A Practical Approach to Special Care in Dentistry

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2 Title Page A Practical Approach to Special Care in Dentistry Edited by Pedro Diz Dios, MD, DDS, PhD, EDiOM, FDSRCS (Edin) Special Care Dentistry Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela & Galician Health Service (SERGAS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain Navdeep Kumar, BDS, FDSRCS (Eng), PhD, Cert RDP, Cert Surg & Pros Implantology Royal National Ear, Nose and Throat & Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust/University College London, London, United Kingdom Content Editors Stephen Porter, BSc, MD, PhD, FDSRCS (Eng), FHEA UCL Eastman Dental Institute London, United Kingdom Jacobo Limeres Posse, DDS, MSc, PhD Special Care Dentistry Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, Spain

3 Copyright Page

4 About the Authors

5 List of Contributors

6 Preface

7 1 Physical Disability 1.1 Cerebral PalsySection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 1.2 EpilepsySection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 1.3 Muscular DystrophySection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

8 2 Cognitive Impairment 2.1 Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 2.2 Autism Spectrum DisordersSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 2.3 Down SyndromeSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

9 3 Sensory Impairment 3.1 Visual DeficitSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 3.2 Auditory DeficitSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

10 4 Infectious Diseases 4.1 TuberculosisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 4.2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection/AIDSSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 4.3 Viral HepatitisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

11 5 Endocrine Diseases 5.1 Diabetes MellitusSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 5.2 HypothyroidismSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 5.3 HyperthyroidismSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

12 6 Hepatorenal Diseases 6.1 Hepatic CirrhosisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 6.2 Chronic Kidney Disease (Dialysis)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

13 7 Bone Diseases 7.1 OsteoporosisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 7.2 Paget DiseaseSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 7.3 Rheumatoid ArthritisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

14 8 Cardiovascular Diseases 8.1 Arterial HypertensionSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 8.2 Angina PectorisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 8.3 History of Myocardial InfarctionSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 8.4 Carrier of Coronary PacemakerSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Management Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 8.5 Carrier of Valvular ProsthesisSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 8.6 Carrier of Coronary StentSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

15 9 Respiratory Disease 9.1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 9.2 AsthmaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

16 10 Bleeding Disorders 10.1 HaemophiliaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 10.2 Treatment with HeparinSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 10.3 Treatment with Warfarin (Acenocoumarol)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 10.4 Treatment with Direct Oral AnticoagulantsSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 10.5 Treatment with AntiplateletsSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

17 11 Blood Dyscrasias 11.1 ThalassaemiaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.2 Sickle Cell AnaemiaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.3 NeutropeniaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.4 ThrombocytopeniaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.5 LeukaemiasSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.6 LymphomaSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 11.7 Bone Marrow TransplantationSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading

18 12 Immunosuppression 12.1 Systemic CorticosteroidsSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 12.2 Antineoplastic Agents (Chemotherapy)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 12.3 Immunosuppressants (Solid Organ Transplantation)Section I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines References Recommended Reading

19 13 Head and Neck Cancer 13.1 SurgerySection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 13.2 Radiation TherapySection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading 13.3 Oral Cancer SurvivorSection I: Clinical Scenario and Dental Considerations Section II: Background Information and Guidelines Recommended Reading