FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE BY DENTAL PATIENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES
Lola K. GIUSTI
DDS, MA, FACD, FICD, Associate Professor
Department of Dental Practice, Arthur A. Dugoni
School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
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Lola Giusti is a graduate of the USC School of Dentistry. She is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Arthur
A. Dugoni School of Dentistry; she has taught as well as written in the fields of Removable Prosthodontics,
Radiology and Dental Ethics for fifteen years. Most recently she has published two articles on treating patients
with extreme caries risk due to substances such as methamphetamine in Decisions in Dentistry: The Journal
of Multidisciplinary Care and Dimensions of Dental Hygiene.
Questions
Methamphetamine may be categorized as one of the following:
qa. Hallucinogen;
qb. Stimulant;
qc. Sedative;
qd. Opioid.
Methamphetamine may be synthesized:
qa.
qb.
qc.
qd.
Only in large commercial laboratories;
By amateur chemists in homes, garages, and makeshift laboratories;
From expensive pharmaceutical grade ingredients purchased from chemical warehouses only;
Only from precursor amphetamine substrates.
Adverse dental effects of methamphetamine include the following:
qa.
Periodontal disease;
qb.
Craving for sugary drinks;
qc. Xerostomia;
qd.
All of the above.
Recovery from methamphetamine can be achieved through
qa.
qb.
qc.
qd.
Relatively easy withdrawal methods;
Difficult long-term substance abuse recovery methods over a period of months or years;
The use of medically prescribed drugs such as diazepam;
Immediate full-time employment and reintegration into family and social networks.
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