The Manual of Clinical Periodontics, 3nd edition, is a quick reference for general dentists, dental hygienists, and students. The Manual is a practical resource for both clinical and educational settings, stressing patient-centered, evidence-based diagnosis, treatment planning, and accepted modalities of periodontic therapy.
Benefits
The Manual is organized by basic principles of periodontics, with chapters arranged in tabbed sections for easy access. Each chapter is presented in a question and answer, bulleted format. Over 285 drawings and color photographs are included. This reference is a straightforward approach to periodontal diseases, diagnosis, therapy options, and sample treatment plans.
Introduction to Health and Disease, Evidence-Based Decision Making
Anatomy, Histology, and Physiology of the Periodontium
Etiology and Classification of the Periodontal Diseases
Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Therapeutic Endpoints
Prevention of Disease and the Maintenance of Health
Nonsurgical Therapy: Scaling and Root Planing, Occlusal and Antibiotic Therapy
Surgical Treatment: Principles
Surgical Treatment: Repair, Resection, and Regeneration Procedures
Surgical Treatment: Periodontal Plastic Surgery
Periodontal Emergencies
Considerations in Implant Dentistry
Appendix / Key Word Index
Updates to this Edition
Sample Pages
Editors
New 4-color photographs, radiographs, line drawings, and illustrations added
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) imaging
Updated techniques and considerations in implant dentistry
Enhanced chapters on principles, assessment, diagnosis, treatments and therapies, and prevention of periodontal disease
