The second edition of this popular textbook provides a concise and easy-to-follow guide that will increase the confidence of students and clinicians alike in managing all aspects of periodontal care. Practical Periodontics provides evidence-based information on the essentials of clinical periodontology, written by internationally renowned contributors in an accessible, practical style. It covers all aspects of the discipline, including the aetiology of periodontal diseases, clinical management, patient education, paediatric care, and the interaction of periodontology with other dental disciplines such as implant dentistry and orthodontics. This book will be invaluable to all undergraduate dentistry, hygiene and therapy students, and is also highly relevant for practising dentists, dental hygienists and therapists as a source of up-to-date, evidence-based information on periodontics. INDICE: 1. Aetiology of Periodontal Disease 1.01 The macro- and micro-anatomy of periodontal tissues 1.02 The pathogenesis of periodontal diseases 1.03 Epidemiology of periodontal disease 1.04 Host response and susceptibility 1.05 The role of biofilms in health and disease 1.06 Periodontal risk - systemic and local risk factors 2. Periodontal Diagnosis and Prognosis 2.01 Classification of periodontal diseases 2.02 Assessment and monitoring of a periodontal patient 2.03 Gingival overgrowth 2.04 Periodontitis and systemic diseases 2.05 Determining periodontal prognosis 3. Periodontal Treatment Planning 3.01 Treatment planning - gingivitis and periodontitis 3.02 The management of gingival recession 3.03 Treatment planning: periodontal problems in children and young adults 3.04 Referral to a periodontal specialist 4. The Role Of Self Care and Oral Hygiene Methods 4.01 Patient education and self-performed biofilm control 4.02 Clinical imaging in patient assessment and motivation 4.03 Patient adherance 5. Non Surgical Periodontal Management 5.01 The diseased root surface in periodontitis 5.02 Periodontal instrumentation 5.03 Antibiotics in the Mgt of Periodontal Diseases 5.04 Assessment of treatment outcomes and supportive periodontal therapy 6. Surgical Periodontal Therapy 6.01 Rational for periodontal surgery 7. Interaction with Other Dental Disciplines 7.01 The periodontal-restorative interface 7.02 The periodontal-orthodontic interface 7.03 Dental Implantology in Periodontics (previously an online ch but moving to the printed book for the 2e) Online Ancillaries: Assessing the periodontium tool Case studies MCQs
- ISBN: 978-0-323-87845-6
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 376
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2022
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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