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Book Description

The new edition of Prevention of Oral Disease remains the only comprehensive textbook covering all aspects of dental prevention. Chapters covering conventional preventive issues such as diet and fluorides are complemented by innovative new or revised material in a wide range of areas, including mucosal disease, the pulp and endodontics and periodontal disease. Generic subjects such as the social dimension of oral health and health promotion underpin the clinically based chapters. The book is relevant to anyone who has to provide or understand prevention, irrespective of their clinical discipline or interest. This is an essential text for undergraduates, but will be valuable for postgraduate students in many fields, and for dental practitioners and hygienists interested in current thinking on prevention. The material presented is concise, structured and well illustrated and is based on the most recent research evidence. For the first time, the book is presented in an attractive two-colour format and the use of summaries and key points throughout the book ensure that it is learner friendly.

 

Synopsis

This comprehensive textbook covers all aspects of dental prevention. Chapters covering conventional preventive issues such as diet and fluorides are complemented by additional or revised material in a wide range of areas, including mucosal disease, the pulp and endodontics and periodontal disease. Generic subjects such as the social dimension of oral health and health promotion underpin the clinically based chapters. The book should be relevant to anyone who has to provide or understand prevention, irrespective of their clinical discipline or interest. Designed especially as a text for undergraduates, the book should also be useful to postgraduate students in many fields, and for dental practitioners and hygienists interested in contemporary thinking on prevention. The material presented is concise, structured and well-illustrated and is based on the most up-to-date research evidence. This edition's two-colour format and the use of summaries and key points throughout the book should ensure that it is learner-friendly.

 

Contents

1 Murray: Oral health in the 21st century Specific Disease Issues 2 Moynihan: Diet and dental caries 3 Murray: Fluorides and dental caries 4 Russell: Microbiological aspects of caries prevention 5 Kidd & Nunn: Managing caries in enamel 6 Whitworth: Prevention of pulpal and periapical disease 7 Shaw: Toothwear: aetiology, prevention, clinical implications 8 Jenkins & Heasman: The prevention and control of periodontal disease 9 Welbury: Prevention of dental trauma 10 Gordon: Prevention of malocclusion 11 Scully & Hegarty: Prevention of oral mucosal disease Specific Environments 12 Steele & Walls: Prevention in the ageing dentition 13 Nunn: Impairment - preventing a disability 14 Nuttall: The prevention of social inequalities in oral health National Issues 15 Sheiham & Watt: Oral health promotion and policy 16 Murray: Developing the concept of prevention - evidence based dentistry