ISBN:
9780702061066
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
06-30-2016
Page Count:
272
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$92.95
Oral Microbiology, 6th Edition
by Philip D. Marsh, BSc, PhD, Michael A. O. Lewis, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS (Ed and Eng), FRCPath, FHEA, FFGDP(UK), Helen Rogers, MB ChB BDS BSc MFDS FDS (OMed) RCS Eng, David Williams, BSc (Hons), PhD and Melanie Wilson, BSc (Hons), BDS, PhD, FDSRCS, FRCPath
Paperback
ISBN:
9780702061066
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
06-30-2016
Page Count:
272
Imprint:
Churchill Livingstone
List Price:
$92.95
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- Successfully describes the complex relationship between the resident oral microbiota and the host in health and disease
- Retains a unique ecological approach to the subject which provides a clear set of principles to explain whether the microbiota will have a beneficial or an adverse relationship with the host at a particular site
- Exploration of the biological and clinical significance of the oral microbiota in the form of a biofilm on dental and mucosal surfaces
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- Completely updated throughout by a new author team!
- Self-assessment questions in each chapter allow readers to monitor their progress
- Updated design with ‘Key Points’ throughout aids learning
- Reflects the impact that the genomic era has had on the field
- Expanded sections on infection control as well as therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotic use
- New sections on the benefits of the resident oral microbiota and on current concepts of factors driving dysbiosis in periodontal disease
- New chapter on the emerging role of oral microorganisms in systemic diseases
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1 Introduction
2 The mouth as a microbial habitat
3 The resident oral microbiota
4 Distribution, development and benefits of the oral microbiota
5 Dental plaque
6 Plaque-mediated diseases: Dental caries and periodontal diseases
7 Orofacial bacterial infections
8 Oral fungal infections
9 Orofacial viral infections
10 Antimicrobial agents
11 Oral microbiota and systemic disease
12 Infection control
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