Endodontic Microbiology

Ashraf Fouad is a renowned researcher and educator in the field of endodontic microbiology. He has published several of the widely quoted papers in this area in the last few years and has also just started a major, NIH-funded clinical study to investigate the diversity of primary and therapy-resistant endodontic infections, and the predictive value of microbial analysis of the long-term outcome of endodontic treatment. He is Chair of the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry at the University of Maryland, where he is also Director of Postgraduate Endodontics.

Contributors Preface 1 Microbial Perspectives in the Twenty-First Century ( William Wade). 2 Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Global Impact of Endodontic Infections ( Dag Orstavik). 3 Microbiology of Caries and Dentinal Tubule Infection ( Robert M. Love). 4 Culture-Based Analysis of Endodontic Infections ( Gunnar Dahl'en). 5 Molecular Analysis of Endodontic Infections ( Jos'e F. Siqueira, Jr, and Isabela N. R occas). 6 Extraradicular Endodontic Infections ( Leif Tronstad). 7 Virulence of Endodontic Bacterial Pathogens ( Christine M. Sedgley). 8 Herpesviruses in Endodontic Pathosis ( Mohammad Sabeti). 9 Fungi in Endodontic Infections ( Bilge Hakan Sen and B. Guniz Baksi). 10 Management of Aggressive Head and Neck Infections ( Domenick P. Coletti and Robert A. Ord). 11 Endodontic Infections and Pain ( Anibal Diogenes and Ken M. Hargreaves). 12 Systemic Antibiotics in Endodontic Infections ( J. Craig Baumgartner and John R. Smith). 13 Topical Antimicrobials in Endodontic Therapy ( Tuomas Waltimo and Matthias Zehnder). 14 Endodontic Infections in Incompletely Developed Teeth ( George T.-J. Huang). 15 Prognosis in the Treatment of Teeth with Endodontic Infections ( Shimon Friedman). 16 Endodontic Infections and Systemic Disease ( Ashraf F. Fouad). Glossary. Index.