Understanding dental caries : from pathogenesis to prevention and therapy / Michel Goldberg, editor.

This book thoroughly explains the biological background of dental caries and the formation of carious lesions, providing the reader with a sound basis for understanding the role and effectiveness of different therapeutic and preventive measures. Detailed information is presented on pathogenesis, ult...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Goldberg, Michel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. The carious enamel
  • Understanding Dental Caries-from Pathogenesis to Prevention and Therapy
  • Enamel softening (dental erosion)
  • Enamel Etching
  • The early enamel carious lesion
  • Dental biofilm in health and disease
  • New caries diagnostic methods
  • From the initial carious lesion of enamel to the early development of caries within coronal dentin
  • II. The carious dentin
  • The dentino-enamel junction
  • Superficial and deep carious lesions
  • Cervical sclerotic dentin:Resin bonding
  • The pulp reaction beneath the carious lesion
  • III. Cervical erosions
  • Ultrastructure of the enamel-cementum junction
  • Cervical erosions and restoration of cervical erosions
  • Cervical regeneration
  • IV. Fluoride
  • Dental fluorosis
  • V. Invasive and non-invasive therapies
  • Brushing, tooth pastes, salivation
  • Resin infiltration Treatment for Caries Lesions
  • Minimal-invasive therapy-Keeping treated teeth functional for life
  • Invasive and non-invasive therapies<