Common Medical Conditions: A Guide for the Dental Team

Chapter 1 Cardiovascular conditions

Atheroma

Coronary artery disease

Angina pectoris

Myocardial infarction

Hypertension

Congenital heart disease

Infective endocarditis

Chapter 2 Respiratory conditions

Lung cancer

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chapter 3 Metabolic and endocrine conditions

Pregnancy

Breast cancer

Diabetes mellitus

Alcoholism

Chronic liver disease

Chronic kidney disease

Thyrotoxicosis

Cushing disease and Cushing syndrome

Addison disease

Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal conditions

Peptic ulcer disease

Stomach (gastric) cancer

Inflammatory bowel disease

Coeliac disease (gluten-sensitive enteropathy)

Colon cancer (colorectal cancer)

Chapter 5 Haematological conditions

Anaemia

Von Willebrand disease

Haemophilia

Leukaemias

Thrombocytopaenias

Chapter 6 Mental health conditions

Anxiety and stress

Depression

Eating disorders

Schizophrenia

Chapter 7 Neurological conditions

Bell palsy

Cerebrovascular accident

Epilepsy

Multiple sclerosis

Dementia

Chapter 8 Osteoarticular conditions

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Gout

Sjögren syndrome

Chapter 9 Mucocutaneous conditions

Allergy

Lichen planus

Behçet disease

Erythema multiforme

Pemphigoid

Pemphigus

Scleroderma

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Chapter 10 Infectious diseases

HIV infection and AIDS

Herpesviruses: Herpes simplex virus (HSV: human herpesviruses type 1 and 2) infections

Herpesviruses: Varicella zoster virus (VZV: human herpesvirus type 3) infections

Herpesviruses: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV: human herpesvirus type 4) infections

Tuberculosis

Syphilis

Index