Scope of the Series

The major pathologies which dentists encounter in clinical practice include dental caries and periodontal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment of these pathologies is essential because when untreated, abscess could occur and it can even lead to the extraction of the tooth. Extracted teeth can be replaced with implants. Dentists and patients are nowadays more familiar with dental implant treatments. As a result, advanced diagnostic tools which aid in pre-operative treatment planning (conebeam computed tomography, computer aided implant planning etc..), new implant designs improving the success of osteointegration, new materials, and techniques are introduced in the dental market.

Conditions which dentists frequently encounter in their clinical practice are temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. These disorders include degenerative musculoskeletal conditions associated with morphological and functional deformities. Accurate diagnosis is important for proper management of TMJ pathologies. With

the advance in technology, new materials, techniques and equipment are introduced in the dental practice. New diagnostic aids in dental caries detection, cone-beam computed tomographic imaging, soft and hard tissue lasers, advances in oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures, uses of ultrasound, CAD/CAM, nanotechnology, plasma rich protein (PRP) and dental implantology are some of them. There will be even more new applications in dentistry in the future.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

*by Girish Suragimath*

Inhibitory Factor

*by Alaa Eddin Omar Al Ostwani*

**Preface III**

The Importance of Gingival Treatment and Prevention **1**

**Chapter 1 3** Introductory Chapter: The Importance of Gingival Treatment and Prevention

and Systemic Health **15**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 31** Correlation between Salivary Lipopolysaccharide of *Porphyromonas gingivalis* with Circulatory Immunoglobulin-E and Immunoglobulin-G4 in Periodontally

**Chapter 4 45**

**Chapter 5 57** Gingival Nikolsky's Sign: A Valuable Tool in Identifying Oral Manifestations of

*by Sindy Cornelia Nelwan, Ricardo Adrian Nugraha, Anang Endaryanto, Frisma Dewi, Yonna Dwi Swastika, Udijanto Tedjosasongko and Seno Pradopo*

Immune Response in Gingival Disease: Role of Macrophage Migration

*Alma Lizbeth Hernández-Hernández, Belinda Claudia Gómez-Meda, Guillermo Moises Zúñiga-González and Ana Lourdes Zamora-Perez*

*by Hiroyasu Endo, Terry D. Rees, Hideo Niwa, Kayo Kuyama, Maya Oshima, Tae Serizawa, Shigeo Tanaka, Morio Iijima, Masamichi Komiya and Takanori Ito*

*by Yveth Marlene Ortiz-García, Gabriela Morales-Velazquez,* 

Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid and Pemphigus Vulgaris

Highlighting the Interrelationship between Gingival Diseases

Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy Outcome

Healthy Children with House Dust Mite Allergy

*Alejandra García-Orozco, Annie Riera-Leal,* 

This book series includes topics related to dental caries, dentomaxillofacial imaging, new trends in oral implantology, new approaches in oral and maxillofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint disorders in dentistry etc.
