Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis

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Nurcan Buduneli
Nurcan Buduneli

Ege University,
Turkey

Published20 January 2012

Doi10.5772/1159

ISBN978-953-307-924-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6763-1

Copyright year2012

Number of pages214

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Pathogenic Factors of P. gingivalis and the Host Defense Mechanisms

By Shigenobu Kimura, Yuko Ohara-Nemoto, Yu Shimoyama, Taichi Ishikawa and Minoru Sasaki

4,614
2. Exopolysaccharide Productivity and Biofilm Phenotype on Oral Commensal Bacteria as Pathogenesis of Chronic Periodontitis

By Takeshi Yamanaka, Kazuyoshi Yamane, Chiho Mashimo, Takayuki Nambu, Hugo Maruyama, Kai-Poon Leung and Hisanori Fukushima

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3. The Role of Immuno-Inflammatory Response in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Periodontitis and Development of Chair-Side Point of Care Diagnostics

By Marcela Hernández, Rolando Vernal, Timo Sorsa, Taina Tervahartiala, Päivi Mäntylä and Jorge Gamonal

3,692
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4. Growth Factors and Connective Tissue Homeostasis in Periodontal Disease

By Catalina Pisoschi, Camelia Stanciulescu and Monica Banita

5,351
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6. Advanced Glycation End Products: Possible Link Between Metabolic Syndrome and Periodontal Diseases

By Maria Grazia Cifone, Annalisa Monaco, Davide Pietropaoli, Rita Del Pinto and Mario Giannoni

3,637
7. Clinical Considerations of Open Gingival Embrasures

By Jae Hyun Park, Kiyoshi Tai, John Morris and Dorotea Modrin

10,920
8. Interdisciplinary Treatment of Aggressive Periodontitis: Three-Dimensional Cone-Beam X-Ray Computed Tomography Evaluation

By Tetsutaro Yamaguchi, Kazushige Suzuki, Yoko Tomoyasu, Matsuo Yamamoto and Koutaro Maki

4,389
9. Japanese Apricot (Ume): A Novel Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Periodontitis

By Yoko Morimoto-Yamashita, Masayuki Tokuda, Takashi Ito, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Ikuro Maruyama, Mitsuo Torii and Ko-ichi Kawahara

3,454
11. Adjunctive Systemic Use of Beta-Glucan in the Nonsurgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis

By Neslihan Nal Acar, Ülkü Noyan, Leyla Kuru, Tanju Kadir and Bahar Kuru

2,903

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