Oral care in advanced disease

• Other Authors: Davies, Andrew 1963- (Editor), Finlay, Ilora G. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2005
• Subjects: Mouth Diseases > therapy; Chronic Disease > therapy; Palliative Care > methods
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Lesions of the oral cavity have an enormous impact on the quality of life of patients with advanced disease. They cause considerable morbidity and diminish a patient's physical and psychological well-being. Oral complications impair oral nutrition and can cause a variety of problems including m...

Table of Contents:

• Oral assessment / Andrew Davies
• Oral hygiene / Petrina Sweeney
• Domiciliary dental care / Angus Walls
• Oral infections: an introduction / 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 ... [et al.]
• HIV infection/AIDS / Louis DePaola and Arley Silva
• Chronic neurological diseases / Janice Fiske
• Paediatric problems / Richard Hain, Graham Roberts, and Victoria Lucas.