Comprehensive preventive dentistry [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hardy Limeback

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (403 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.60233; 617.63
• Soggetto topico: Preventive dentistry; Dental hygiene
• Altri autori: LimebackHardy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Comprehensive preventive dentistry
• ISBN: 1-118-28020-2; 1-118-70376-6; 1-280-58633-8; 9786613616166; 1-118-28016-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830988803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II