Essential microbiology for dentistry / Lakshman Samaranayake.
Material type: TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2006.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 363 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 30 cmISBN:- 9780443100796 (pbk.) :
- 9780443100796
- 616.90410246176 SAM
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Previous ed.: 2002.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction. Part1 General microbiology. Bacterial structure and taxonomy. Bacterial physiology and genetics. Viruses and prions. Pathogenesis of microbial disease. Diagnostic microbiology and laboratory methods. Antimicrobial chemotherapy. Part 2 Basic immunology. The immune system. The immune response. Immunity and infection. Part 3 Microbes of relevance to dentistry. Streptococci, micracocci and staphylococci. Lactobacilli, corynebacteria and propionobacteria. Actinomycetes, clostridia and bacillus species. Neisseria, veillonella, parvobacteria and capnocytophaga. Enterobacteria. Vibrios, campylobacters and wolinella. Bacteroides, porphyromonads and prevotella. Fusobacteria, leptotrichia and spirochaetes. Mycobacteria and legionellae. Chlamidia, rickettsiae and mycoplasmas. Viruses of relevance to dentistry. Fungi of relevance to dentistry. Part 4 Infections 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. Part 5 Oral microbiology. Normal oral flora, the oral ecosystem and dental plaque. Microbiology of dental caries. Microbiology of periodontal disease. Dentoalveolar infections. Oral mucosal and salivary gland infections. Part 6 Cross infection and control Principles of infection control. Infection control in dentistry.
An understanding of microbiology is essential for all members of the dental team. This book provides dental students with information on both medical and oral microbiology.