Oral Microbiology, 6th Edition
New edition of a highly popular textbook on oral microbiology suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, research workers, and a wide range of clinical dental professionals
New edition of a highly popular textbook on oral microbiology suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, research workers, and a wide range of clinical dental professionals
New to this edition
- 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
Key Features
- 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
Author Information
ISBN Number | 9780702061066 |
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Main Author | 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 |
Copyright Year | 2017 |
Edition Number | 6 |
Format | Book |
Trim | 191w x 235h (7.50" x 9.25") |
Illustrations | Approx. 141 illustrations (109 in full color) |
Imprint | Churchill Livingstone |
Page Count | 272 |
Publication Date | 29 Jun 2016 |
Stock Status | IN STOCK - This may take up to 5 business days to ship |
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
Multiple choice answers
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