With an approximate 25% increase in length, the fourth edition keeps pace with the level of interest and growth of research in periodontology. Chapters included in previous editions have been updated and many new chapters added, including modifying factors in periodontal disease, risk assessment, and genetics in relation to periodontitis.

The remarkable scholarship evident in the text is matched only by the quality of the illustrations, which guide the reader through the wealth of material detailed in the book. These features combine to make essential reading for the discerning student and practitioner and an asset to the faculty or practice library.

Key Features

• Includes fourteen new chapters
• Features 2000 illustrations, with over 1500 in color
• Distills significant and original research findings
• Includes detailed case reports
• Editors and contributors provide an international perspective

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Part I: Basic Concepts
1. Anatomy of the Periodontium
2. Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases
3. Dental Plaque and Calculus
4. Microbiology of Periodontal Disease
5. Host-Parasite Interactions in Periodontal Disease
6. Modify Factors: Diabetes, Puberty, Pregnancy and the Menopause and Tobacco Smoking
7. Plaque Induced Gingival Disease
8. Chronic Periodontitis
9. Aggressive Periodontitis
10. Necrotizing Gingivitis, Periodontitis and Stomatitis
11. The Periodontal Abscess
12. Non-plaque Induced Inflammatory Gingival Lesions
13. Differential Diagnoses: Periodontal Tumors and Cysts
14. Endodontics and Periodontics
15. Trauma from Occlusion
16. Periodontitis as a Risk for Systemic Disease
17. Genetics in Relation to Periodontitis
Part II: Clinical Concepts
18. Examination of Patients with Periodontal Disease
19. Treatment Planning and Decision Making
20. Cause-related Periodontal Therapy
21. Mechanical Supragingival Plaque Control
22. Supragingival Plaque Control and Chemoprevention in the Management of Periodontal Diseases: The Use of Antiseptics in Periodontal Therapy
23. The Use of Antibiotics in Periodontal Therapy
24. Breath Malodor
25. Periodontal Surgery - Access Therapy
26. The Effect of Therapy on the Microbiota in the Dentogingival Region 27. Mucogingival Therapy - Periodontal Plastic Surgery
28. Regenerative Periodontal Therapy
29. Treatment of Furcation-involved Teeth
30. Occlusal therapy
31. Orthodontics and Periodontics Periodontal Therapy (SPT)
Part III: Implant Concepts
33. Osseointegration: Historic Background and Current Concepts
34. Surface Topography of Titanium Implants
35. The Transmucosal Attachment
36. Radiographic Examination
37. The Surgical Site
38. Alveolar Bone Formation
39. Some Procedures used to Augment the Deficient Alveolar Ridge
40. Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone
41. Implants in the Load Carrying Part of the Dentition
42. Rehabilitation by Means of Implants: Case Reports
43. Implants for Anchorage in Orthodontic Therapy
44. Mucositis and Peri-implantitis
45. Maintenance of the Implant Patient