Periodontal Disease: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention (Dental Science, Materials and Technology)

Periodontal disease is a chronic bacterial infection characterised by persistent inflammation, connective tissue breakdown and alveolar bone destruction. The chronic inflammation associated with periodontal disease represents the host response to bacterial plaque, mediated by the environment in which the response occurs. This book presents topical research data in the study of periodontal disease, including aesthetic periodontal therapy and root coverage techniques; clinical features of periodontal diseases in children and adolescents; biomechanics and the perioprosthetic patient; maternal periodontitis and perinatal outcomes; identifying patients with enhanced disease susceptibility in periodontal disease; and, inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in periodontal disease. Aesthetic periodontal therapy-root coverage / A.L. Dumitrescu, Liviu Zetu, Silvia Teslaru Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents : clinical features and molecular biological analyses / Kazuhiko Nakano, Atsuo Amano, Takashi Ooshima Biomechanics of rehabilitating the perioprosthetic patient / Petros Koidis, Manda Marianthi Biomarkers of periodontal disease : past, present, and future challenges / Fionnuala T. Lundy Inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in periodontal disease / Luigi F. Rodella ... [et al.] Tobacco : a risk factor for periodontal disease / Nouf Al-Shibani ... [et al.] A novel cytodiagnostic fluorescence assay for the diagnosis of periodontitis / Marco Giannelli, Lucia Formigli, Daniele Bani Clinical effects of 2% chlorhexidine gel on patients undergoing orthodontic treatment / Abdolreza Jamilian ... [et al.] Obesity revised / Ayse Basak Cinar Invasion of host cells by porphyromonas gingivalis in polymicrobial infection / Atsushi Saito ... [et al.] Risk factors for chronic periodontal diseases / Daniela da Silva Feitosa ... [et al.] The role of antimicrobial peptides in periodontal disease / Suttichai Krisanaprakornkit, Sakornrat Khongkhunthian. Periodontal disease is a chronic bacterial infection characterized by persistent inflammation, connective tissue breakdown and alveolar bone destruction. The chronic inflammation associated with periodontal disease represents the host response to bacterial plaque, mediated by the environment in which the response occurs. This book presents topical research data in the study of periodontal disease, including aesthetic periodontal therapy and root coverage techniques; clinical features of periodontal diseases in children and adolescents; biomechanics and the perioprosthetic patient; maternal periodontitis and perinatal outcomes; identifying patients with enhanced disease susceptibility in periodontal disease; and inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in periodontal disease.