Oral Care in Advanced Disease

by Davies, Andrew; Finlay, Ilora

• ISBN13: 9780192632432
• ISBN10: 0192632434
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-31
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Lesions of the oral cavity have an enormous impact on the quality of life of patients with advanced disease. They cause considerable morbidity and diminish a patient's physical and psychological well-being. Oral complications impair oral nutrition and can cause a variety of problems includingmalnutrition, anorexia, and cachexia. Psychological problems relate to the role that the oral cavity plays in communication and social life. This book provides comprehensive, clinically relevant, evidence-based guidelines on oral problems to ensure first-rate care. The scientific foundations andresearch base for their management underpin the discussion throughout. A multi-disciplinary group of contributors provide authoritative guidelines on clinical features, investigations, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment, as well as complementary therapies. Chapters cover oral assessment, hygiene, domiciliary dental care, infections, tastedisturbance, pain, HIV infection and AIDS, neurological diseases, and paediatric problems. Highly illustrated throughout, the book also includes an extensive colour plate section.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
1 Introduction	1	(6)
Andrew Davies
2 Oral assessment	7	(14)
Andrew Davies
3 Oral hygiene	21	(16)
Petrina Sweeney
4 Domiciliary dental care	37	(10)
Angus Walls
5 Oral infections - an introduction	47	(8)
Susan Brailsford and David Beighton
6 Fungal infections	55	(18)
Ilora Finlay and Andrew Davies
7 Bacterial infections	73	(14)
Jeremy Bagg
8 Viral infections	87	(10)
Jeremy Bagg
9 Salivary gland dysfunction	97	(18)
Andrew Davies
10 Taste disturbance	115	(10)
Carla Ripamonti and Fabio Fulfaro
11 Halitosis	125	(8)
Kate Shorthose and Andrew Davies
12 Oral pain	133	(12)
John Meechan
13 Miscellaneous oral problems	145	(12)
Anita Sengupta and John Eveson
14 Head and neck cancer	157	(14)
Jan Roodenburg and Andrew Davies
15 Oral complications of cancer treatment	171	(14)
Mark Chambers, Adam Garden, James Lemon, Merrill Kies, and Jack Martin
16 HIV infection/AIDS	185	(14)
Louis DePaola and Arley Silva
17 Chronic neurological diseases	199	(10)
Janice Fiske
18 Paediatric problems	209	(10)
Richard Hain, Graham Roberts, and Victoria Lucas
Index	219