Basic Guide to Dental Procedures

Basic Guide to DENTAL PROCEDURES

The essential guide to dental practice returns in an updated form

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures serves as essential overview of procedures for members of a practice team, whether in general or specialized practice. Updated to reflect cutting-edge practices and new clinical research, it remains a must-own for dental care providers. Each chapter retains the familiar structure of providing the reason for the procedures, step-by-step guidance on carrying out the procedure, and advice for the long-term maintenance of the results.

Readers of the third edition of Basic Guide to Dental Procedures will also find:

A new chapter on treatment under conscious sedation

Additional and updated sections on subjects including dietary advice, vitality tests, implants. thermoplastic dentures, and more

Color images throughout procedure stages, with before and after views where possible

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures is an ideal reference and study guide for dental nurses and other practitioners across the dental practice.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Preventive techniques

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – FISSURE SEALANTS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – FISSURE SEALANTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – TOPICAL FLUORIDE

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – FULL MOUTH TOPICAL FLUORIDE APPLICATION

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SPECIFIC TOOTH TOPICAL FLUORIDE APPLICATION

Chapter 2: Oral hygiene instruction

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – DISCLOSING AGENTS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – DISCLOSING AGENTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE –TOOTHBRUSHING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – TOOTHBRUSHING

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – INTERDENTAL CLEANING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – FLOSSING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – INTERDENTAL BRUSHING

BACKGROUND OF PROCEDURE – DIETARY ADVICE

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – DIETARY ADVICE

Chapter 3: Scaling and polishing

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SCALING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SIMPLE SCALING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – DEEP SCALING AND DEBRIDEMENT

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – USE OF PERIODONTAL ADJUNCTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – POLISHING AND AIR ABRASION

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – POLISHING AND AIR ABRASION

Chapter 4: Diagnostic techniques

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – VISUAL SKILLS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – INSTRUMENTS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – INSTRUMENTS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – DENTAL RADIOGRAPHS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – DENTAL RADIOGRAPHS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – STUDY MODELS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – STUDY MODELS

Chapter 5: Tooth restoration with fillings

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – AMALGAM FILLINGS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – AMALGAM FILLINGS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – COMPOSITE FILLINGS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – COMPOSITE FILLINGS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – GLASS IONOMER FILLINGS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – GLASS IONOMER FILLINGS

AFTERCARE OF FILLINGS

Chapter 6: Tooth restoration with crowns, bridges, veneers or inlays

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – CROWNS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – CROWNS

AFTERCARE OF CROWNS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – BRIDGES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – BRIDGES

AFTERCARE OF BRIDGES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – VENEERS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – VENEERS

AFTERCARE OF VENEERS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – INLAYS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – INLAYS

AFTERCARE OF INLAYS

Chapter 7: Tooth restoration with endodontic techniques

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – PULP CAPPING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – DIRECT PULP CAPPING

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – PULPOTOMY OF IMMATURE TEETH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – PULPOTOMY OF MATURE TEETH

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – PULPOTOMY

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – PULPECTOMY

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – PULPECTOMY

AFTERCARE OF ROOT‐TREATED TEETH

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – APICECTOMY

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – APICECTOMY

PATIENT AFTERCARE FOLLOWING MINOR ORAL SURGERY

Chapter 8: Tooth extraction

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SIMPLE EXTRACTION

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SIMPLE EXTRACTION

PATIENT AFTERCARE FOLLOWING A SIMPLE EXTRACTION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SURGICAL EXTRACTIONS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SURGICAL EXTRACTIONS

PATIENT AFTERCARE FOLLOWING A SURGICAL EXTRACTION

Chapter 9: Tooth replacement with dentures

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – ACRYLIC DENTURES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – ACRYLIC DENTURES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – CHROME DENTURES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – CHROME DENTURES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT DENTURES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT DENTURES

AFTERCARE OF DENTURES

Chapter 10: Tooth replacement with implants

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT

AFTERCARE OF IMPLANTS

Chapter 11: Treatment under conscious sedation

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – INHALATION SEDATION

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – INHALATION SEDATION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – INTRAVENOUS SEDATION

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – INTRAVENOUS SEDATION

Chapter 12: Tooth alignment with orthodontic appliances

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – REMOVABLE APPLIANCES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – REMOVABLE APPLIANCES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – CONVENTIONAL FIXED APPLIANCES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – FIXED APPLIANCES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SHORT‐TERM COSMETIC FIXED APPLIANCES

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SHORT‐TERM COSMETIC FIXED APPLIANCES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – ALIGNERS

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – ALIGNERS

AFTERCARE OF ORTHODONTIC BRACES

Chapter 13: Tooth whitening

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – SIMPLE HOME TRAY WHITENING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – SIMPLE HOME TRAY WHITENING

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – ENHANCED HOME TRAY WHITENING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – ENHANCED HOME TRAY WHITENING

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF PROCEDURE – POWER WHITENING

DETAILS OF PROCEDURE – POWER WHITENING

AFTERCARE OF WHITENED TEETH

Chapter 14: Extended duties of the dental nurse

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON BASIC DUTIES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EXTENDED DUTIES

FURTHER SKILLS IN ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION

SIMPLE BRUSHING, FLOSSING AND INTERDENTAL CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS

DIET ADVICE

APPLICATION OF FLUORIDE VARNISH

PRECAUTIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

FURTHER SKILLS IN ASSISTING IN THE TREATMENT OF ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS

TRACING CEPHALOGRAPHS

TAKING IMPRESSIONS

POURING, CASTING AND TRIMMING STUDY MODELS

CONSTRUCTING BLEACHING TRAYS

INTRA‐ AND EXTRA‐ORAL PHOTOGRAPHY

TAKING RADIOGRAPHS: PRESSING THE EXPOSURE BUTTON

REMOVING SUTURES

Assessment sheets

Glossary of terms

Index

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