Ebook: Essential microbiology for dentistry

Fourth edition. — Elsevier, 2012. — 391 p.The new edition of this highly successful book continues to offer readers everything they require to gain a full understanding of microbiology as it relates to modern dental practice. The rich combination of easy-to-read text together with the extensive artwork programme makes Essential Microbiology for Dentistry the first choice of microbiology textbook for many students of dentistry worldwide.
Comprehensive coverage of the subject area makes the book suitable for all aspects of the curriculum
Almost 300 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner
Contains ‘Key Facts’ boxes to act as useful aide-mémoires
Self-assessment sections at the end of each chapter allow students to assess their understanding in key areas of knowledge
Addresses the subject on a strictly ‘need-to-know for the dentist’ approach [e.g. only salient bacteria are included with thumbnail sketches of viruses and fungi]
Contains a detailed - and now expanded - glossary and abbreviations list
Contains the latest organism nomenclature and information regarding unculturable bacteria and novel molecular technology
Includes a highly expanded section on oral biofilms and their relevance to systemic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes and nosocomial pneumonia
Contains a brand new section on oral immunology - prepared by guest authors - as relevant to dentistry
Contains a new section on the microbiology of perimplantitis
Presents a fully revised and expanded section on infection control in dentistry encompassing British and American guidelinesIntroduction
General microbiology
Bacterial structure and taxonomy
Bacterial physiology and genetics
Viruses and prions
Pathogenesis of microbial disease
Diagnostic microbiology and laboratory methods
Antimicrobial chemotherapyBasic immunology
The immune system and the oral cavity (contributed by Dr Glen C Ulett)
The immune response
Immunity and infectionMicrobes of relevance to dentistry
Streptococci, staphylococci and micrococci
Lactobacilli, corynebacteria and propionibacteria
Actinomycetes, clostridia and Bacillus species
Neisseriaceae, Veillonella, parvobacteria and Capnocytophaga
Enterobacteria
Vibrios, campylobacters and Wolinella
Bacteroides, Tannerella, Porphyromonas and Prevotella
Fusobacteria, Leptotrichia and spirochaetes
Mycobacteria and legionellae
Chlamydiae, rickettsiae and mycoplasmas
Viruses of relevance to dentistry
Fungi of relevance to dentistryInfections of relevance to dentistry
Infections of the respiratory tract
Infections of the cardiovascular system
Infections of the central nervous and locomotor systems
Infections of the gastrointestinal tract
Infections of the genitourinary tract
Skin and wound infections
Viral hepatitis
Human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS and infections in
compromised patients

Oral microbiology
Normal oral flora, the oral ecosystem and plaque biofilms
Microbiology of dental caries
Microbiology of periodontal disease
Dentoalveolar infections
Oral mucosal and salivary gland infectionsCross infection and control
Principles of infection control
Infection control procedures in dentistry
Answers to review questions
Glossary of terms and abbreviations
Index