Increased life expectancy has caused an explosion of the ageing population which has led to the evolution of geriatric dentistry. Gerodontics involves delivery of dental care to older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of problems associated with normal ageing and age-related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary approach. This book not only includes the biologic aspects of pulpal and periradicular tissues, tooth decay, clinical assessment and healing patterns of older individuals but also surgical and non-surgical endodontic considerations in the geriatric patient. A...

Dental caries is reported to be one of the oldest and most common diseases found in humans. Dental caries is a prevalent chronic infectious disease resulting from tooth-adherent cariogenic bacteria that metabolize sugars to produce acid, which over time demineralizes tooth structure.With the recent shift from the surgical model, which emphasized restorative treatment, to a medical model of disease management, newer strategies emphasize disease prevention and conservation of tooth structure. For early detection and monitoring of caries, rather than waiting until a cavity is formed and...

Regenerative Endodontics has introduced numerous procedures such as pulp implantation, revascularization, and postnatal stem cell therapy. Revascularization has been successfully implemented clinically nowadays, thus providing dentists with outrageous results. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) used either alone or along with bone graft promotes bone growth and vascularization. The application of PRF in regenerative endodontics are numerous, such as an agent for repairing iatrogenic perforation of the pulpal floor and for the revascularization of immature permanent teeth with necrotic pulps. The main...

Zahnkaries ist Berichten zufolge eine der ältesten und häufigsten Krankheiten des Menschen. Zahnkaries ist eine weit verbreitete chronische Infektionskrankheit, die durch an den Zähnen haftende kariogene Bakterien verursacht wird, die Zucker verstoffwechseln und Säure produzieren, die im Laufe der Zeit die Zahnsubstanz demineralisiert.Mit dem jüngsten Wechsel vom chirurgischen Modell, bei dem die restaurative Behandlung im Vordergrund stand, zu einem medizinischen Modell der Krankheitsbewältigung legen neuere Strategien den Schwerpunkt auf die Krankheitsvorbeugung und die Erhaltung der...

Les caries dentaires sont considérées comme l'une des maladies les plus anciennes et les plus courantes chez l'homme. Les caries dentaires sont une maladie infectieuse chronique prévalente résultant de bactéries cariogènes adhérentes à la dent qui métabolisent les sucres pour produire de l'acide qui, avec le temps, déminéralise la structure de la dent.Avec le récent passage du modèle chirurgical, qui mettait l'accent sur le traitement restaurateur, à un modèle médical de gestion des maladies, les nouvelles stratégies mettent l'accent sur la prévention des maladies et la...