Etiology and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dumitrescu, Alexandrina L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Pathology.; Surgery.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03010-9

'Etiology and Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease' represents a new concept in periodontology with its pronounced focus on understanding through knowledge rather than presenting the present valid answers. Connections between the diseases in the periodontium and general health are described...

Table of Contents:

• Etiology of Periodontal Disease: Dental Plaque and Calculus
• Periodontal Microbiology
• Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
• Influence of Systems Diseases on the Periodontum
• Influence of Periodontal Disease on Systemic Health
• Genetic Variants in Peridontal Disease
• Implication of Systemic Osteoporosis on Oral Health
• Psychological Perspectives on the Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease
• Periodontal-Restaurative Interactions
• Trauma From Occlusion: Effect and Impact on the Periodontium
• Periodontic- Endodontic Lesions
• Orthodontics and Periodontics
• Index.