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. Abriefintroductiontooraldiseases:caries, periodontaldisease, andoralcancer -- Cariesdetectionanddiagnosis -- Diagnosisofperiodontaldiseases -- Oralcancer -- Evidence-baseddentistry -- Theroleofdietinthepreventionofdentaldiseases -- Probioticsanddentalcariesrisk -- Mechanicalplaqueremoval -- Theroleofsugaralcohols, xylitol, andchewingguminpreventingdentaldiseases -- Preventingdentaldiseasewithchlorhexidine. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ozoneinthepreventionofdentaldiseases -- Protectionofthedentition -- Tootherosion -- Theetiology, diagnosis, andmanagementofdentinhypersensitivity -- Cariesriskassessment -- Fluoridetherapy -- Dentalsealants -- Strategiesforremineralization -- Oralhealthpromotionininfantsandpreschoolagechildren -- High-riskpatients:thefrailolderadultlivinginlong-termcarehomes -- Theeffectivepreventivedentalteam -- Theindependentdentalhygienist. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
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.