive approaches into clinical practice, and is a valuable tool for all health care professionals to integrate oral health prevention as a component of their overall preventive message to the patient. Discusses risk-based approaches to prevent problems such as caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. Topics are written at a level that can be understood by both practicing dental health team members and by dental hygiene and dental students so strategies can be applied to better understand the patient's risk for oral disease and how to prevent future disease. Identifies the barriers, oral health care needs, and preventive strategies for special populations such as children, the elderly, and the physically or mentally disabled. Explores the development of a culturally sensitive dental practice and strategies to make the dental environment more welcoming to individuals with different cultural backgrounds. Discusses how to gather patient information, the synthesis of the patient's data, and the application of the information collected in order to evaluate the patient's risk for disease.

The first edition of this book summarized current knowledge of factors such as diet, fluoride, oral cleanliness, fissure sealants, and vaccination in the reduction of dental disease. In this updated second edition, the discussion of diet, fluoride, and fissure sealants have been expanded. A new chapter on changes in the prevalence of dental caries has been added and further consideration has been given to the changing pattern of dental treatment. The scope of the book has been widened with new material on dental health education and on prevention in old age and among the handicapped.