– Tooth brushing: Myth and science
8 Tooth brushing: Myth and science Stefan Zimmer In many countries, caries prevalence has considerably declined in several age groups during the past 40 years. However, there is little evidence…
– Caries risk or activity: Which should we assess?
17 Caries risk or activity: Which should we assess? Margherita Fontana, Ruth M. Santamaría Effective management of dental caries throughout the lifespan of an individual depends on an ongoing process…
– Oral hygiene: The best route to a healthy mouth?
6 Oral hygiene: The best route to a healthy mouth? Elena Figuero, Irene Dige, Vita Mačiulskienė The dental biofilm is considered to be the major biologic determinant common to the…
– Nonrestorative cavity control: Can nonoperative “preventive” treatment replace restorations?
14 Nonrestorative cavity control: Can nonoperative “preventive” treatment replace restorations? Ruth M. Santamaría, Nicola Innes Until recently, caries lesions were managed by the conventional “drill and fill” philosophy, meaning complete…
– Silver fluorides: The new magic bullet?
12 Silver fluorides: The new magic bullet? Mohamed H. Abudrya, Christian H. Splieth, Ruth M. Santamaría Antimicrobial silver seems to have returned to dentistry, causing a paradigm shift in the…
– Healthy life, healthy mouth? Interdisciplinary and common risk factor interventions
5 Healthy life, healthy mouth? Interdisciplinary and common risk factor interventions Denise Duijster, J. H. (Erik) Vermaire Over the last decades, major progress has been made in reporting the public…
– Prevention in elderly and medically compromised patients
16 Prevention in elderly and medically compromised patients Murali Srinivasan Dental treatment concepts for elderly and medically compromised individuals focus on restoring mastication in order to reestablish nutrition and thereby…
– Guidance for healthy dental and oral behavior: Multilevel prevention of early childhood caries
9 Guidance for healthy dental and oral behavior: Multilevel prevention of early childhood caries Julian Schmoeckel Early childhood caries (ECC) is a preventable oral disease in young children, but still…
– Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics: A revolution in preventive dentistry?
11 Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics: A revolution in preventive dentistry? Svante Twetman, Jukka H. Meurman, Egija Zaura Recent insights in the oral microbiome have brought new understanding of its critical…
– Interdental oral hygiene: To floss, or not to floss?
7 Interdental oral hygiene: To floss, or not to floss? Falk Schwendicke, Christian H. Splieth The two main dental diseases, caries and periodontal disease, are associated with biofilms and dysbiosis.1…
– Nutrition and caries: Sugar is the enemy, but what solutions are offered by preventive dentistry?
4 Nutrition and caries: Sugar is the enemy, but what solutions are offered by preventive dentistry? Cor van Loveren After focusing on the reduction of intake of mainly saturated fatty…
Disorders of the Endocrine System and of Metabolism
22Disorders of the Endocrine System and of Metabolism Mark Schifter, BDS, MDSc (Oral Med), M SND RCSed, M Oral Med RCSEd, FFD RCSI (Oral Med), FRACDS (Oral Med) Mark McLean,…
Benign Lesions of the Oral Cavity and the Jaws
6Benign Lesions of the Oral Cavity and the Jaws A. Ross Kerr, DDS, MSD Denise A. Trochesset, DDS VARIANTS OF NORMAL Tori/Exostoses Unencapsulated Lymphoid Aggregates Fordyce Spots BENIGN SOFT TISSUE…
