Here is the long-awaited 3rd edition of Rateitschak's Periodontology, one of Thieme's best-selling, prize-winning dental atlases. Periodontology is a constantly evolving discipline; new developments in methods and materials allow for ever-improving dental care. This classic has been completely rewritten and updated, and includes the following new topics: - structure biology (etiology and pathogenesis) - treatment of oral symptoms in the presence of HIV-infection - conventional diagnosis and modern tests - conservative and surgical therapies - medical treatment possibilities - guided tissue regeneration (GTR) - plastic surgery - implantology For all dentists involved in periodontology, and for those who wish to expand into this field, this is the indispensable first-line resource for learning the tips and tricks of the trade.
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Fundamentals: Introduction; Structural Biology; Etiology and Pathogenesis; Microbiology; Pathogenesis Reactions and Defense Capabilities of the Host; Indices; Epidemiology. Disease Entities and Diagnosis: Types of Plaque-Associated Periodontal Diseases; Gingivitis; Ulcerative Gingivitis/Periodontitis; Hormonally Modulated Gingivitis; Periodontitis; Oral Pathologic Alterations of Gingiva and Periodontium; HIV Infection-AIDS; Gingival Recession; Data Collection-Diagnosis-Prognosis; Additional Diagnosis-Tests; Microbial Diagnosis-Test Methods; Tests of the Host Response-Risks; Prevention-Prophylaxis. Therapy: Treatment of Inflammatory Periodontal Diseases; Periodontal Wound Healing; Systemic Pre-phase; Emergency Treatment; Phase 1 Therapy; Initial Treatment 1-Oral Hygiene by the Patient; Initial Therapy 2-Creating Conditions that Enhance Oral Hygiene; Phase 1 Therapy; FMT Full Mouth Therapy; Medication; Phase 2 Therapy-Periodontal Surgery-Corrective Phase; Flap Procedures-Open Treatment; Access Flap Surgery, Open Flap Debridement (OFD)-Modified Widman Flap (MWF); Regenerative Methods; Resective Methods-Pocket Elimination-Osseous Surgery; Gingivectomy and Gingivoplasty; Furcation Involvement-Furcation Treatment; Mucoginigval Plastic Surgery; Covering Areas of Recession; Covering Areas of Recession with a Connective Tissue Graft; Covering Areas of Recession via Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR); Periodontics-Endodontics; Phase 3 Therapy-Periodontal Maintenance Therapy-Recall. Supporting Therapies: Function-Functional Therapy; Orthodontics; Splinting-Stabilization; Perio-Prosthetics 1-Standard Techniques; Perio-Prosthetics 2-Supplemental Measures, Esthetics; Dental Implants-Implant Therapy. Appendices: Geriatric Periodontology? The Periodontium in the Elderly; Classification of Periodontal Diseases.
