2 Understanding periodontitis Daniela Hoedke, Henrik Dommisch Periodontitis is a complex inflammatory human disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), periodontitis is considered as a chronic noncommunicable disease (NCD),…
15 Prevention and prophylaxis in orthodontics: Neglected opportunities for successful prevention Karl-Friedrich Krey, Anja Ratzmann, Nadezhda Stancheva Prevention, derived from the Latin word praevenire‚ includes measures, programs, and projects to…
10 Fissure sealing: Still to be recommended? Kim R. Ekstrand, Azam Bakshandeh, Christian H. Splieth Due to their macromorphologic structure, occlusal surfaces on molars are extremely caries prone (Fig 10-1). In…
1 Understanding caries Christian H. Splieth, Mhd Said Mourad, Mohammad Alkilzy, Julian Schmoeckel, Ruth M. Santamaría In their new consensus statement on the terminology of dental caries and dental caries…
13 Self-assembling peptides: A perfectly engineered preventive and therapeutic tool? Mohammad Alkilzy, Christian H. Splieth Despite the caries decline over the last five decades in many countries,1,2 dental caries is…
3 Fluoride: How much is needed? Livia M.A. Tenuta, Line Staun Larsen, Branca Heloisa Oliveira, Ana Paula P. Santos, Carlos González-Cabezas Few areas in health have seen such a dramatic…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
