This is a primary course textbook providing a comprehensive and easy-to-understand presentation of periodontics for dental hygiene students. The text focuses on the hygienist's role in periodontal therapy and makes effective use of an instructional design that facilitates teaching and learning the material without watering it down. Rather than traditional narrative, the author uses a detailed outline format to present content, making the information easier to read, understand, and reference. The author also integrates an evidence-based approach, which is increasingly important in the field of dental hygiene.
New to this edition
- NEW: Expanded content includes new and emerging research.
- NEW: Full-color throughout gives users true color images of periodontium.
- NEW: Animations clarify difficult concepts and appeal to these highly visual students.
Key Features
- Detailed outline presentation makes content easy to read and reference.
- Evidence-based content provides most current, reliable information.
- Ancillary offerings, including answer keys and classroom activities, chapter quizzes, test bank, image bank, and lesson plans.
- Pedagogical features, including learning objectives, key terms, and chapter review questions.
Contents
Part 1: THE PERIODONTIUM IN HEALTH
- 1: Periodontium: The Tooth Supporting Structures
- 2: Microscopic Anatomy of the Periodontium
- 3: The Progression of Periodontal Disease
- 4: Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions
- 5: Search for the Causes of Periodontal Diseases
- 6: Oral Biofilms and Periodontal Infections
- 7: Local Contributing Factors
- 8: Basic Concepts of Immunity and Inflammation
- 9: Host Immune Response to Periodontal Pathogens
- 10: Systemic Factors Associated with Periodontal Diseases
- 11: Smoking and Periodontal Disease
- 12: Etiologic Factors: Risk for Periodontitis
- 13: Clinical Features of the Gingiva
- 14. Diseases of the Gingiva
- 15. Chronic Periodontitis
- 16: Aggressive Periodontitis
- 17: Other Periodontal Conditions
- 18: Periodontitis as a Risk Factor for Systemic Disease
- 19: Clinical Periodontal Assessment
- 20: Radiographic Analysis of the Periodontium
- 21: Nutrition and Periodontal Disease
- 22: Best Practices for Periodontal Care
- 23: Decision Making During Treatment Planning for Patients with Periodontal Disease
- 24: Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
- 25: Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Patient Motivation for Change
- 26: Patient's Role in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy
- 27: Supragingival and Subgingival Irrigation
- 28: Chemical Agents in Periodontal Care
- 29: Host Modulation
- 30: Periodontal Surgical Concepts for the Dental Hygienist
- 31: Maintenance for the Periodontal Patient
- 32: Maintenance for the Dental Implant Patient
- 33: Periodontal Emergencies
- 34: Documentation and Insurance Reporting of Periodontal Care
- 35: Future Directions for Management of Periodontal Patients
- 36: Comprehensive Patient Cases
Index
Product Details
- Paperback: 704 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (January 3, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1605475734
- ISBN-13: 978-1605475738
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.5 x 11 inches
List Price: $72.95