Pharmacology

Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

Emphasizing the clinical application of drugs used in dental treatment, this comprehensive text covers the basic principles of drugs and their actions on the body. Providing a solid understanding of pharmacology content, it helps readers thoroughly evaluate a patient's current medical status and best optimize dental treatment in relation to overall health.

· A new chapter, Introduction to Antinociceptive Drugs, discusses the important topic of pain and provides new information on mechanisms of pain and therapeutic approaches to pain.
· A new chapter on serotonin pharmacology and antimigraine drugs covers the roles of serotonin and the importance of agonist and antagonists at the many serotonin receptors.
· A new chapter on Alternative Medicine in Dentistry provides a current treatment of chemicals used as alternative medicines and an assessment of the potential benefits and risks of a large number of these compounds.
· New information on pharmacogenetics provides the latest findings on how an individual's genetic traits affect his or her responses to drugs.
· The scope of the Non-Opioid Analgesics chapter has been expanded to include non-opioid analgesics, nonsterioidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antirheumatic, and antigout drugs.
· An expanded discussion of the endocrine system provides the most comprehensive coverage on the subject.
· Discussions of drugs have been updated to include the latest drugs and their pharmacology.
· Dental aspects of many drug classes have been expanded to include antibiotics, analgesics, and anesthetics.
· The uses and mechanisms of action of drugs have been linked to the latest information on drug receptors.
· Drug lists have been updated throughout the text to provide the most current information.
· Website addresses have been added where appropriate to provide another avenue of drug information.
· New figures help clarify mechanisms of drug action, in such areas as gastrointestinal drugs, cardiovascular drugs, and endocrine drugs.
· For the first time, every book includes a free six-month subscription to Mosby's Drug Consult. Mosby's Drug Consult provides the most current, unbiased, accurate, and reliable drug information available!

The Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Dental Drug Reference: With Clinical Implications (Pickett, Lippincott's Dental Drug Reference)

Oral Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist

A comprehensive oral pharmacology book that reviews the principles of pharmacology and their application to dental hygiene practice. Extremely practical, this book discusses many oral manifestations of drugs that the dental hygiene student should be aware of. Quick drug guides in the beginning of each chapter, fun facts, and unique rapid dental hints within each chapter help the reader understand different pharmacologic principles while reinforcing key information. Case studies extensively review the medical conditions, potential drug interactions and dental management of these interactions. Readers will easily be able to apply information learned from the book to everyday dental hygiene practice. An excellent reference guide for Dental Hygienists

Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist

Provides up-to-date, accurate information on some of the most important topics for dental hygiene students, including antineoplastic drugs, respiratory and gastrointestinal drugs, hormones, and drugs used to treat common oral entities. The book is organized into four sections that deal with the basic principles of pharmacology, drugs grouped by class, mainteinance drugs, emergency drugs and what effects pregnancy and breast feeding have on dental treatment, drug interactions, and drug abuse. Numerous tables and colorful graphics are included.

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference

MOSBY'S DENTAL DRUG REFERENCE is an inexpensive and convenient book designed to be used chairside in the dental office as a quick, concise drug reference resource. Its purpose is to assist the dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant in the rapid identification of drugs that patients may be taking as they present in the dental office.

Drug Information Handbook for Dentistry, 2000-2001 2000-2001: Oral Medicine for Medically Compromised Patients & Specific Oral Conditions

Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore. Quick reference to more than 4500 dental and medical drugs, including local anesthesia and effects on dental treatment. Includes 60 new drug monographs, FDA pregnancy categories, and prescription examples. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.

Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene Practice (Dental Assisting Procedures)

This new book offers the dental hygiene practitioner a more clinical approach to pharmacology with a focus on dental concerns. Its case studies and review questions will help the dental hygienist prepare for the National Boards.

Drug Dictionary for Dentistry

This indispensable handbook offers quick and convenient access to essential information on the wide range of drugs a dentist may use or prescribe in their management, indicating their use, dosage and possible interactions with other drugs that the patient may be receiving. Medical contraindications, and the importance of the underlying disease for which the drug is prescribed and its affect on dental management are explained. Drugs taken by out-patients which may be encountered in general dental practice and interactions with drugs contained in the Dental Practitioner's Formulary have been included.
This essential handbook provides a quick reference for dental practitioners and students enabling them to assess the importance of drugs their patient may be receiving in relationship to dental management.

Dental materia medica, pharmacology and therapeutics

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