Dental Disorders

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Approach to the Dental Patient

• Introduction to the Dental Patient
  • Geriatrics Essentials

• Dental Anatomy and Development
  • Teeth
  • Supporting Tissues
  • Mouth

• Evaluation of the Dental Patient
  • History
  • Physical Examination
    • The face
    • The teeth
    • The mouth and oral cavity
    • The temporomandibular joint
  • Testing

• Systemic Disorders and the Mouth
  • Dental Care of Patients With Systemic Disorders
    • Hematologic disorders
    • Cardiovascular disorders
    • Cancer
    • Immunosuppression
    • Endocrine disorders
    • Neurologic disorders
    • Obstructive sleep apnea
    • Medications
    • Radiation therapy

Symptoms of Dental and Oral Disorders

• Bruxism
  • Reference

• Halitosis
  • Pathophysiology
  • Etiology
    • Other breath odors
    • Etiology reference
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Sniff test
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Geriatrics Essentials: Halitosis
  • Key Points

• Malocclusion
  • Etiology
  • Evaluation
  • Treatment

• Oral Growths
  • Etiology
    • Benign oral growths
    • Premalignant (dysplastic) changes
    • Oral cancer
    • Reference
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
  • Reference
  • Etiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Stomatitis
  • Etiology
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Topical measures
  • Key Points

• Toothache and Infection
  • Etiology
    • Complications
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference
  • Geriatrics Essentials: Toothache
  • Key Points

• Xerostomia
  • Pathophysiology
  • Etiology
    • Drugs
    • Radiation
  • Evaluation
    • History
    • Physical examination
    • Red flags
    • Interpretation of findings
    • Testing
  • Treatment
    • Symptom control
    • Treatment reference
  • Geriatrics Essentials
  • Key Points

Common Dental Disorders

• Caries
  • Etiology
    • Risk factors
    • Complications
    • Reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Remineralization of teeth
    • Restoration of teeth
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points

• Pulpitis
  • Complications
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Key Points

• Dental Appliances
  • Types of dental appliance
  • Dental appliances and surgery
  • Denture problems
  • Reference

Dental Emergencies

• Overview of Dental Emergencies
  • Dental infections
  • Analgesia and treatment of dental infections
  • Prophylactic antibiotics
  • References

• Fractured and Avulsed Teeth
  • Tooth fracture
  • Tooth avulsion
  • References
  • Key Points

• Mandibular Dislocation

• Postextraction Problems
  • Swelling and pain
  • Bleeding
  • Postextraction alveolitis (dry socket)
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
  • References

• Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)
  • References
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference

How To Do Dental Procedures

• How To Do an Emergency Tooth Extraction
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Do an Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Do an Infraorbital Nerve Block, Intraoral
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Do a Mental Nerve Block
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Do a Supraperiosteal Infiltration
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Drain a Tooth Abscess
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Reduce a Mandibular Dislocation
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

• How To Replace and Splint an Avulsed Tooth
  • Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Complications
  • Equipment
  • Additional Considerations
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Positioning
  • Step-by-Step Description of Procedure
  • Aftercare
  • Warnings and Common Errors
  • Tricks and Tips

Lip and Tongue Disorders

• Burning Mouth Syndrome
  • General reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment reference

• Lip Ulcers and Inflammation
  • Lip ulcers and other changes
  • Cheilitis (lip inflammation)
  • General reference

• Lip Swelling

• Tongue Discoloration and Other Changes
  • Tongue color changes
  • Tongue surface changes
  • General reference

• Tongue Discomfort

• Tongue Trauma
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Nonsurgical treatment
    • Surgical treatment

Periodontal Disorders

• Periodontitis
  • Pathophysiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Classification
    • Necrotizing periodontitis
    • Periodontitis as a direct manifestation of systemic disease
    • Periodontitis
    • Other periodontal conditions
    • Classification references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Key Points

• Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (ANUG)
  • General reference
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Gingival Hyperplasia
  • General reference

• Gingivitis
  • Etiology
    • Plaque-induced gingivitis
    • Non–plaque-induced gingivitis
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Key Points

• Peri-Implant Diseases and Conditions
  • Peri-implant mucositis
  • Peri-implantitis
  • Peri-implant deficiencies of soft and/or hard tissues
  • General reference

Temporomandibular Disorders

• Overview of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)
  • Diagnosis

• Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)

• Arthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
  • Infectious arthritis
  • Traumatic arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Secondary degenerative arthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

• Internal Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Derangement
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Key Points

• Mandibular Condylar Hyperplasia
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Mandibular Condylar Hypoplasia

• Temporomandibular Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
  • Key Points