The new edition of this highly successful book continues to offer readers everything they require to gain a full understanding of microbiology as it relates to modern dental practice. The rich combination of easy-to-read text together with the extensive artwork programme makes Essential Microbiology for Dentistry the first choice of microbiology textbook for many students of dentistry worldwide.
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of the subject area makes the book suitable for all aspects of the curriculum.
- Almost 300 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner.
- Contains 'Key Facts' boxes to act as useful aide-mémoires.
- Self-assessment sections at the end of each chapter allow students to assess their understanding in key areas of knowledge.
- Addresses the subject on a strictly 'need-to-know for the dentist' approach [e.g. only salient bacteria are included with thumbnail sketches of viruses and fungi].
- Contains a detailed - and now expanded - glossary and abbreviations list.
New to This Edition
- Contains the latest organism nomenclature and information regarding unculturable bacteria and novel molecular technology.
- Includes a highly expanded section on oral biofilms and their relevance to systemic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes and nosocomial pneumonia.
- Contains a brand new section on oral immunology - prepared by guest authors - as relevant to dentistry.
- Contains a new section on the microbiology of perimplantitis.
- Presents a fully revised and expanded section on infection control in dentistry encompassing British and American guidelines.
Contents
- 1. Introduction
Part 1: General microbiology
- 2. Bacterial structure and taxonomy
- 3. Bacterial physiology and genetics
- 4. Viruses and prions
- 5. Pathogenesis of microbial disease
- 6. Diagnostic microbiology and laboratory methods
- 7. Antimicrobial chemotherapy
Part 2: Basic immunology
- 8. The immune system and the oral cavity
- 9. The immune response
- 10. Immunity and infection
Part 3: Microbes of relevance to dentistry
- 11. Streptococci, staphylococci and micrococci
- 12. Lactobacilli, corynebacteria and propionibacteria
- 13. Actinomycetes, clostridia and Bacillus species
- 14. Neisseriaceae, Veillonella, parvobacteria and Capnocytophaga
- 15. Enterobacteria
- 16. Vibrios, campylobacters and Wolinella
- 17. Bacteroides, Tannerella, Porphyromonas and Prevotella
- 18. Fusobacteria, Leptotrichia and spirochaetes
- 19. Mycobacteria and legionellae
- 20. Chlamydiae, rickettsiae and mycoplasmas
- 21. Viruses of relevance to dentistry
- 22. Fungi of relevance to dentistry
Part 4: Infections of relevance to dentistry
- 23. Infections of the respiratory tract
- 24. Infections of the cardiovascular system
- 25. Infections of the central nervous and locomotor system
- 26. Infections of the gastrointestinal tract
- 27. Infections of the genitourinary tract
- 28. Skin and wound infections
- 29. Viral hepatitis
- 30. Human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS and infections in compromised patients
Part 5: Oral microbiology
- 31. Normal oral flora, the oral ecosystem and plaque biofilms
- 32. Microbiology of dental caries
- 33. Microbiology of periodontal disease
- 34. Dentoalveolar infections
- 35. Oral mucosal and salivary gland infections
Part 6: Cross-infection and control
- 36. Principles of infection control
- 37. Infection control procedures in dentistry
Answers to review questions
Glossary of terms and abbreviations
About the Authors
- Lakshman Samaranayake, DSc(h.c.) DDS BDS FRCPath FHKCPath FDSRCSE(Hon) FCDSHK FHKAM(Path) FHKAM(DSurg) MIBiol, Dean and Chair, Professor of Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Honorary Professor, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, University of London, London, UK.
Product Details
- Paperback: 392 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 4 edition (December 14, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0702034843
- ISBN-13: 978-0702034848
List Price: $96.95