Caries-Resistant Teeth (eBook)

Sir Gordon Ethelbert Ward Wolstenholme OBE FRCP was a British medical doctor, and the founding director of the Ciba Foundation. He was born in Sheffield, the son of a mechanical engineer, and educated at Repton School and Corpus Christi, Cambridge.

CARIES-RESISTANT TEETH 1
Preface 9
Contents 11
Chairman’s opening remarks 15
The significance of epidemiological studies in relation to caries resistance 21
Discussion 46
Heredity in relation to caries resistance 55
Discussion 74
The distribution of caries resistance in relation to tooth surfaces 80
Dlscussion 97
Caries resistance in experimental animals 101
Discussion 120
General Discussion 128
Caries resistance as related to the chemistry of the enamel 135
Dlscussion 156
The physical features of caries-resistant teeth 164
Discussion 176
The ultrastructure of caries-resistant teeth 185
Discussion 209
The equilibrium between plaque and enamel in relation to caries resistance 217
Discussion 235
General Discussion 239
Dental caries and trace elements 247
Discussion 262
The bacteriology of caries resistance 267
Discussion 286
The rôle of saliva in caries resistance 291
Discussion 308
Dietary and environmental factors influencing caries resistance 314
Discussion 327
Group Discussion 338
Chairman’s closing remarks 350
Author index 354
Subject index 356