Brook A. Niemiec, DVM, DAVDC, FAVD, is the Chief of Staff at Southern California Veterinary Dental Specialties, Founding Consultant of www.vetdentalrad.com, and Director of San Diego Veterinary Dental Training Center.

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• Contributors viReviewers viiPreface viiiSection 1 Understanding the disease process 11 The structure and function of the periodontium 3Kevin Stepaniuk and James E. Hinrichs2 Etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease 183 Bacteriology of periodontal disease 35Colin E. HarveySection 2 The progression of disease 394 Gingivitis 415 Periodontitis 516 Local and regional consequences of periodontal disease 697 Systemic manifestations of periodontal disease 818 Unusual forms of periodontal disease 91Section 3 Initial therapy of periodontal disease 1059 Dental radiology for periodontal disease 107Jerzy Gawor10 The complete dental cleaning 12911 Advanced non-surgical therapy 15412 Local antibiotic usage 17013 Home Plaque Control 17514 Antibiotics in periodontal disease 186R. Michael PeakSection 4 Periodontal surgical techniques 19115 Gingival surgery 19316 Periodontal flap surgery 20617 Treatment of the exposed root surface 24918 Osseous surgery and guided tissue regeneration 254Brook A. Niemiec and Robert Furman19 Furcation involvement and treatment 289Paul TheunsSection 5 Related topics 29720 Host modulation therapies 29921 Patient management for periodontal therapy 305Brett BeckmanSection 6 Periodontal instrumentation 31322 Periodontal hand instruments 31523 Mechanical scalers 32424 Other power equipment used in periodontology 330Appendices1 AVDC-Approved abbreviations 3342 Dental charts 3403 Sharpening 3434 Resources 3465 Plaque and calculus indices 348Index 349

Brook A. Niemiec, DVM, DAVDC, FAVD, is the Chief of Staff at Southern California Veterinary Dental Specialties, Founding Consultant of www.vetdentalrad.com, and Director of San Diego Veterinary Dental Training Center.

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• Contributors viReviewers viiPreface viiiSection 1 Understanding the disease process 11 The structure and function of the periodontium 3Kevin Stepaniuk and James E. Hinrichs2 Etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease 183 Bacteriology of periodontal disease 35Colin E. HarveySection 2 The progression of disease 394 Gingivitis 415 Periodontitis 516 Local and regional consequences of periodontal disease 697 Systemic manifestations of periodontal disease 818 Unusual forms of periodontal disease 91Section 3 Initial therapy of periodontal disease 1059 Dental radiology for periodontal disease 107Jerzy Gawor10 The complete dental cleaning 12911 Advanced non-surgical therapy 15412 Local antibiotic usage 17013 Home Plaque Control 17514 Antibiotics in periodontal disease 186R. Michael PeakSection 4 Periodontal surgical techniques 19115 Gingival surgery 19316 Periodontal flap surgery 20617 Treatment of the exposed root surface 24918 Osseous surgery and guided tissue regeneration 254Brook A. Niemiec and Robert Furman19 Furcation involvement and treatment 289Paul TheunsSection 5 Related topics 29720 Host modulation therapies 29921 Patient management for periodontal therapy 305Brett BeckmanSection 6 Periodontal instrumentation 31322 Periodontal hand instruments 31523 Mechanical scalers 32424 Other power equipment used in periodontology 330Appendices1 AVDC-Approved abbreviations 3342 Dental charts 3403 Sharpening 3434 Resources 3465 Plaque and calculus indices 348Index 349