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9780723610519

Oral Microbiology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780723610519

  • ISBN10:

    0723610517

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-09-07
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Summary

For microbiologists interested in ecology and host-microbe interactions, especially in biofilms, and for graduates and undergraduates in dentistry, Marsh (microbiology, U. of Leeds) and Martin (dental sciences, U. of Liverpool) offer a clinically-oriented treatment emphasizing the pathogenesis of infection. The mouth as a microbial habitat, acute and chronic infections, fungus, and cross-infection control are among their topics.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Glossary xi
Introduction
1(4)
The mouth as a microbial habitat
5(12)
The resident oral microflora
17(17)
Acquisition, adherence, distribution and metabolism of the oral microflora
34(24)
Dental plaque
58(24)
Dental caries
82(22)
Periodontal diseases
104(23)
Acute bacterial infections
127(10)
Chronic oral infections (including infections in medically compromised patients)
137(10)
Oral viral infections
147(6)
Oral fungal infections
153(10)
Human immunodeficiency virus and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome
163(7)
Antimicrobial therapy and prophylaxis for oral infections
170(8)
Cross-infection control
178(7)
Index 185

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