Medical Emergencies in Dentistry
Bennett, Jeffrey D., DMD (Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT) / Rosenberg, Morton B. (Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Head, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Control, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA)
This new text outlines a practical framework for treating both common and uncommon emergencies in the dental office. It also promotes an understanding of the many underlying disease states that can precipitate such emergencies. A wide variety of medical emergencies, ranging from treating a child with an epileptic seizure to treating a schizophrenic patient, are discussed and illustrated with real-life case scenarios. This logical approach to d...