Table of Contents
List of Contributors vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgments x
1. A brief introduction to oral diseases: caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer 1 Hardy Limeback, Jim Yuan Lai, Grace Bradley, and Colin Robinson
2. Caries detection and diagnosis 25 Iain A. Pretty
3. Diagnosis of periodontal diseases 43 Jim Yuan Lai
4. Oral cancer 61 Grace Bradley and Iona Leong
5. Evidence-based dentistry 81 Amir Azarpazhooh, David Locker, and Prakeshkumar S. Shah
6. The role of diet in the prevention of dental diseases 99 Paula Moynihan
7. Probiotics and dental caries risk 115 Eva Söderling
8. Mechanical plaque removal 119 Shirley Gutkowski
9. The role of sugar alcohols, xylitol, and chewing gum in preventing dental diseases 146 Peter Milgrom and Kiet A. Ly
10. Preventing dental disease with chlorhexidine 159 Hardy Limeback and Ross Perry
11. Ozone in the prevention of dental diseases 180 Hardy Limeback and Amir Azarpazhooh
12. Protection of the dentition 195 Hardy Limeback
13. Tooth erosion 211 W. Peter Holbrook
14. The etiology, diagnosis, and management of dentin hypersensitivity 218 Hardy Limeback
15. Caries risk assessment 233 Ferne Kraglund and Hardy Limeback
16. Fluoride therapy 251 Hardy Limeback and Colin Robinson
17. Dental sealants 283 Hien Ngo and W. Kim Seow
18. Strategies for remineralization 298 Laurence J. Walsh
19. Oral health promotion in infants and preschool age children 313 Gajanan Vishwanath (Kiran) Kulkarni
20. High-risk patients: the frail older adult living in long-term care homes 330 Mary-Lou van der Horst and Donna Bowes
21. The effective preventive dental team 358 Ann-Marie C. DePalma and Shirley Gutkowski
22. The independent dental hygienist 377 Fran Richardson
Index 388