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Pathology of Periodontal Disease David M. Williams

Pathology of Periodontal Disease By David M. Williams

Pathology of Periodontal Disease by David M. Williams


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Summary

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.

Pathology of Periodontal Disease Summary

Pathology of Periodontal Disease by David M. Williams

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.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR002510628
9780192621207
0192621203
Pathology of Periodontal Disease by David M. Williams
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
19921105
158
N/A
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