Use your knowledge of pharmacology to enhance chairside care! This indispensable resource, written by the leading authorities in the field, describes how to evaluate a patient's health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the patient's medication. It explores the basic fundamentals of pharmacology and clearly explains the actions of specific drug groups on systems in the human body. In addition the book covers special topics such as pain control fear and anxiety, and oral complications of cancer therapy. Whether you're concerned about the drugs that a patient is already taking or the drugs that you prescribe for treatment, this book helps you provide safe and effective dental care.
• NEW! The chapter Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics covers the effects that patients' genetic traits have on their responses to drugs.
• A NEW introductory section offers tips for the study of dental pharmacology and relates pharmacology to dental considerations.
• An updated discussion of drug-drug interactions covers the harmful effects of mixing medications.
• Coverage of adverse effects and mechanisms of COX-2 inhibitors, antibiotic prophylaxis, and antiplaque agents explains the dental risks relating to common drug treatments.
• Dental aspects of many drug classes are expanded to include antibiotics, analgesics, and anesthetics.
• The appendix Drug Interactions in Clinical Dentistry lists potential interactions between drugs that a patient is taking for nondental conditions and drugs that may be used or prescribed during dental treatment, including effects and recommendations.