Prof. Dr. Bart Van Meerbeek Department of Conservative Dentistry BIOMAT Research Cluster Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Jochen Wicht Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology University of Cologne Cologne, Germany
Prof. Yasuhiro Yoshida Department of Biomaterials Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama, Japan
Prof. Domenick T. Zero, DDS, MS Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, USA
Table of Contents
The Disease
Kim R. Ekstrand, Domenick T. Zero
Tooth Development and Tooth Emergence
The Cervical Enamel Line and the Roots
Chemical Composition and Structure of Apatite Crystals
Saliva Production, Salivary Glands
Changes in Teeth and Saliva with Aging
Dental Plaque or Dental Biofilm?
Classifying Oral Microorganisms
Colonization of the Mouth in the Newborn
Plaque: Development and Metabolic End Products
Plaque Composition and Structure in Stagnation Areas
2 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Caries
Solubility, Dissolution, and Crystal Growth
Fluoride and Calcium Phosphate Chemistry
Remineralization and Lesion Arrest
3 Histological and Clinical Appearance of Caries
Activity of White and Brown Spot Lesions
Transmitted and Polarized Light Microscopy