Product Description
This book presents the science of microbiology in a clinical context that is relevant to the safe and effective practice of dental surgery. Microbiology is a rapidly moving discipline. Since the First Edition, a number of infectious diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and SARS have emerged as significant clinical problems. There have also been changes in the epidemiology of certain infections, for example sexually transmitted diseases. These issues are all covered in this new edition. The book has been updated throughout, and changes to antimicrobial drug prescribing regimens have been included. Major new chapters include those on fungi, human herpes viruses, infections of the central nervous system, and use of antimicrobial agents in dentistry. The chapters dealing with sterilisation, disinfection and infection control procedures in dentistry have been completely re-written, to reflect recent significant changes in decontamination protocols which have been stimulated by the problem of prion diseases.
This book will serve as a core reference text for use throughout all years of the undergraduate dental curriculum, as a refresher course for postgraduate students, and as a continuing source of reference for dentists in clinical practice.
Book Info
Univ. of Glasgow, UK. Textbook's three sections cover fundamental principles, the systemic microbial disease relevant to dentistry and oral microbiology. Each chapter is cross-referenced and colorfully illustrated, including more than 300 tables, photographs and line drawings. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Essential Microbiology for Dentistry By Lakshman Samaranayake
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Number Of Pages: 372
Publication Date: 2006-07-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0443100799
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780443100796
Binding: Paperback
Product Description:
The new edition of a highly successful book, this text covers both general and oral microbiology, concentrating on areas of direct relevance to clinical dentistry. It offers information on systemic infections that patients may have, plus more specific information on oral infections that may cause caries or periodontal disease. In-depth coverage includes immunology, infection control, and a glossary of immunological and bacteriological terms.
Comprehensive but concise coverage of general microbiology, immunology, microbes and infections of relevance to dentistry, oral microbiology, and cross-infection and control.
Careful integration of clinical dentistry throughout, bringing the subject alive for the dental student and facilitating the new problem-based learning curricula used in many dental schools.
Covers both general and oral microbiology in one book.
Key Fact boxes, tables, colour illustrations, and concise text make the book easy to use and learn from.
Total update of the text.
New question-and-answer sections for self-review at the end of each chapter.
New sections on uncultivable bacteria, biofilms, emerging infections, SARS coronavirus infection, avian flu, prion diseases, drug resistant bacteria and the latest American and British recommendations on infection control procedures.
New material on advances in molecular biology relevant to infectious diseases and on new taxonomy and nomenclature.