The aim of this book, the third volume of a five-volume series of textbooks and atlases, is to present the latest knowledge on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk indicators, individual risk profiles, and epidemiology of periodontal diseases, as well as the relationship between periodontal diseases and other diseases. Detailed scientific background, illustrated guides to implementing treatment, conclusions, and future recommendations are provided for each topic examined. Discussion encompasses recent findings on nonspecific plaque formation rate, new microbiological tests, and periodontal disease as a risk factor for stroke. The book is useful not only for dentists and dental hygienists, but also for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Axelsson teaches in the Department of Preventive Dentistry at the Public Dental Health Service, Karlstad, Sweden. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Genre: Medical
- Subgenre: Dentistry / General, Diseases, Dentistry / Periodontics
- Publisher: Quintessence Pub Co
- Pages: 463
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: September 1, 2002
- Date Published: September 1, 2002
- Author: Per Axelsson