Oral microbiology at a glance / Richard J. Lamont, Howard F. Jenkinson

Von:

Lamont, Richard J, 1961- [aut]

Mitwirkende(r):

Jenkinson, Howard F [oth]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: At a glance series | At a Glance (Dentistry) Ser ; v.38Verlag: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Auflage: Online-AusgBeschreibung: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (ix, 85 p.)) : ill. (some col.)ISBN:

9781282550322
1282550322
9781444315387

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Andere physische Formen: 0813828929 | 9780813828923 | 1282547526 | Erscheint auch als: Oral microbiology at a glance. Druck-Ausgabe Chichester, West Sussex, U.K : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. IX, 85 S.DDC-Klassifikation:

617.522
617.5/22 22

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Zusammenfassung: Oral Microbiology At A Glance is a title in the highly popular at a Glance series. It provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by clear diagrams encapsulating essential information. Systematically organized and succinctly delivered, Oral Microbiology At A Glance covers: Oral microbial origins of health or disease Various infections ranging from dental caries, periodontal and endodontic infections to oral mucosal, bone, and systemic infections Local and systemic extensions of oral infections Sterilization, disinfection, infection control methods, and bioterrorism Oral Microbiology At A Glance is the ideal companion for students of microbiology, all students of dentistry, and early career clinicians. In addition the text will provide valuable insight for general dental practitioners wanting to update their knowledge of oral microbiology and immunology, as well as dental hygienists, therapists and technicians.Zusammenfassung: Oral Microbiology at a Glance -- Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to oral microbiology -- Commensals and pathogens -- Oral diseases -- 2 In the beginning -- The first microbes -- Microbial basis of infectious disease -- Miller and the chemoparasitic theory of caries -- Oral and dental research -- 3 Caries as an infectious disease -- Dental caries as a transmissible disease -- Streptococcus mutans -- Mutans group streptococci -- Link between S. mutans and dental caries -- Immunity to caries -- 4 General properties of saliva -- Saliva production -- Protective role of saliva -- Salivary pellicle -- Saliva as a nutrient -- 5 Salivary mucins and agglutinins -- Composition of mucins -- Properties of mucins -- Bacterial agglutination -- 6 Secretory immunoglobulin A -- Production of S-IgA -- Functions of S-IgA -- Inactivation of salivary defenses -- Development of S-IgA -- The window of infectivity -- Selective IgA deficiency -- 7 Anti-microbial properties of saliva -- Anti-microbial components in saliva -- 8 Innate defenses -- Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) -- Human AMPs -- 9 Microbes in the oral cavity -- Primary colonizers -- Beneficial effects of bacterial colonizers -- Ecological plaque hypothesis -- Ecology and disease -- 10 Molecular microbial taxonomy -- Molecular taxonomy -- Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis -- DNA chips -- 11 Systems approaches to oral microbiology -- Transcriptomics -- Proteomics -- Gene ontology -- Post-translational networks -- Tiled arrays -- 12 Oral streptococci -- The genus Streptococcus -- Viridans streptococci -- Lancefield grouping -- Relatedness and pathogenicity of streptococci -- 13 Microbial adherence -- Adherence -- Long-range adherence -- Specific adhesion -- Oral bacterial adhesins and receptors -- 14 Complex communities -- Inter-microbial reactions -- Co-adhesion.PPN: PPN: 807306495Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE

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