This book provides a concise account of the pathological processes involved in periodontal disease. The first chapter gives a broad overview of periodontal disease and is followed by accounts of the periodontium in health and disease. The book then deals with the micro-organisms implicated in periodontal disease and evaluates their significance. The host responses to factors present in dental plaque are discussed, followed by an account of the interactions between bacteria and the host which cause tissue damage. This leads to a consideration of the different clinical manifestations of the disease, including those associated with HIV infection. In the final chapter, a rational approach to treatment is presented, based on an understanding of the disease mechanisms discussed in the book. Although written principally for dental undergraduates, this book should also be useful to postgraduate students, including those preparing for the Fellowship Examinations of the Royal Colleges. It may be valuable, too, for those practising dentists who wish to update their knowledge of this important subject.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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halftones, line drawings, tables, bibliography
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Höhe: 270 mm
Breite: 210 mm
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978-0-19-261955-6 (9780192619556)
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Senior Lecturer, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, London Hospital Medical College
Lecturer in Oral Medicine and Pathology, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London
Senior Lecturer in Oral Pathology, London Hospital Medical College
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 management of periodontal disease - principles of periodontal treatment; methods of treatment; responses to treatment - future prospects for the management of periodontal disease.
