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Book SynopsisComprehensive Preventive Dentistry provides one user-friendly resource that brings together information on the scientific basis and clinical practice of all aspects of preventive dentistry.
Trade Review“Overall, Comprehensive Preventive Dentistrytakes a very positive approach to exciting options for preventing diseases and deserves high praise for all it presents. . .I highly recommend Comprehensive Preventive Dentistryto
dental practitioners and educators, researchers, clinicians, students of oral diseases, and even those formulating public health policy.” (Fluoride, 1 July 2012)
Table of ContentsList of Contributors vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgments x
1. A brief introduction to oral diseases: caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer 1
Hardy Limeback, Jim Yuan Lai, Grace Bradley, and Colin Robinson
2. Caries detection and diagnosis 25
Iain A. Pretty
3. Diagnosis of periodontal diseases 43
Jim Yuan Lai
4. Oral cancer 61
Grace Bradley and Iona Leong
5. Evidence-based dentistry 81
Amir Azarpazhooh, David Locker, and Prakeshkumar S. Shah
6. The role of diet in the prevention of dental diseases 99
Paula Moynihan
7. Probiotics and dental caries risk 115
Eva Söderling
8. Mechanical plaque removal 119
Shirley Gutkowski
9. The role of sugar alcohols, xylitol, and chewing gum in preventing dental diseases 146
Peter Milgrom and Kiet A. Ly
10. Preventing dental disease with chlorhexidine 159
Hardy Limeback and Ross Perry
11. Ozone in the prevention of dental diseases 180
Hardy Limeback and Amir Azarpazhooh
12. Protection of the dentition 195
Hardy Limeback
13. Tooth erosion 211
W. Peter Holbrook
14. The etiology, diagnosis, and management of dentin hypersensitivity 218
Hardy Limeback
15. Caries risk assessment 233
Ferne Kraglund and Hardy Limeback
16. Fluoride therapy 251
Hardy Limeback and Colin Robinson
17. Dental sealants 283
Hien Ngo and W. Kim Seow
18. Strategies for remineralization 298
Laurence J. Walsh
19. Oral health promotion in infants and preschool age children 313
Gajanan Vishwanath (Kiran) Kulkarni
20. High-risk patients: the frail older adult living in long-term care homes 330
Mary-Lou van der Horst and Donna Bowes
21. The effective preventive dental team 358
Ann-Marie C. DePalma and Shirley Gutkowski
22. The independent dental hygienist 377
Fran Richardson
Index 388
