**2026 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) Textbook Excellence Texty Award Winner****Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Dentistry**Little and Falace's Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient, 10th Edition, is thoroughly revised to provide the information needed to assess common problems and make safe dental management decisions. This new edition contains revised content on Cancer and Women's Health and includes an enhanced ebook plus patient-based practice questions with print purchase. Also, each chapter features informative illustrations and well-organized tables to provide you with in-depth details and overall summaries required for understanding and applying medical concepts in dentistry.- NEW! Thoroughly revised content provides the most current, evidence-based information you need to make dental management decisions- UPDATED! Information correlating to the revised INBDE exam prepares you for the boards- NEW! An ebook version is included with print purchase. The ebook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, patient-based questions are included- UPDATED! Revised coverage of Women's Health addresses issues specific to women that can impact dental management- NEW! Completely revised chapter on Cancer discusses essential considerations for the oral care of these patients- NEW! Key Points at the beginning of each chapter highlight important content to guide study efforts
PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT 1: Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 2: Infective Endocarditis 3: Hypertension 4: Ischemic Heart Disease 5: Cardiac Arrhythmias 6: Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure) PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE 7: Pulmonary Disease 8: Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation 9: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders PART FOUR: GASTROINTESTIAL DISEASE 10: Liver Disease 11: Gastrointestinal Disease PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE 12: Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis 13: Sexually Transmitted Diseases PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE 14: Diabetes Mellitus 15: Adrenal Insufficiency 16: Thyroid Diseases 17: Pregnancy and Breast Feeding PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE 18: AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions 19: Allergy 20: Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders 21: Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE 22: Disorders of Red Blood Cells 23: Disorders of White Blood Cells 24: Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders 25: Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders 26: Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 27: Neurologic Disorders 28: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness 29: Psychiatric Disorders 30: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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