The Editor Kamran Ali, PhD, MMEd, BDS, FDSRCS, FCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSP, National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow Advance HE is Professor and Head Oral Surgery and Associate Dean Academic Affairs at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. He is also an Honorary Professor at Plymouth University Faculty of Health Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, UK.

• List of Contributors ixPreface xiAbbreviations xiiiSection I Medications for Pain Control1 Analgesics 32 Anti-Neuralgic Medications 133 Local Anaesthetics 20Section II Antimicrobial Medications4 Use of Antibiotics in Dentoalveolar Infections 355 Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 456 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 527 Antimicrobial Resistance 578 Antiviral Medications 629 Antifungal Agents 70Section III Miscellaneous Agents10 Oral Hygiene Agents: Toothpastes 8111 Oral Hygiene Agents: Mouthwashes 8812 Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 9513 Agents Used in the Management of Xerostomia 101Section IV Systemic Medications14 Oral Side Effects of Systemic Medications 10915 Dental Management of Patients on Blood Thinners 11816 Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws 124Section V Medical Emergencies17 Management of Medical Emergencies 133Appendix A Prescription Writing 166Appendix B Drug Prescriptions in Elderly Patients 168Appendix C Drug Prescriptions in Children 169Appendix D Drug Prescriptions During Pregnancy 170Appendix E Drug Prescriptions to Breastfeeding Mothers 172Appendix F Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Hepatic Disease 174Appendix G Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Renal Disease 176Index 179

The Editor Kamran Ali, PhD, MMEd, BDS, FDSRCS, FCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSP, National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow Advance HE is Professor and Head Oral Surgery and Associate Dean Academic Affairs at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. He is also an Honorary Professor at Plymouth University Faculty of Health Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, UK.

• List of Contributors ixPreface xiAbbreviations xiiiSection I Medications for Pain Control1 Analgesics 32 Anti-Neuralgic Medications 133 Local Anaesthetics 20Section II Antimicrobial Medications4 Use of Antibiotics in Dentoalveolar Infections 355 Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 456 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 527 Antimicrobial Resistance 578 Antiviral Medications 629 Antifungal Agents 70Section III Miscellaneous Agents10 Oral Hygiene Agents: Toothpastes 8111 Oral Hygiene Agents: Mouthwashes 8812 Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 9513 Agents Used in the Management of Xerostomia 101Section IV Systemic Medications14 Oral Side Effects of Systemic Medications 10915 Dental Management of Patients on Blood Thinners 11816 Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws 124Section V Medical Emergencies17 Management of Medical Emergencies 133Appendix A Prescription Writing 166Appendix B Drug Prescriptions in Elderly Patients 168Appendix C Drug Prescriptions in Children 169Appendix D Drug Prescriptions During Pregnancy 170Appendix E Drug Prescriptions to Breastfeeding Mothers 172Appendix F Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Hepatic Disease 174Appendix G Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Renal Disease 176Index 179

The Editor Kamran Ali, PhD, MMEd, BDS, FDSRCS, FCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSP, National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow Advance HE is Professor and Head Oral Surgery and Associate Dean Academic Affairs at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. He is also an Honorary Professor at Plymouth University Faculty of Health Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth, UK.

• List of Contributors ixPreface xiAbbreviations xiiiSection I Medications for Pain Control1 Analgesics 32 Anti-Neuralgic Medications 133 Local Anaesthetics 20Section II Antimicrobial Medications4 Use of Antibiotics in Dentoalveolar Infections 355 Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 456 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 527 Antimicrobial Resistance 578 Antiviral Medications 629 Antifungal Agents 70Section III Miscellaneous Agents10 Oral Hygiene Agents: Toothpastes 8111 Oral Hygiene Agents: Mouthwashes 8812 Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 9513 Agents Used in the Management of Xerostomia 101Section IV Systemic Medications14 Oral Side Effects of Systemic Medications 10915 Dental Management of Patients on Blood Thinners 11816 Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws 124Section V Medical Emergencies17 Management of Medical Emergencies 133Appendix A Prescription Writing 166Appendix B Drug Prescriptions in Elderly Patients 168Appendix C Drug Prescriptions in Children 169Appendix D Drug Prescriptions During Pregnancy 170Appendix E Drug Prescriptions to Breastfeeding Mothers 172Appendix F Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Hepatic Disease 174Appendix G Drug Prescriptions in Patients with Renal Disease 176Index 179