Comprehensive preventive dentistry / edited by Hardy Limeback.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief introduction to oral diseases : caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer / Hardy Limeback [and others] -- Caries detection and diagnosis / Iain Pretty -- Diagnosis of periodontal diseases / Jim Yuan Lai -- Oral cancer / Grace Bradley and Iona Leong -- Evidence-based dentistry / Amir Azarpazhooh, David Locker, and Prakeshkumar S. Shah -- The role of diet in the prevention of dental disease / Paula Moynihan -- Probiotics and oral health / Eva Soderling -- Mechanical plaque removal / Shirley Gutkowski -- The role of sugar alcohols, xylitol, and chewing gum in preventing dental diseases / Peter Milgrom and Kiet A. Ly -- Preventing dental disease with chlorhexidine / Hardy Limeback and Ross Perry -- Ozone in the prevention of dental diseases / Hardy Limeback and Amir Azarpazhooh -- Protection of the dentition / Hardy Limeback -- Tooth erosion / W. Peter Holbrook -- Etiology, diagnosis, and management of dentin hypersensitivity / Hardy Limeback -- Caries risk assessment / Ferne Kraglund and Hardy Limeback -- Fluoride therapy / Hardy Limeback and Colin Robinson -- Dental sealants / Hien Ngo and W. Kim Seow -- Strategies for remineralization / Laurence J. Walsh -- Oral health promotion in infants and preschool age children / Gajanan Vishwanath (Kiran) Kulkarni -- High risk patients : the frail older adult living in long-term care homes / Mary-Lou van der Horst and Donna Bowes -- The effective preventive dental team / Ann-Marie C. Depalma and Shirley Gutkowski -- The independent dental hygienist / Fran Richardson.

1. Abriefintroductiontooraldiseases:caries, periodontaldisease, andoralcancer -- 2. Cariesdetectionanddiagnosis -- 3. Diagnosisofperiodontaldiseases -- 4. Oralcancer -- 5. Evidence-baseddentistry -- 6. Theroleofdietinthepreventionofdentaldiseases -- 7. Probioticsanddentalcariesrisk -- 8. Mechanicalplaqueremoval -- 9. Theroleofsugaralcohols, xylitol, andchewingguminpreventingdentaldiseases -- 10. Preventingdentaldiseasewithchlorhexidine.

11. Ozoneinthepreventionofdentaldiseases -- 12. Protectionofthedentition -- 13. Tootherosion -- 14. Theetiology, diagnosis, andmanagementofdentinhypersensitivity -- 15. Cariesriskassessment -- 16. Fluoridetherapy -- 17. Dentalsealants -- 18. Strategiesforremineralization -- 19. Oralhealthpromotionininfantsandpreschoolagechildren -- 20. High-riskpatients:thefrailolderadultlivinginlong-termcarehomes -- 21. Theeffectivepreventivedentalteam -- 22. Theindependentdentalhygienist.

Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry provides one user-friendly resource that brings together information on the scientific basis and clinical practice of all aspects of preventive dentistry. This thorough and all-encompassing resource offers techniques and strategies for maintaining excellent oral health in patients through a regimen of preventive measures. Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry is grounded in a patient-centered, pre-emptive, and minimally invasive philosophy. The book begins by covering individual diseases, such as caries, periodontitis, and oral cancer, as well as therapies (sea.

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