At the Forefront: Illustrated Topics in Dental Research and Clinical Practice

This volume brings together articles on the topics of bioscience and clinical science, punctuated with striking illustrations, that have been recently published in the Japanese journal The Quintessence.

The first half of the book addresses important oral and systemic health topics such as diagnosis of periodontal disease using blood and saliva testing; periodontal tissue, salivary gland, and tooth regeneration; tissue-engineered bone; correlation of periodontal disease with cardiovascular disease, preterm low birth weight, and diabetes; and genetic diagnosis of drug-induced gingival overgrowth.

In the second half, the focus is on clinical issues, including dentinal remineralization and hypersensitivity; effect of whitening procedures on tooth structure; discriminate removal of carious dentin using a caries detector; nerve injury due to tooth extraction or implant placement; morphologic changes to the mandibular canal and maxillary sinus following tooth loss; and identification of vessels and nerves in the maxillary tuberosity for implant placement.

A visually stunning and instructively enlightening compilation of reports on the cutting edge of dental scientific and clinical research.

Contents

Part I: Illustrated Bioscience
01. Genetic Predisposition to Periodontitis
02. A Diagnostic System for Periodontitis Using Blood IgG Titer
03. Analysis of Saliva Periodontal Diagnosis and Monitoring
04. Periodontal Tissue Regeneration by Transplantation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
05. Periodontal Regeneration by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
06. Periodontal Disease As a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
07. Maternal Periodontal Disease and Preterm Low Birth Weight
08. The Current Status of Tissue-Engineered Bone
09. Regenerative Medicine for Salivary Glands
10. Tooth Regenerative Therapy As an Organ Replacement Regenerative Therapy
11. Periodontitis and Diabetes
12. Genetic Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth

Part II: Illustrated Clinical Science
13. Dentin Hypersensitivity
14. Dentin Remineralization
15. Bioactive Bonding by an Adhesive Containing the Antibacterial Monomer MDPB
16. The Effect of Dental Whitening on the Tooth Surface
17. Laser Whitening of Teeth: Effects of CO2 Laser on Enamel Surface
18. Caries Dentin and the Composite Resin Restoration
19. Nerve Injury: Sensory Dysfunction in the Practice of Dentistry
20. Nerve Injury: How Nerve Fibers Are Affected at the Microscopic Level
21. Nerve Injury: Curable Versus Incurable Sensory Dysfunction
22. Changes in Mandibular Canal Morphology After Tooth Loss
23. Morphologic Changes in the Maxillary Sinus in the Edentulous Maxilla
24. Vessels and Nerves in the Maxillary Tuberosity Region