– 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…
General Dentistry
– 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…
10 Oral Sensations and Functions
Abstract The dental patient is well equipped with oral sensory capacity. Touch, taste, and smell are all backed up and reinforced by sight and sound. To these five senses must…
8 Eruption, Occlusion, and Wear
Abstract Eruption is a lifelong activity, which begins with the emergence of a tooth from the alveolar bone, and then proceeds to the more gradual process, which keeps the tooth…
