Oral Microbiology at a Glance.

Oral Microbiology at a Glance -- Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to oral microbiology -- Commensals and pathogens -- Oral diseases -- 2 In the beginning -- The first microbes -- Microbial basis of infectious disease -- Miller and the chemoparasitic theory of caries -- Oral and dental research -- 3 Caries as an infectious disease -- Dental caries as a transmissible disease -- Streptococcus mutans -- Mutans group streptococci -- Link between S. mutans and dental caries -- Immunity to caries -- 4 General properties of saliva -- Saliva production -- Protective role of saliva -- Salivary pellicle -- Saliva as a nutrient -- 5 Salivary mucins and agglutinins -- Composition of mucins -- Properties of mucins -- Bacterial agglutination -- 6 Secretory immunoglobulin A -- Production of S-IgA -- Functions of S-IgA -- Inactivation of salivary defenses -- Development of S-IgA -- The window of infectivity -- Selective IgA deficiency -- 7 Anti-microbial properties of saliva -- Anti-microbial components in saliva -- 8 Innate defenses -- Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) -- Human AMPs -- 9 Microbes in the oral cavity -- Primary colonizers -- Beneficial effects of bacterial colonizers -- Ecological plaque hypothesis -- Ecology and disease -- 10 Molecular microbial taxonomy -- Molecular taxonomy -- Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis -- DNA chips -- 11 Systems approaches to oral microbiology -- Transcriptomics -- Proteomics -- Gene ontology -- Post-translational networks -- Tiled arrays -- 12 Oral streptococci -- The genus Streptococcus -- Viridans streptococci -- Lancefield grouping -- Relatedness and pathogenicity of streptococci -- 13 Microbial adherence -- Adherence -- Long-range adherence -- Specific adhesion -- Oral bacterial adhesins and receptors -- 14 Complex communities -- Inter-microbial reactions -- Co-adhesion.

Metabolic associations -- Antagonism -- 15 Biofilms -- Biofilm development -- Microbial recognition of surfaces and interbacterial communication -- The biofilm matrix, resilience and resistance -- 16 Bacterial polysaccharides -- Extracellular polysaccharide production -- Glycosyltransferases and fructosyltransferases -- Glucan binding proteins -- EPS produced by oral Gram-negatives -- 17 Microbiology of caries -- Structure of teeth -- Dental caries -- Types of dental caries -- Important bacteria in caries -- Emerging and polymicrobial pathogens -- 18 Virulence factors of S. mutans -- Initial attachment to tooth surfaces -- Polysaccharide production -- Acid production -- Acid tolerance -- Biofilm adaptation -- 19 Host and environmental factors in caries -- Host factors -- Dietary factors -- Caries risk assessment -- 20 Fluoride -- Modes of action of fluoride -- Strategies for fluoride delivery -- Anti-microbial effects of fluoride -- Enhancing anti-microbial effects -- 21 Anti-caries strategies -- Inhibitors -- Probiotics -- Immunization -- Vaccination -- 22 Periodontal diseases -- Classification of periodontal diseases -- Role of plaque bacteria in periodontal diseases -- Role of host factors in periodontal diseases -- 23 Microorganisms associated with periodontal diseases -- Gingivitis -- Chronic periodontitis -- Localized aggressive periodontitis -- Generalized aggressive periodontitis -- Color-coded complexes -- P. gingivalis, a consensus pathogen -- A. actinomycetemcomitans, a pathogen in LAP -- Culture independent bacterial detection -- 24 Colonization by periodontal bacteria -- Adhesion -- Periodontal bacterial adhesins -- Intracellular invasion -- Mechanisms of invasion -- Host responses to intracellular bacteria -- 25 Virulence factors of periodontal bacteria -- Toxins -- Proteolytic enzymes -- Bacterial components that impact alveolar bone.

Other toxic products -- 26 The immune response and periodontal bacteria -- Importance of neutrophils -- Innate immune sensing of periodontal bacteria -- Tissue destruction and bone loss -- Genetic factors associated with periodontal disease -- 27 Relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic health -- Pathogenic mechanisms - general principles -- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) -- Adverse pregnancy outcomes -- Pulmonary infections -- Diabetes -- Osteoporosis -- 28 Implants and titanium -- Osseo-integration -- Implant structure -- Peri-implantitis -- Bacteria associated with peri-implantitis -- Asepsis and treatment -- 29 Endodontic infections -- Dentinal tubules -- Bacterial invasion of dentin -- Microbiota of endodontic infections -- Symptomatic versus asymptomatic -- Treatment -- 30 Host factors in endodontic infections -- Pulpal infections -- Periapical abscesses -- Repair and angiogenesis -- Resistant bacteria -- 31 Infective endocarditis -- Bacteria in IE -- Mechanism of vegetation formation -- Bacterial virulence factors -- Antibiotics in IE -- 32 Oral mucosal, bone and systemic infections -- Mucosal infections -- Submucosal and bone infections -- Oral manifestations of systemic infections -- Systemic manifestations of oral infections -- 33 Candida albicans and fungal infections -- C. albicans infections -- Denture stomatitis -- Angular cheilitis -- Gingivitis and periodontal disease -- Prosthetic implants -- Biofilms and antifungal drugs -- 34 Oral virology I, herpes, papillomavirus and parvovirus -- Herpes viruses -- Papillomaviruses -- Parvoviruses -- 35 Oral virology II, hepatitis and HIV -- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) -- Hepatitis D virus (HDV, delta agent) -- Other hepatitis viruses -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- 36 Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance -- Antibiotics in dentistry -- Resistance to anti-microbial agents.

Transfer of anti-microbial resistance -- Curtailing anti-microbial resistance -- 37 Sterilization -- Heat -- Radiation -- Chemicals -- 38 Disinfection -- Physical -- Chemical -- 39 Infection control -- Prions -- Dental unit water lines (DUWL) -- 40 Bioterrorism -- Anthrax -- Botulism -- Smallpox -- Salmonella -- Biological Weapons Convention -- Index.

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