Practical Periodontics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

• Written in an accessible, easy-to-read style to aid retention of facts
• Chapter overviews, ‘learning objectives’ and key points boxes aid revision
• Practical approach to the subject helps bring ‘learning to life’
• ASSOCIATED WEBSITE offers interactive questions, videos and case reports to aid exam preparation
• Offers guidance regarding the management of children and young adults, as well as specialist referrals
• Prepared by contributors of international renown
• Discusses patient education - including self-care and oral hygiene methods
• Full colour artwork program helps explain detailed processes such as complex immunological responses
• Designed specifically to give students confidence when performing periodontal procedures
• Explores the interaction of periodontology with other dental disciplines, including implant and orthodontic specialists
• Suitable for all undergraduate students of dentistry, hygiene and therapy

• Contains a new online chapter Dental Implantology in Periodontics by Dr Colin Priestland MSc BDS MGDSRCS, Specialist in Periodontics (UK), Private Practice, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, and Senior Lecturer, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia; and Professor Neil Meredith PhD MSc BDS FDSRCS LDSRCS FICD, Head of Dental School, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

Section 1: Aetiology of Periodontal Diseases

1.1 The macro- and micro-anatomy of periodontal tissues

1.2 The pathogenesis of periodontal diseases

1.3 Epidemiology of periodontal disease

1.4 Host response and susceptibility

1.5 The role of biofilms in health and disease

1.6 Periodontal risk - systemic and local risk factors

2.1 Classification of periodontal diseases

2.2 Assessment and monitoring of a periodontal patient

2.3 Gingival overgrowth

2.4 Periodontitis and systemic diseases

2.5 Determining periodontal prognosis

3.1 Treatment planning - gingivitis and periodontitis

3.2 The management of gingival recession

3.3 Treatment planning: periodontal problems in children and young adults

3.4 Referral to a periodontal specialist

4.1 Patient education and self-performed biofilm control

4.2 Clinical imaging in patient assessment and motivation

4.3 Patient adherence

5.1 The diseased root surface in periodontitis

5.2 Periodontal instrumentation

5.3 Antibiotics in the management of periodontal diseases

5.4 Assessment of treatment outcomes and supportive periodontal therapy

6.1 Rationale for periodontal surgery

7.1 The periodontal-restorative interface

7.2 The periodontal-orthodontic interface