Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Second Edition

Part 1: General Principles of Oral Microbiology and Immunology


1. General Microbiology


Howard F. Jenkinson


2. The Immune System and Its Functions


George Hajishengallis and Jonathan M. Korostoff


3. The Oral Environment


Frank A. Scannapieco and Stefan Ruhl


4. Isolation, Classification, and Identification of Oral Bacteria


Eugene J. Leys, Ann L. Griffen, and Clifford Beall


5. Oral Microbial Ecology


Howard F. Jenkinson and Richard J. Lamont


6. Oral Microbial Physiology


Paul G. Egland and Robert E. Marquis


7. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Oral Microorganisms


Angela H. Nobbs, Bing-Yan Wang, and Gena D. Tribble


8. Applied Molecular Biology and the Oral Microbes


Hansel M. Fletcher, Arunima Mishra, Sasanka Chukkapalli, Stuart Dashper, and Ann Progulske-Fox


9. Population Genetics of Oral Bacteria


Mogens Kilian


10. Immunology of the Oral Cavity


Evlambia Hajishengallis and George Hajishengallis


Part 2: Infection-Driven Oral Diseases


11. Dental Caries: Etiology and Pathogenesis


William H. Bowen, Livia M. A. Tenuta, Hyun Koo, and Jaime A. Curry


12. Pathogenic Mechanisms in Dental Caries


Jose A. Lemos, Hui Wu, Robert G. Quivey, Jr., and Hyun Koo


13. Periodontal Diseases: General Concepts


Panos N. Papapanou


14. Virulence Factors of Periodontal Bacteria


Richard J. Lamont, Janina P. Lewis, and Jan Potempa


15. Immunopathogenic Mechanisms in Periodontal Disease


George Hajishengallis


16. Oral Virology


Matti Sallberg


17. Fungi and Fungal Infections of the Oral Cavity


Richard D. Cannon, Ann R. Holmes, and Norman A. Firth


18. Endodontic Infections and Therapeutic Approaches


Brenda P. F. A. Gomes, Isabela N. Rocas, and Jose F. Siqueira, Jr.


19. Systemic Disease and the Oral Microbiota


Angela H. Nobbs and Mark C. Herzberg


Part 3: Control of Oral Diseases





20. Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Action, Resistance, and Clinical Use in Dentistry


Ping-Chuang Lai, Hyun Koo, Paul Stoodley, and John Walters


21. Therapeutic Approaches for Biofilm Control and Host Modulation in Oral Diseases


Yijin Ren, Henry C. van der Mei, George Hajishengallis, Hyun Koo, and Henk J. Busscher


22. Infection Prevention and Control in Dentistry


J. Christopher Fenno, Stephen J. Stefanac, and Brandonn K. Perry