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Titolo |
Comprehensive preventive dentistry [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hardy Limeback |
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Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-28020-2 |
1-118-70376-6 |
1-280-58633-8 |
9786613616166 |
1-118-28016-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (403 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Preventive dentistry |
Dental hygiene |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. A brief introduction to oral diseases: caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer; 2. Caries detection and diagnosis; 3. Diagnosis of periodontal diseases; 4. Oral cancer; 5. Evidence-based dentistry; 6. The role of diet in the prevention of dental diseases; 7. Probiotics and dental caries risk; 8. Mechanical plaque removal; 9. The role of sugar alcohols, xylitol, and chewing gum in preventing dental diseases; 10. Preventing dental disease with chlorhexidine |
11. Ozone in the prevention of dental diseases12. Protection of the dentition; 13. Tooth erosion; 14. The etiology, diagnosis, and management of dentin hypersensitivity; 15. Caries risk assessment; 16. Fluoride therapy; 17. Dental sealants; 18. Strategies for remineralization; 19. Oral health promotion in infants and preschool age children; 20. High-risk patients: the frail older adult living in long-term care homes; 21. The effective preventive dental team; 22. The independent dental hygienist; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry provides one user-friendly resource that brings together information on the scientific basis and clinical practice of all aspects of preventive dentistry. This thorough and all-encompassing resource offers techniques and strategies for maintaining excellent oral health in patients through a regimen of preventive measures. Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry is grounded in a patient-centered, pre-emptive, and minimally invasive philosophy. The book begins by covering individual diseases, such as caries, periodontitis, and oral cancer, as wel |
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