Ce livre traite de la branche juridique de l'odontologie, connue sous le nom d'odontologie légale, qui examine les preuves dentaires dans l'intérêt de la justice. La théorie qui sous-tend l'odontologie médico-légale est qu'"il n'y a pas deux bouches semblables". Les dents peuvent survivre longtemps après que d'autres structures squelettiques ont été détruites par le feu ou d'autres catastrophes naturelles ou ont succombé à la décomposition organique. Les dossiers dentaires sont une composante essentielle servant de source d'information pour les dentistes et les patients, dans les...

Medical emergencies can and do occur in the practice of dentistry. Medical emergencies can and do happen in pediatric patients as well. Most medical emergencies develop when the patient, commonly an adult, is fearful or has inadequate pain control. The most common emergencies noted in adult dental patients include syncope (~50%), non-life-threatening allergy, acute anginal episodes, postural hypotension, seizures, acute asthmatic attacks, and hyperventilation. Previous sections of this text dealt with prevention, recognition, and management of the more common medical emergencies occurring in...

Teledentistry is a new discipline with enormous potential to improve clinical treatment and dental education. Teledentistry has the potential to enhance oral healthcare delivery, increase accessibility, and reduce costs. Additionally, it could end the differences in oral health care that exist between urban and rural areas. This book offers a concise, illustrated overview of teledental care.An excellent overview of teledentistry is given in this book, complete with illustrations. Undergraduates, postgraduates, and general practitioners will all profit from it.

Das Buch befasst sich mit dem juristischen Zweig der Zahnmedizin, der als forensische Zahnmedizin bekannt ist und zahnmedizinische Beweise im Interesse der Justiz prüft. Die Theorie hinter der forensischen Zahnmedizin ist, dass "kein Mund dem anderen gleicht". Die forensische Zahnmedizin oder forensische Odontologie beinhaltet die Beteiligung von Zahnärzten an der Unterstützung von Rechts- und Strafsachen. Zähne können noch lange überleben, nachdem andere Skelettstrukturen durch Feuer oder andere Naturkatastrophen zerstört wurden oder dem organischen Verfall zum Opfer gefallen sind....

The book is all about legal branch of dentistry known as forensic dentistry, examines dental evidence in the interest of justice. The theory behind forensic dentistry is that "no two mouths are alike". Forensic dentistry or forensic odontology involves dentists' participation in assisting legal and criminal issues. Teeth can survive long after other skeletal structures have been destroyed by fire or other natural disasters or have succumbed to organic decay. Dental records are an essential component serving as an information source for dentists and the patients, in medicolegal, administrative...