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Product Information:
Author: Wilson, Thomas G. Jr; Kornman, Kenneth S. (editors)
Title: Fundamentals of Periodontics, Second Edition
Newly revised and expanded, this clinically oriented text provides the essential information needed to understand periodontal diseases and deliver effective treatment. Written in a user-friendly style, it thoroughly explains the biology of the periodontium in health and disease, gives detailed instructions on patient examination, and discusses various local and systemic risk factors. Actual case scenarios illustrate how to interpret clinical evidence, make a diagnosis, and develop a treatment plan for the most common forms of disease. Six chapters are devoted to implant therapy, and four others address adjunct treatment procedures that may be needed to enhance periodontal health. With color images throughout, this textbook is as valuable a resource for general practitioners and dental hygienists as it is for students.
ISBN: 0-86715-405-5
978-0-86715-405-4 , 9780867154054
676 pp; 851 illus (527 color)
Table of Contents
Preface
Contributors
Basic Terms and Classification of Diseases
PART I: Essential Information for Clinical Decision Making
1 The Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
2 The Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases
3 Anatomy of the Periodontium
4 Histopathology of Periodontal Diseases
5 Microbiology and Etiology of Periodontal Diseases
6 The Biochemistry and Physiology of Periodontal Connective Tissues
7 The Physiology of Bone
8 Immune Responses in Periodontal Diseases
9 Inflammatory Response in Periodontal Diseases
10 Aging of the Periodontium
11 Genetics and Periodontal Diseases
12 Tobacco Use and Its Relation to Periodontal Diseases
13 Endocrine Disorders
14 Other Systemic Modifiers
15 Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases
16 Infection Control and Personnel Safety
17 Examination of Patients to Detect Periodontal Diseases
18 Radiography in Periodontal Assessments
19 Supplemental Diagnostics for the Assessment of Periodontal Diseases
PART II: Clinical Management of the Periodontal Patient in Health and Disease
20 Making a Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
21 The Healthy Patient
22 Treating Dental Plaque–Induced Gingivitis
23 Treating Chronic Periodontitis with Early or Moderate Attachment Loss
24 Treating Aggressive Forms of Periodontal Disease with Severe Bone Loss
25 Host Modifying Therapeutics
26 Re-Treatment
27 Referrals to Specialists
28 Periodontal Maintenance
29 Lesions in the Oral Mucous Membranes and Periodontium
PART III: Restorative and Esthetic Treatment Aspects of Periodontal Therapy
30 Periodontal Health and Restorative Procedures
31 Occlusal Trauma: Effects and Management
32 Esthetic Periodontics (Periodontal Plastic Surgery)
33 Orthodontics and the Periodontium
PART IV: Dental Implants
34 The Biology of Implant Dentistry
35 Treatment Planning for Implant Surgery
36 Radiography in Dental Implant Assessment
37 Implant Surgery
38 Restorative Procedures Following Implant Placement
39 Advanced Implant Placement
Appendix 1 Health History
Appendix 2 Premedication
Index
Preface
This book is designed as an introduction to the science and art of periodontics for students new to the subject and for clinicians who wish to expand their knowledge. The material is organized as a guide to what must be seen and what must be done in order to successfully diagnose and treat periodontal diseases.
Experts in any clinical area interpret the findings from a clinical examination by means of preformed mental patterns based on published knowledge and practical experience with patients. The expert clinician therefore quickly limits the mental “search space” to focus on the important issues for each individual patient. Students have no preformed mental patterns on which to draw for guidance. They must search exhaustively through all the pieces of information they have remembered to determine which pieces apply to the specific patient.
This book has been organized to bring the experts’ thought process to the student. Seeing the same flexible process applied to a variety of conditions, the student will gain not only information but a lens through which to view information. This is the beginning of the quick selectivity and judgment that is the essence of expertise.
This second edition has been extensively updated to incorporate substantial new biologic and practical knowledge of periodontal and implant dentistry that has become available since the first edition was published. In addition, the text has been clarified and many new figures have been added to make the knowledge especially accessible to the individual who is new to the study of dentistry.
This book is written to be as user-friendly as possible given the complexity of the subjects covered. Part I details the knowledge needed to understand periodontal diseases and their treatment, providing essential information on the examination process and how to interpret clinical findings. Part II explains the clinical management of periodontal diseases. As in the first edition, this section first explains how to determine an initial diagnosis and uses case reports to illustrate the different disease categories and suggested therapies. Special emphasis is given to various treatment outcomes. Part III deals with restorative and esthetic dentistry as they relate to periodontal therapy. New to this edition, Part IV is designed to lead the clinician through diagnosis, placement, restoration, and maintenance of cases involving implant reconstructions.
As always, we very much appreciate the tremendous contributions made by many to our understanding of the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of periodontal diseases. We are grateful to the outstanding scholars who synthesized these contributions into the chapters of this second edition.
Edited by
Thomas G. Wilson, Jr, DDS, Private Practice in Periodontics and Implants, Dallas, Texas; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Kenneth S. Kornman, DDS, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Interleukin Genetics, Waltham, Massachusetts; Lecturer, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
REVIEWS
"Overall this is a worthwhile second edition since it has been extensively updated to incorporate substantial new biologic and practical knowledge that has become available or was omitted in the first edition. In addition, the text has been clarified and many new figures have been added to make the information more accessible to those who are new to the study of periodontics or wish an update."
Robert De Poi
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch
"...To me the text was very satisfying to read. I especially enjoyed the way in which the authors chose questions as subheadings. This stimulates interest and makes for easy reference while reading a chapter. Although this is an academic textbook, it contains a rich assortment of high quality and cleverly used tables, animated illustrations and colour clinical pictures..."
Reviewed by Andre C. Hattingh
Dental Practice
October 2004
“This text is well written with up-to-date scientific information. The wealth of color clinical photographs, figures and tables helps to make this book a fine addition to the practitioner’s library.”
Robert E. Schifferle, DDS, MMsc, PhD
The New York State Dental Journal April 2003
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