{"product_id":"oral-microbiology-and-immunology-isbn-9781555819989","title":"Oral Microbiology and Immunology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOral Microbiology and Immunology\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe field of oral microbiology has seen fundamental conceptual changes in recent years. Microbial communities are now seen as the fundamental etiological agent in oral diseases through their interface with host inflammatory responses. Study of structured microbial communities has increased our understanding of the roles of each member in the pathogenesis of oral diseases, principles that apply to both periodontitis and dental caries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, the third edition of \u003ci\u003eOral Microbiology and Immunology\u003c\/i\u003e has been substantially expanded and rewritten by an international team of authors and editors. Featured in the current edition are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003elinks between oral infections and systemic disease\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003erevised and updated overview of the role of the immune system in oral infections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethorough discussions of biofilm development and control\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emore extensive illustrations and Key Points for student understanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraduate students, researchers, and clinicians as well as students will find this new edition valuable in study and practice. The field of oral microbiology has seen fundamental conceptual changes in recent years. Microbial communities are now seen as the fundamental etiological agent in oral diseases through their interface with host inflammatory responses. Study of structured microbial communities has increased our understanding of the roles of each member in the pathogenesis of oral diseases, principles that apply to both periodontitis and dental caries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I General Principles of Oral Microbiology and Immunology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 General Microbiology 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward F. Jenkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Immune System and Its Functions 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Hajishengallis and Jonathan M. Korostoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Oral Environment 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank A. Scannapieco and Stefan Ruhl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Isolation, Classification, and Identification of Oral Bacteria 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene J. Leys, Ann L. Griffen, and Clifford Beall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Oral Microbial Ecology 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward F. Jenkinson and Richard J. Lamont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Oral Microbial Physiology 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul G. Egland and Robert E. Marquis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Genetics and Molecular Biology of Oral Microorganisms 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela H. Nobbs, Bing-Yan Wang, and Gena D. Tribble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Applied Molecular Biology and the Oral Microbes 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHansel M. Fletcher, Arunima Mishra, Sasanka Chukkapalli, Stuart Dashper, and Ann Progulske-Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Population Genetics of Oral Bacteria 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMogens Kilian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Immunology of the Oral Cavity 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvlambia Hajishengallis and George Hajishengallis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Infection-Driven Oral Diseases 249\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Dental Caries: Etiology and Pathogenesis 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Bowen, Livia M. A. Tenuta, Hyun Koo, and Jaime A. Cury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Pathogenic Mechanisms in Dental Caries 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosé A. Lemos, Hui Wu, Robert G. Quivey, Jr., and Hyun Koo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Periodontal Diseases: General Concepts 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanos N. Papapanou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Virulence Factors of Periodontal Bacteria 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard J. Lamont, Janina P. Lewis, and Jan Potempa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in Periodontal Disease 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Hajishengallis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Oral Virology 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatti Sällberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. Fungi and Fungal Infections of the Oral Cavity 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard D. Cannon, Ann R. Holmes, and Norman A. Firth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Endodontic Infections and Therapeutic Approaches 417\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrenda P. F. A. Gomes, Isabela N. Rôças, and José F. Siqueira, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 432\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Systemic Disease and the Oral Microbiota 433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngela H. Nobbs and Mark C. Herzberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Control of Oral Diseases 455\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Action, Resistance, and Clinical Use in Dentistry 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePin-Chuang Lai, Hyun Koo, Paul Stoodley, and John Walters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 494\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 494\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Therapeutic Approaches for Biofilm Control and Host Modulation in Oral Diseases 495\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYijin Ren, Henry C. van der Mei, George Hajishengallis, Hyun Koo, and Henk J. Busscher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Infection Prevention and Control in Dentistry 525\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Christopher Fenno, Stephen J. Stefanac, and Brandonn K. Perry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe field of oral microbiology has seen fundamental conceptual changes in recent years. Microbial communities are now seen as the fundamental etiological agent in oral diseases through their interface with host inflammatory responses. Study of structured microbial communities has increased our understanding of the roles of each member in the pathogenesis of oral diseases, principles that apply to both periodontitis and dental caries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, the third edition of Oral Microbiology and Immunology has been substantially expanded and rewritten by an international team of authors and editors. 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Study of structured microbial communities has increased our understanding of the roles of each member in the pathogenesis of oral diseases, principles that apply to both periodontitis and dental caries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, the third edition of Oral Microbiology and Immunology has been substantially expanded and rewritten by an international team of authors and editors. 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