At the Forefront

This volume brings together articles on the topics of bioscience and clinical science, punctuated with striking illustrations, that have been recently published in the Japanese journal The Quintessence.

The first half of the book addresses important oral and systemic health topics such as diagnosis of periodontal disease using blood and saliva testing; periodontal tissue, salivary gland, and tooth regeneration; tissue-engineered bone; correlation of periodontal disease with cardiovascular disease, preterm low birth weight, and diabetes; and genetic diagnosis of drug-induced gingival overgrowth.

In the second half, the focus is on clinical issues, including dentinal remineralization and hypersensitivity; effect of whitening procedures on tooth structure; discriminate removal of carious dentin using a caries detector; nerve injury due to tooth extraction or implant placement; morphologic changes to the mandibular canal and maxillary sinus following tooth loss; and identification of vessels and nerves in the maxillary tuberosity for implant placement.

A visually stunning and instructively enlightening compilation of reports on the cutting edge of dental scientific and clinical research.

Contents
Part I: Illustrated Bioscience
Chapter 01. Genetic Predisposition to Periodontitis
Chapter 02. A Diagnostic System for Periodontitis Using Blood IgG Titer
Chapter 03. Analysis of Saliva Periodontal Diagnosis and Monitoring
Chapter 04. Periodontal Tissue Regeneration by Transplantation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Chapter 05. Periodontal Regeneration by Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
Chapter 06. Periodontal Disease As a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 07. Maternal Periodontal Disease and Preterm Low Birth Weight
Chapter 08. The Current Status of Tissue-Engineered Bone
Chapter 09. Regenerative Medicine for Salivary Glands
Chapter 10. Tooth Regenerative Therapy As an Organ Replacement Regenerative Therapy
Chapter 11. Periodontitis and Diabetes
Chapter 12. Genetic Diagnosis of Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth

Part II: Illustrated Clinical Science
Chapter 13. Dentin Hypersensitivity
Chapter 14. Dentin Remineralization
Chapter 15. Bioactive Bonding by an Adhesive Containing the Antibacterial Monomer MDPB
Chapter 16. The Effect of Dental Whitening on the Tooth Surface
Chapter 17. Laser Whitening of Teeth: Effects of CO2 Laser on Enamel Surface
Chapter 18. Caries Dentin and the Composite Resin Restoration
Chapter 19. Nerve Injury: Sensory Dysfunction in the Practice of Dentistry
Chapter 20. Nerve Injury: How Nerve Fibers Are Affected at the Microscopic Level
Chapter 21. Nerve Injury: Curable Versus Incurable Sensory Dysfunction
Chapter 22. Changes in Mandibular Canal Morphology After Tooth Loss
Chapter 23. Morphologic Changes in the Maxillary Sinus in the Edentulous Maxilla
Chapter 24. Vessels and Nerves in the Maxillary Tuberosity Region