10.1055/b-0034-56511 Additional Diagnosis—Tests Microbiologic Tests Tests of Host Response The classical clinical examination methods were presented in the previous pages (pp. 168–175). New tests have become available in recent years,…
10.1055/b-0034-56495 Introduction “Periodontology” is the study of the tooth-supporting tissues, the “periodontium.” The periodontium is made up of those tissues that surround each tooth and which anchor each tooth into…
10.1055/b-0034-56501 Epidemiology Descriptive epidemiology deals with the occurrence, the severity and the distribution of diseases, as well as physical and/or mental incapacity, or mortality, in any selected population. Analytical epidemiology…
10.1055/b-0034-56502 Types of Plaque-associated Periodontal Diseases Gingivitis—Periodontitis The general term “periodontal diseases” encompasses inflammatory as well as recessive alterations within the gingiva and the periodontium (Page & Schroeder 1982; AAP…
10.1055/b-0034-56497 Etiology and Pathogenesis The most common diseases of the tooth-supporting apparatus are plaque-induced, usually chronic, inflammatory alterations in the gingiva and the subjacent periodontal structures. Gingivitis may persist for…
10.1055/b-0034-84428 25 Minimal Interventional Treatment of Caries in the Permanent Dentition: Clinical Cases Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel, Sebastian Paris, Christian A. Schneider, Leandro A. Hilgert, Soraya Coelho Leal Case 1: A 30-year-old…
10.1055/b-0034-84429 26 Minimal Interventional Treatment of Caries in Young Children: Clinical Cases Vera Mendes Soviero, Soraya Coelho Leal, Christian Splieth, Mohammad Alkilzy Case 1: A 6-Year-Old Boy with High Caries…
10.1055/b-0034-84420 Microinvasive Therapy: 17 Caries Infiltration Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel, Sebastian Paris The microinvasive procedures for occlusal and approximal sealing described in the previous chapters use materials that are familiar from restorative…
10.1055/b-0034-84413 Noninvasive Therapy: 10 Caries Management by Modifying the Biofilm Sebastian Paris, Christ of Doerfer, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel There′s an old saying in dentistry that “a clean tooth never decays.” Accordingly,…
10.1055/b-0034-84415 Noninvasive Therapy: 12 Caries Management by Influencing Mineralization Svante Twetman, Kim R Ekstrand Fluoride has been proven to play a significant role in preventing and controlling the caries disease.1…
