Dental Office Medical Emergencies, A Manual of Office Response Protocols, is designed to assist dental professionals and others in addressing emergency situations, facilitating treatment, and reinforcing basic life support techniques. This reference is intended for use by during times of crisis, as well as for office preparedness, and staff training for management of emergencies.

Benefits
This reference seeks to provide information to the practicing dentist and healthcare office personnel so that prevention and management of office emergencies are an integral part of the normal operational knowledge base.

Includes:
• Updated CPR & Basic Life Support with Updated Algorithms
• Enhanced Emergency Drug Monographs
• Updated Topics under Neurologic Dysfunction/Changes in Affect
• Updated Antibiotic Prophylaxis Preprocedural Guidelines
• Procedures and Protocols Defined by Symptom Analysis
• Updated Contemporary Reference List

Contents
• Basic Action Plan for Stabilization
• Loss of Consciousness
• Respiratory Distress
• Chest Pain
• Allergic/Drug Reactions
• Altered Sensation/Changes in Affect
• Management of Acute Bleeding

The Lexicomp Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, 29th Edition, is the best-selling dental reference designed for any dental professional seeking clinically relevant information on medications, OTCs, and herbal products.

BENEFITS:

The Lexicomp Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry has been helping dental professionals enhance patient care for nearly 30 years!

This handbook follows an easy-to-use, dictionary-like format. Generic drug products, U.S. brand names, and index terms are highlighted in red and listed alphabetically, eliminating the need for an alphabetical index. Within individual drug monographs, dental-specific fields are highlighted in red, a timesaving feature within an information-rich resource. Drug content is complemented by special sections dedicated to medically compromised patients, specific oral conditions, and sample prescriptions.

Includes:

• 1478 Drug Monographs
• Up to 56 Fields of Information per Monograph
• 201 Natural Products
• 111 Sample Prescriptions
• More Than 175 Pages of Special Topics and Appendix Information

UPDATES TO THIS EDITION

• 63 New Drug Monographs
• Updates to 26 Oral Medicine Topics
• Updated Appendix Information:
  • Calcium Channel Blockers and Gingival Hyperplasia
  • Vasoconstrictor Interactions with Antidepressants
  • NEW: Laboratory Test Reference Ranges

The Lexicomp Manual of Dental Implants helps further the general dental professional’s knowledge of implant dentistry.
Benefits
Dental implants have become an increasingly important part of everyday dental practice. This visually cued manual offers clear, step-by-step recommendations for main diagnosis and treatment steps as well as recommendations for maintenance. The Manual of Dental Implants also covers modification of implant designs, sophistication of diagnostic tools, and the evolution of restorative techniques.

Features
• More than 280 drawings, radiographs and color photographs
• 9 updated chapters reflect changes occurring over the last 5 years in implant dentistry

Contents
• Basic principles
• Fundamental histology
• Clinical and radiographic diagnosis
• Computed tomography principles
• Surgical guides
• Treatment planning from single to full arch cases
• Implants in the esthetic zone
• Restoration sequences
• Maintenance protocols

Oral Soft Tissue Diseases, 7th Edition, is a visually-cued manual designed to support the diagnosis and management of oral soft tissue diseases for busy dental practitioners.Benefits
Lesions are organized by diagnostic category and arranged in user-friendly sections. Lesions are depicted with one or more color photographs that illustrate typical clinical features. Also included are recommendations for patient management, sample prescriptions, and monographs for drugs commonly used in treatment.

Features
- Over 100 Lesions—including 21 new images
- Dental Abscess with Cutaneous Sinus
- Cellulitis
- Actinomycosis
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Epidemic Mumps
- Sjögren's Syndrome
- Parotid Salivary Gland Neoplasms
- Lymph Node Metastases
- Lymphoma
- Odontogenic Cysts and Neoplasms
- Bone Cancer (Primary and Metastatic)
- More than 300 Color Photographs
- Sample Prescription Section
- Updated Special Topics Section

Contents
- White Lesions
- Red Lesions
- Ulcerated Lesions
- Blistering/Sloughing Lesions
- Pigmented Lesions
- Papillary Lesions
- Soft Tissue Enlargement
- Swellings of the Face and Neck
- Drug Monographs and Sample Prescriptions
- Special Topics
- Perioral Premalignant Lesions and Management of Patients Undergoing Cancer Therapy
- Oral Lesions in Cancer Treatment
- Dentin Hypersensitivity, Acid Erosion, High Caries Index, Management of Alveolar - Osteitis, and Xerostomia
- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- HIV Infection and AIDS
- Ulcerative, Erosive, and Painful Oral Mucosal Disorders
- Laboratory Values / Body Measurements
- Suggested Readings
- Anatomic Site Index
- Alphabetical Index