Oral assessment / Andrew Davies -- Oral hygiene / Petrina Sweeney -- Domiciliary dental care / Angus Walls -- Oral infections / Susan Brailsford and David Beighton -- Fungal infections / Ilora Finlay and Andrew Davies -- Bacterial infections / Jeremy Bagg -- Viral infections / Jeremy Bagg -- Salivary gland dysfunction / Andrew Davies -- Taste disturbance / Carla Ripamonti and Fabio Fulfaro -- Halitosis / Kate Shorthose and Andrew Davies -- Oral pain / John Meechan -- Miscellaneous oral problems / Anita Sengupta and John Eveson -- Head and neck cancer / Jan Roodenburg and Andrew Davies -- Oral complications of cancer treatment / Mark Chambers [and others] -- HIV infection/AIDS / Louis DePaola and Arley Silva -- Chronic neurological diseases / Janice Fiske -- Paediatric problems / Richard Hain, Graham Roberts, and Victoria Lucas
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive review of mouth care in chronically and terminally ill patients. The scope is wide covering not only cancer patients but also AIDS and stroke victims, and patients with a severe disability, providing a definitive reference source and practical accessible information
