**Meet the editor**

Dr J. F. Manakil completed her Masters in Dental Surgery, specializing in Periodontics, from MAHE University, India. Before taking up her present academic position at Griffith University in Australia, Dr Manakil had worked in MAHE University, India and University of West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. She completed her PhD in the field of molecular biology and immunology,

investigating cell surface proteoglycan expression on lymphocytes relating to periodontal disease status from the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Dr Manakil was awarded Graduate Certificate in Clinical Dentistry (GCCD) at University of Queensland in 2005. Currently Dr J. F. Manakil is a discipline lead in oral maxillofacial radiology and module co-ordinator in the field of periodontology. She has received a grant from the Health Group Infrastructure Fund to improve the quality of educational technique delivery in 2009. She is a clinician and academic at the School of Dentistry Griffith University and a Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS).

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Charlene W.J. Africa

**Part 1 Aetiology of Periodontal Diseases 1** 

Akihiro Yoshida and Toshihiro Ansai

**Part 2 Pathogenesis of Periodontal Diseases 67** 

**Who Has the Upper Hand? 69**  Whasun Oh Chung and Jonathan Y. An

Chapter 4 **The Impact of Bacteria-Induced Adaptive** 

Vincent K. Tsiagbe and Daniel H. Fine

**Part 3 Relationship Between Periodontal Disease** 

**and Systemic Health 129** 

Chapter 6 **The Emerging Concepts on the Impact** 

Chapter 7 **Systemic Effects of Periodontal Diseases: Focus on Atherosclerosis 165**  Emil Kozarov and John Grbic

Chapter 5 **Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation** 

Chapter 1 **The Microbial Aetiology of Periodontal Diseases 3** 

Chapter 2 **Microbiological Diagnosis for Periodontal Diseases 55** 

Chapter 3 **Periodontal Disease and Gingival Innate Immunity –** 

**Immune Responses in Periodontal Disease 93** 

**and Smoking Cessation Intervention 107**  T. Hanioka, M. Ojima and M. Nakamura

**of Periodontitis on Systemic Health 131**  S. Anil, S. V. Varma, R.S. Preethanath, P. S. Anand and A. Al Farraj Aldosari

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	- **Part 2 Pathogenesis of Periodontal Diseases 67**
	- **Part 3 Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Systemic Health 129**

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