Oral Biology at the Turn of the Century: Misconceptions, Truths, Challenges and Prospects
The swift pace of research in oral biology during the past decade has made it difficult to gain a comprehensive overview even in this narrow field. 'Oral Biology at the Turn of the Century' contains the lectures and summaries of discussion sessions held at the international symposium commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the European Research Group on Oral Biology (ERGOB) in Interlaken. It is a timely volume presenting exciting insights on the epidemiology of oral diseases, orofacial patterning and regeneration, host-microbial interactions, the role of saliva in health and disease, and future strategies for controlling and engineering processes in the oral cavity.This publication, providing a summary of contemporary oral biology based on the latest techniques in epidemiology and molecular and cellular biology, will be very valuable to both clinicians and researchers.
| Author: |
B. Guggenheim, S. Shapiro |
| ISBN: |
3805567952 |
| Publisher: |
Karger |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Year Published: |
1999 |
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| Contents: |
| Setting the Stage- Changes in Prevalence and Incidence of the Major Oral Diseases- Risk Factors and Inference of CausalityChallenging the Paradigms- The Control of Oral Biofilms: New Approaches for the Future- What Explains the Caries Decline- Microbial Specificity and Dental Caries- Microbial Specificity in Periodontal Disease- Systemic Impact of Periodontal InfectionsOrofacial Patterning and Regeneration- Sonic Hedgehog in Craniofacial Morphogenesis- Facial Growth and Patterning: Dysmorphology- Odontogenetic Patterning- Skeletogenesis in the Head- Biomineralization in Oral Tissues- Bone Regeneration and Repair- Tissue Repair in EmbryosHost-Microbial Interactions in the Oral Cavity- Clonal Basis of Bacterial Virulence- Environmental Regulation of Gene Expression in Oral Streptococci: Strangers in a Strange Land- IgGFc Receptor Polymorphisms: Genetic Risk Factors for Periodontal Disease- Oral Tolerance: Prospects for Anti-Pathogenic Vaccination- Links between Microbial Colonization, Inflammatory Response, and Tissue DestructionSaliva In Health and Disease- Regulation of Salivary Secretion: Interactions between Signalling Pathways- Protein Structure and Function Relationships: Mucins- Protein Structure and Fuction: Histatins- Secretory Leucocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI), Not Just a Protease Inhibitor- Gene Transfer and Therapy: Paradise Lost?The Future- Chemoprophylaxis in the Oral Cavity- Future Strategies to Control Oral Infections- Re-engineering the Function of Salivary Glands- The Oral Cavity and Human Gene-Mediated Diagnostics and TherapySummaries of Panel Discussion |
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