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The new edition of this now classic book, Periodontics, continues to provide readers with the essential information required to ensure a firm understanding of the subject of periodontology from both a basic science and clinical perspective. Authored by experts of international renown, this book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students as well as practitioners with an interest in oral medicine.

New edition of one of the most respected UK textbooks on periodontology
Published in full colour throughout, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of the subject area written by authorities of international renown
Includes basic science and clinical aspects of periodontology



Includes 2007 NICE guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis
Revised section on local delivery of anti-microbials (LDA), including new products and research (Cochrane report)
New discussion of host modulation therapy - including products such as Periostat
Updated sections on gingival overgrowth, cleft palate, and splinting
Revised sections on medically compromised patients such as those on long-term corticosteroid or anticoagulant therapy or with HIV and AIDS
Updated section on mechanisms of disease, e.g. bacterial action, host response mechanisms