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Periodontology at a Glance

ISBN: 978-1-405-12383-9

October 2009

Wiley-Blackwell

112 pages

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Description

Periodontology at a Glance
Valerie Clerehugh, Aradhna Tugnait and Robert J. Genco

Periodontology at a Glance adds another dentistry title to this popular series. It provides readers with an easy-to-use tool to assimilate the key information about periodontics by illustrating each topic with a double-page spread that encapsulates essential knowledge.??Clear diagrams and clinical pictures are accompanied by succinct text, providing a highly visual format to facilitate ease of learning. Suggestions for further reading are provided selectively where appropriate, and the authors present a useful distillation of the salient research literature.

Structured over 43 topics, Periodontology at a Glance covers:

  • Anatomy of the periodontium
  • Aetiology, diagnosis and classification of periodontal diseases
  • Surgical and non-surgical therapies
  • Patient management
  • Risk factors, including systemic disease

Periodontology at a Glance provides a brief but comprehensive overview of periodontology. It will be a popular and useful resource for dentistry students, qualified dentists seeking a refresher, and other dental professionals.

About the Author

Valerie Clerehugh is Professor of Periodontology at Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds, UK. Professor Clerehugh has been the Honorary Editor and President of the British Society of Periodontology, Clinical Editor of the British Dental Journal and Associate Editor of the Journal of Dentistry.

She is joined by Aradhna Tugnait, who is Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, also at Leeds. Dr Tugnait has a key leadership role in undergraduate dental education at Leeds Dental Institute and her research interests include periodontal microbiology and the role of radiographs in periodontal diagnosis.

Robert Genco is Distinguished Professor of Oral Biology and Microbiology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. Professor Genco is a senior figure in the American Academy of Periodontology and was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontology for 18 years.

Features

  • Focuses on “need to know” aspects of the subject
  • Illustrated with full colour clinical photographs and drawings
  • Double-page spreads facilitate easy learning and recall of information
  • Reflects trans-atlantic perspectives