A comprehensive textbook of periodontology, illustrated in colour.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The periodontal tissues. 2. The oral environment in health and disease. 3. Host-parasite interaction. 4. The aetiology of periodontal disease. 5. Mechanisms of disease production. 6. The effect of systemic factors on the periodontal tissues. 7. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. 8. The natural history of periodontal disease. 9. Epidemiology of periodontal disease. 10. Prevention of periodontal disease. 11. Clinical features of chronic periodontal disease. 12. Diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan. 13. Diagnostic tests of disease activity. 14. Basic treatment of chronic gingivitis and periodontitis. 15. Antiseptics. 16. Antibiotics. 17. Antibiotic prophylaxis. 18. Surgical periodontal treatment. 19. Management of bone defects and furcation involvment. 20. Mucogingival problems and their treatment. 21. The periodontal abcess. 22. Early onset periodontitis. 23. Acute and infectious lesions of the gingival. 24. Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis. 25. Epulides and tumours of the gingival. 26. Occlusion. 27. Splinting. 28. Dental implants and peri-implantology. 29. The relationship between periodontal and restorative treatment.