Comprehensive periodontics for the dental hygienist / [edited by] Mea A. Weinberg ... [et al.]

Book is accompanied by one cd-rom bearing the same call number and available at Makmal Multimedia, Perpustakaan Dr. Abdul Latiff, KKL

Includes bibliographical references and index

Anatomy of the periodontal structures: the healthy state -- Classification of the periodontal diseases -- Epidemiology of the periodontal diseases -- Dental biofilms: microbiology of the periodontal diseases -- Local contributory risk factors for the periodontal diseases -- Periodontal medicine -- Bacterial/host response: inflammatory and immunology fundamentals -- Histopathogenesis of the periodontal diseases -- The gingival lesion -- The periodontitis lesion -- Necrotizing periodontal diseases -- The occlusal lesion -- Abscesses of the periodontium -- Case interpretation I: chapters 1-13 -- Dental hygiene process of care for the periodontal patient -- Patient history -- Clinical examination: extraoral/intraoral examination & dental evaluation -- Clinical examination: gingival assessment -- Clinical examination: periodontal assessment -- Radiographic assessment -- Advances in detecting and monitoring the periodontal diseases -- Case interpretation II: chapters 14-20 -- Evidenced-based treatment planning -- Oral hygiene self-care -- Topical drug delivery systems: oral rinses and irrigation -- Systemic and local drug delivery systems: systemic antibiotics, local drug devices, and enzyme suppression therapy -- Healing after nonsurgical periodontal therapy -- Principles of periodontal surgery: gingivectomy, osseous resection, and periodontal plastic surgery -- Principles of periodontal surgery: periodontal regeneration -- Implantology -- Periodontal emergencies -- Periodontal management of medically compromised patients -- Periodontal maintenance therapy -- Case interpretation III: clinical cases (chapters 1-31) -- Appendices