Abstract Anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents are prescribed to patients with histories or high probabilities of thromboembolic events (blood clots). These at-risk patients include those who have suffered from deep vein…
Abstract The removal of teeth—whether by simple or complex techniques—is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in dentistry. Dental practitioners are uniquely trained and qualified to examine a…
Abstract Dentists possess a unique knowledge base and skill set that differs from anything else in medicine. They perform numerous complicated dental surgical procedures and also administer or prescribe anesthetics,…
Abstract This chapter focuses on the principles of proper antibiotic therapy for its use in managing odontogenic infections by the dental practitioner. Antibiotics are defined as chemical substances having the…
General Principles of Local Anesthesia Physiology of Peripheral Nerve Depolarization When a nerve is inactive (not generating action potentials), there is a potential difference across its membrane which is known…
Abstract Odontogenic infections are among the most frequently encountered infections that patients can be afflicted with. They can be acute, intensifying in severity very quickly over hours or days; or…
Abstract The Joint Commission defines a time out procedure as an immediate pause by the entire surgical team to confirm the correct patient, procedure, and site. First introduced in 2003,…
Abstract This chapter focuses on concisely instructing practitioners on the principles of infection control for the safe delivery of dental care in the office or clinic setting. Transmission of infectious…
Consultation Visit—New Patient Script One of the greatest sources of anxiety and confusion for preclinical and new-to-clinic dental students is What should I say to the patient? Learning what to…
Outcome Assessment and Evidence on the Clinical Performance of Orthodontic Aligners Spyridon N. Papageorgiou and Theodore Eliades Summary In the last decade several systematic reviews of clinical studies comparing orthodontic…
