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David M. Williams, etc., Francis J. Hughes (Senior Lecturer, Oral Medicine and Periodontology,, Edward W. Odell (Lecturer in Oral Medicine and Pathology, United Medical, Paula M. Farthing (Senior Lecturer in Oral Pathology, London Hospital
ISBN: 9780192621207
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Edition: illustrated edition
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Describes the causes of periodontal disease and its progression, based on an analysis of recent advances in research, and, from an understanding of these processes, a rational approach to treatment is presented.
This book is intended for second and third year undergraduate dental students, especially periodontology and oral pathology components; teachers and postgraduate students of periodontology and oral pathology; candidates for dental fellowship examinations; general dental practitioners.
| ISBN | 0192621203 | | Pages | 158 | | ISBN13 | 9780192621207
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Weight (grammes) | 470 | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Oxford medical publications | | Publication date | 05 Nov 1992 | | Height (mm) | 276 | | Non-book description | viii150 | | Width (mm) | 219 | | Library of Congress | RK361.P29 | | Spine width (mm) | 8 | | DEWEY | 617.6 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC12A | |
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The nature of periodontal disease; Types of periodontal disease; The aetiology of periodontal disease; The normal periodontium; The gingiva; The periodontal ligament; Alveolar bone; Cementum; Regulation of tissue turnover in the periodontium; The anatomy of periodontal disease; Early gingivitis; Chronic marginal gingivitis; Destructive periodontitis; Microbial factors in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease; Microbial plaque and its significance; The development of plaque and calculus; Plaque ecology and the structure of plaque; What makes plaque pathogenic? Host defences against microbial plaque: Salivary host defence mechanisms; The gingival epithelium; The inflammatory response in periodontal disease; The immunological response in periodontal disease; Mediators: the link between inflammation, immunity, and tissue damage; Tissue damage and disease progression: The initiation and early development of disease; Established periodontal disease; Periodontal breakdown; Disease progression; Other periodontal diseases: Early onset periodontitis; Acute necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis; HIV-related periodontal disease; Gingival recession; Clinical mnanagement of periodontal disease: Principals of periodontal treatment; Methods of treatment; Responses to treatment; Future prospects for the management of periodontal disease
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