Oral Medicine

Emergency conditions in Dental Clinics Faint - due to Pain or anxiety. Signs and symptoms • May be preceded by nausea and closing in of visual fields • Pallor and sweating • Heart rate below 60 beats/min (bradycardia) during attack. T/t • Give oxygen • Expect prompt recovery. • Need to encourage oxygenated blood flow to brain as rapidly as possible • May need to block vagal activity with atropine and allow …

Actinomycosis is a rare but serious bacterial infection that typically affects the face, neck, and thoracic and abdominal areas. It is caused by Actinomyces israelii, which are anaerobic, filamentous bacteria that are part of the normal oral and gastrointestinal flora. The infection usually occurs when these bacteria invade tissues through breaks in the mucosal barrier, often following dental procedures, oral infections, or surgery. It is not contagious …

Oral medicine is the specialty of dentistry concerned with the oral health care of patients with chronic, recurrent and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, and with their diagnosis and non-surgical management. Oral medicine acts a focus for specialist interdisciplinary care of patients with symptoms arising from the mouth that do not relate directly to teeth. These symptoms are often chronic and may have a significant psychologica…

Antibiotic protocol for prevention of endocarditis from dental procedures Local or no anaesthesia - Oral amoxicillin 3 g 1 hour before procedure - if allergic to penicillin or have had more than a single dose in previous month: oral clindamycin 600 mg 1 hour beforeprocedure - patients who have had endocarditis: amoxicillin and gentamycin, as under general anaesthesia General anaesthesia: no special risk - Amoxicillin 1 g intravenous at induction, the…