TY - CHAP AU - Naoki Kakudate AU - Manabu Morita ED - Nurcan Buduneli Y1 - 2012-01-20 PY - 2012 T1 - Association Between Self-Efficacy and Oral Self-Care Behaviours in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis N2 - Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis includes comprehensive reviews on etiopathogenic factors of periodontal tissue destruction related to microbial dental plaque and also host response components. Adjunctive treatment modalities are also addressed in the book. Topics covered range from microbial pathogenic factors of P. gingivalis to the relationship between metabolic syndrome and periodontal disease, and from management of open gingival embrasures to laser application in periodontal treatment. BT - Pathogenesis and Treatment of Periodontitis SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/32632 DO - 10.5772/32632 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -