Main description:

This book is meant to serve as a guide to the undergraduate students to obtain a comprehensive overview of periodontology. It covers all the topics necessary for the BDS students to not only help understanding the subject but also face the final year exam. As a preparatory manual, it is written in an easy-to-follow and reproduce format.

Contents:

Section I: Basic Tissues

1. Gingiva

2. Cementum

3. Periodontal Ligament

4. Alveolar Bone

Section II: Defence Mechanism

5. Immune Response

6. Saliva

7. Gingival Crevicular Fluid

8. Classification of Periodontal Disease

9. Epidemiology

Section III: Etiopathogenesis

10. Dental Plaque

11. Calculus and other Plaque Retentive Factors

12. Risk Factors

Section IV: Gingival Diseases

13. Plaque-induced Gingival Inflammation

14. Nonplaque-induced Gingivitis (Acute Conditions of Gingiva)

15. Gingival Enlargement

16. Desquamative Gingivitis

17. Transition from Gingivitis to Periodontitis

Section V: Periodontal Diseases

18. Periodontal Pocket

19. Bone Loss and Patterns of Bone Destruction

20. Trauma from Occlusion

21. Chronic Periodontitis

22. Aggressive Periodontitis

23. Periodontitis as a Manifestation of Systemic Disease

24. Necrotizing Periodontal Disease

25. Periodontal Manifestation of HIV Infection

26. Abscesses of the Periodontium

27. Periodontitis Associated with Endodontic Lesions

Section VI: Diagnosis

28. Clinical Diagnosis of Periodontal Disease

29. Advanced Diagnostic Techniques

30. Determination of Prognosis

31. Rationale of Periodontal Therapy and Treatment Planning

Section VII: Nonsurgical Treatment

32. Periodontal Instrumentation

33. Mechanical Plaque Control

34. Chemical Plaque Control

35. Systemic and Local Antimicrobials in Periodontal Therapy

36. Host Modulation Therapy

Section VIII: Surgical Treatment

37. Gingivectomy

38. Access Flap Surgery

39. Resective Osseous Surgery

40. Reconstructive Osseous Surgery

41. Root Biomodification

42. Management of Furcation Involvement

43. Mucogingival Surgery

44. Supportive Periodontal Therapy

45. Periodontal Medicine

46. Periodontal Management of Medically Compromised Patients

47. Splinting

48. Symptoms of Periodontal Disease

49. Dental Implants: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

50. Recent Advances in Periodontal Therapy

Index