Oral microbiology at a glance /
Lamont, Richard J.
Oral microbiology at a glance / Richard J. Lamont, Howard F. Jenkinson. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - ix, 85 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - At a glance series . - At a glance series. .
Introduction to oral microbiology -- In the beginning -- Caries as an infectious disease -- General properties of saliva -- Salivary mucins and agglutinins -- Secretory Immunoglobulin A -- Anti-microbial properties of saliva -- Innate defenses -- Microbes in the oral cavity -- Molecular microbial taxonomy -- Systems approaches to oral microbiology -- Oral streptococci -- Microbial adherence -- Complex communities -- Biofilms -- Bacterial polysaccharides -- Microbiology of caries -- Virulence factors of S. mutans -- Host and environmental factors in caries -- Fluoride -- Anti-caries strategies -- Periodontal diseases -- Microorganisms associated with periodontal diseases -- Colonization by periodontal bacteria -- Virulence factors of periodontal bacteria -- The immune response and periodontal bacteria -- Relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic health -- Implants and titanium -- Endodontic infections -- Host factors in endodontic infections -- Infective endocarditis -- Oral mucosal, bone and systemic infections -- Candida albicans and fungal infections -- Oral virology I, herpes, papillomavirus and parvovirus -- Oral virology II, hepatitis and HIV -- Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance -- Sterilization -- Disinfection -- Infection control -- Bioterrorism
9780813828923 (pbk. : alk. paper) RM146.05 0813828929 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Mouth--microbiology--Handbooks
Mouth Diseases--microbiology--Handbooks
Tooth Diseases--microbiology--Handbooks
QW39 / .L234o 2010 9 QW39 / .L234o 2010 9HUKM
Oral microbiology at a glance / Richard J. Lamont, Howard F. Jenkinson. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - ix, 85 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. - At a glance series . - At a glance series. .
Introduction to oral microbiology -- In the beginning -- Caries as an infectious disease -- General properties of saliva -- Salivary mucins and agglutinins -- Secretory Immunoglobulin A -- Anti-microbial properties of saliva -- Innate defenses -- Microbes in the oral cavity -- Molecular microbial taxonomy -- Systems approaches to oral microbiology -- Oral streptococci -- Microbial adherence -- Complex communities -- Biofilms -- Bacterial polysaccharides -- Microbiology of caries -- Virulence factors of S. mutans -- Host and environmental factors in caries -- Fluoride -- Anti-caries strategies -- Periodontal diseases -- Microorganisms associated with periodontal diseases -- Colonization by periodontal bacteria -- Virulence factors of periodontal bacteria -- The immune response and periodontal bacteria -- Relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic health -- Implants and titanium -- Endodontic infections -- Host factors in endodontic infections -- Infective endocarditis -- Oral mucosal, bone and systemic infections -- Candida albicans and fungal infections -- Oral virology I, herpes, papillomavirus and parvovirus -- Oral virology II, hepatitis and HIV -- Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance -- Sterilization -- Disinfection -- Infection control -- Bioterrorism
9780813828923 (pbk. : alk. paper) RM146.05 0813828929 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Mouth--microbiology--Handbooks
Mouth Diseases--microbiology--Handbooks
Tooth Diseases--microbiology--Handbooks
QW39 / .L234o 2010 9 QW39 / .L234o 2010 9HUKM