Table of Contents
Contributors
Part I Dental caries: what is it and how widespread is it globally?
Chapter 1 PrologueO. Fejerskov, B. Nyvad, and E.A.M. Kidd
Chapter 2 Dental caries: what is it?O. Fejerskov, B. Nyvad, and E.A.M. Kidd
Chapter 3 Clinical features of caries lesionsO. Fejerskov and B. Nyvad
Chapter 4 How big is the problem? Epidemiological features of dental cariesV. Baelum and O. Fejerskov
Part II The caries lesion and its biological determinants
Chapter 5 Pathology of dental cariesO. Fejerskov
Chapter 6 Saliva and caries developmentA. Bardow and A. Vissink
Chapter 7 Biofilms in caries developmentP.D. Marsh, N. Takahashi, and B. Nyvad
Chapter 8 Diet and dental cariesC. van Loveren and P. Lingström
Chapter 9 Demineralization and remineralization: the key to understanding clinical manifestations of dental cariesO. Fejerskov and M.J. Larsen
Part III Diagnosis
Chapter 10 The foundations of good diagnostic practiceV. Baelum, B. Nyvad, H.-G. Gröndahl, and O. Fejerskov
Chapter 11 Visual–tactile caries diagnosisB. Nyvad, V. Machiulskiene, V.M. Soviero, and V. Baelum
Chapter 12 Additional caries detection methodsH. Hintze, A. Lussi, F. Cuisinier, and B. Nyvad
Part IV Controlling dental caries
Chapter 13 The caries control conceptB. Nyvad and O. Fejerskov
Chapter 14 Fluorides in caries controlO. Fejerskov, J.A. Cury, L.M. Tenuta, and V.C. Marinho
Chapter 15 The role of oral hygieneB. Nyvad
Chapter 16 Are antibacterials necessary in caries prophylaxis?A.A. Scheie, H.V. Rukke, and F.C. Petersen
Chapter 17 The principles of caries control for the individual patientB. Nyvad and E.A.M. Kidd
Chapter 18 Caries control for frail eldersM.I. MacEntee, S.R. Bryant, H. Keller, C.T. Nguyen, and C.S. Yao
Part V Operative intervention
Chapter 19 Classical restorative or the minimally invasive concept?E.A.M. Kidd, J. Frencken, B. Nyvad, C.H. Splieth, and N.J.M. Opdam
Chapter 20 Caries ‘removal’ and the pulpo-dentinal complexE.A.M. Kidd, L. Bjørndal, and O. Fejerskov
Chapter 21 Longevity of restorations: ‘the death spiral’V. Qvist
Part VI From chair-side to population caries control
Chapter 22 Caries prevention and control in low?] and middle-income countriesW. van Palenstein Helderman, C. Holmgren, B. Monse, and H. Benzian
Chapter 23 How accurately can we assess the risk for developing caries lesions?H. Hausen and V. Baelum
Chapter 24 Caries control in low-caries populationsH. Hausen, M. Jøssing, and O. Fejerskov
Chapter 25 Epilogue. Controlling the global burden of dental caries: the evidence calls for a reorganization of the oral health-care systemO. Fejerskov, V. Baelum, B. Nyvad, and E.A.M. Kidd
Index