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Direct relevance to the practice of dentistry today Written by well-known author With numerous illustrations
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Over the last 20 years, biochemistry and molecular biology have undergone a revolution that has affected our understanding of the oral cavity. Topics in Dental Biochemistry is primarily designed for students of dentistry who need to relate biochemistry and molecular biology to dentally related topics in physiology, nutrition, anatomy, histology, microbiology, and immunology. The book will also be of value for dental professionals, scientists, and practitioners of medicine who are interested in hard and soft tissue structure and disease. It provides the necessary basic scientific background for a clearer understanding of bone, tooth, saliva, and surrounding soft tissue research and also for an appreciation of how dental caries and periodontal disease might be better diagnosed and controlled in the future. Dentistry was developed to treat dental caries, but since the early 20th century it has increasingly been treating periodontal, traumatic and genetic diseases affecting tooth structure and attachment. Fluoridation is discussed at length. Other methods for controlling dental caries and new or suggested methods for controlling oral hygiene and periodontal disease are also discussed.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Topics in Dental Biochemistry
Authors: Martin Levine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88116-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-88115-5Published: 11 January 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49997-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-88116-2Published: 25 December 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 307
Topics: Dentistry, Medical Biochemistry