Oral Mucosa in Health and Disease (eBook)

Lesley Ann Bergmeier, MRSB, CBiol, PhD, PGCAP, FHEA, is Reader in Oral Immunology at the Centre for Oral Immunology and Regenerative medicine , Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. She was also Honorary Visiting Senior Lecturer in the Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology at King’s College London, Dental Institute at Guy’s Hospital (2007-2011). Dr. Bergmeier is an elected member of both the Royal Society of Biology (MSB) and the Institute of Biology (with designated status as a Chartered Biologist). In 2009 and 2014 she served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the World Workshop in Oral Health and AIDS. Dr. Bergmeier is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Experimental Dental Science. She is the author of 75 peer-reviewed papers cited in PubMed including eight reviews, as well as five book chapters, and has an H-index of 30. 

Introduction to the Oral Mucosa.- Structure and Function of the Oral Mucosa.- Barrier Functions.- Biology of the Oral Epithelia.- The Interface of Mucosa and Hard Tissues.- Cell/Cell Interactions.- Oral Microbiome.- Antimicrobial Functions of Cells and Secretions.- Saliva and Gingival Crevicular Fluids.- Inflammation.- Immune Responses.- Systemic Disease and the Oral Cavity: Inside Out.- The Oral Cavity and Systemic Disease: Outside In.- Homeostasis and Disease Mechanisms.- Molecular Mechanisms.- Experimental Biology and the Oral Mucosa.