Oral microbiology at a glance / Richard J. Lamont, Howard F. Jenkinson.

Introduction to oral microbiology -- In the beginning -- Caries as an infectious disease -- General properties of saliva -- Salivary mucins and agglutinins -- Secretory Immunoglobulin A -- Anti-microbial properties of saliva -- Innate defenses -- Microbes in the oral cavity -- Molecular microbial taxonomy -- Systems approaches to oral microbiology -- Oral streptococci -- Microbial adherence -- Complex communities -- Biofilms -- Bacterial polysaccharides -- Microbiology of caries -- Virulence factors of S. mutans -- Host and environmental factors in caries -- Fluoride -- Anti-caries strategies -- Periodontal diseases -- Microorganisms associated with periodontal diseases -- Colonization by periodontal bacteria -- Virulence factors of periodontal bacteria -- The immune response and periodontal bacteria -- Relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic health -- Implants and titanium -- Endodontic infections -- Host factors in endodontic infections -- Infective endocarditis -- Oral mucosal, bone and systemic infections -- Candida albicans and fungal infections -- Oral virology I, herpes, papillomavirus and parvovirus -- Oral virology II, hepatitis and HIV -- Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance -- Sterilization -- Disinfection -- Infection control -- Bioterrorism