"Contemporary Approach to Dental Caries" ed. by Ming-yu Li

This book contains the caries in general, the diagnosis of caries, caries control and prevention, the medical treatment of caries, dental caries in children and others such as secondary caries. This book provides the reader with a guide of progress on the study of dental caries.

The book will appeal to dental students, educators, hygienists, therapists and dentists who wish to update their knowledge.

Contents
Part 1 The Caries
1 Caries Through Time: An Anthropological Overview
2 Socioeconomic Influence on Caries Susceptibility in Juvenile Individuals with Limited Dental Care: Example from an Early Middle Age Population (Great Moravia, 9th-10th Centuries A.D., Czech Republic)
3 Impacted Teeth and Their Influence on the Caries Lesion Development
4 Susceptibility of Enamel Treated with Bleaching Agents to Mineral Loss After Cariogenic Challenge
5 Statistical Models for Dental Caries Data
Part 2 The Diagnosis of Caries
6 Traditional and Novel Caries Detection Methods
7 How to Diagnose Hidden Caries? The Role of Laser Fluorescence
8 Clinical. Salivary and Bacterial Markers on the Orthodontic Treatment
9 The Dental Volumetric Tomography, RVG, and Conventional Radiography in Determination the Depth of Approximal Caries
Part 3 Caries Control and Prevention
10 Effect of 1000 or More ppm Relative to 440 to 550 ppm Fluoride Toothpaste - A Systematic Review
11 Microbial Dynamics and Caries: The Role of Antimicrobials
12 Inhibitory Effects of the Phytochemicals Partially Hydrolyzed Alginate. Leaf Extracts of Morus alba and Salacia Extracts on Dental Caries
13 Sealing of Fissures on Masticatory Surfaces of Teeth as a Method for Caries Prophylaxis
14 Probiotics and the Reduction of Dental Caries Risk
Part 4 Medical Treatment of Caries
15 Non-Cavitated Caries Lesions: A New Approach to Medical Treatment
16 Laser Technology for Caries Removal
17 White-Spot Lesions in Orthodontics: Incidence and Prevention
18 Filling Materials for the Caries
Part 5 Dental Caries in Children
19 Caries Incidence in School Children Included in a Caries Preventive Program: A Longitudinal Study
20 Effect of Dental Caries on Children Growth
21 The Effects of Plant Extracts on Dental Plaque and Caries
Part 6 Others
22 Secondary Caries
23 Molar Incisor Hypomineralization: Morphological. Aetiological. Epidemiological and Clinical Considerations
24 Caries and Periodontal Disease in Rice-Cultivating Yayoi People of Ancient Japan