Periodontitis : symptoms, treatment, and prevention / Rosemarie E. Walchuck, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walchuck, Rosemarie E., editor.

Series:

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Periodontitis.

Periodontitis--Treatment.

Periodontitis--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publisher's, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Periodontitis refers to a number of inflammatory diseases affecting the periodontium, that is, the tissues that surround and support the teeth. Periodontitis involves progressive loss of the alveolar bone around the teeth, and if left untreated, can lead to the loosening and subsequent loss of teeth. Periodontitis is caused by microorganisms that adhere to and grow on the tooth's surfaces, along with an overly aggressive immune response against these microorganisms. This book reviews research on periodontitis including the role of the TH17 pathway in the progression of periodontal disease; an outline of the risk factors relating to the most prevalent chronic periodontal diseases and others.

Contents:

Risk factors for chronic periodontal diseases / Daniela da Silva Feitosa ... [et al.]

Treatment of periodontitis / S. Raja

The role of antimicrobial peptides in periodontal disease / Suttichai Krisanaprakornkit, Sakornrat Khongkhunthian

Prognosis : predictability redefined / M.V. Jothi ... [et al.]

Bioluminescent lux gene biosensors in oral streptococci : determination of complementary antimicrobial activity of minocycline hydrochloride with the anesthetic lidocaine/prilocaine or the antiseptic chlorhexidine / Viet Ton That ... [et al.]

The role of the TH17 pathway in the progression of periodontal disease / Roger B. Johnson

Natural avocado sugars induce secretion of [beta]-defensin-2 by epithelial cells : effects on porphyromonas gingivalis / Martine Bonnaure-Mallet ... [et at.]

Periodontitis as a trigger for cutaneous disorder, cheilitis granulomatosa : review of the Japanese literature / Kazuyoshi Fukai

Genetic polymorphisms and periodontitis / L. Chai, E. F. Corbet, W.K. Leung

Immune response to heat shock proteins in chronic periodontitis and coronary heart disease / A. Hasan, D. Sadoh, M. Foo

Chronic periodontitis and the risk of oral cancer / Mine Tezal, Maureen A. Sullivan.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61209-067-2