Oral Microbiology - Softcover

Marsh, Philip, Ph.D.; Martin, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0412433605 ISBN 13: 9780412433603

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1992

Synopsis

would also like to thank the following individuals and publishers for granting permission to reproduce data or figures: Alan Dolby (Figure 6.2) and Pauline Handley (Figure 4.5, Table 4.6); American Society for Microbiology (Figure 4.5); Cambridge University Press (Figure 7.3, Table 7.7); Harwood Academic Publishers (Table 4.6); Journal of Dental Research (Tables 6.9 and 6.10); and MTP Press Ltd (Figures 2.6 and 4.2, Table 6.1). Particular thanks also go to our families who have put up with so much during the preparation of this book. P. D. Marsh, Salisbury M. V. Martin, Liverpool Preface to the second edition Oral microbiology forms an important part of the curriculum of dental students while the multidisciplinary nature of the research in this area means that studies of the adherence, metabolism and pathogenicity of oral bacteria are equally relevant to microbiologists. The success of the first edition of Oral Microbiology stems in part from the fact that the book satisfies successfully the needs of both of these groups of students as well as those of general dental practitioners, medical students and senior scientists.

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Review:

"The authors are to be congratulated on a much revised text that will continue the tradition of the Oral Microbiology textbook as one of the leaders in its field."Dental Update, March 2000a book appears in its fourth edition you can be sure it is a good, popular read; this book, whilst being easy to read and assimilate nevertheless carries very important messages about the complex relationship between oral micro flora and the host, in health and disease. It is aimed at dental professionals, other clinical dental professionals, dental under and post graduate students, microbiologists and research workers... If you qualified some years ago this book will bring you up to date with current thinking in the vital area of Oral Microbiology."The General Dental Practitioner, March 2000comprehensive, clinically orientated textbook that explores the pathogenesis of infection, microbiological diagnosis and the principles of treatment."Association of Medical Microbiologists, July 2000

Synopsis:

Since the second edition of "Oral Microbiology" was published in 1984, there has been an enormous expansion in knowledge in all areas of the subject. In particular, striking advances in the taxonomy of oral microflora have allowed closer identification of groups of organisms with health and disease. This standard text in dental schools has been completely rewritten, yet retains its ecological slant. There are new chapters on dental caries, with an emphasis on methods of prevention, on yeasts and viral infections, and on cross infection (including treating immunologically compromised patients). The chapter on periodontal diseases has been enlarged to include a discussion of bacterial aetiology and microbial virulence factors, while the chapter on bacterial infections includes mechanisms of opportunistic infection. References to further reading are available in each chapter and a glossary of microbiological and dental terms is provided at the end of the book. This book should be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of dentistry; undergraduate students of microbiology, medical microbiology, applied biology, general microbiology; dental technicians; dental nurses; and dental hygienists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0412433605
• ISBN 13: 9780412433603
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 249