Oral Microbiology Periodontitis and dental caries, the two commonest oral diseases, are microbial. Most lesions in the oral cavity arise because of infections by bacteria, viruses and fungi.
In clinical dental practice ninety percent of the time of general dentist is spent to treat these lesions. This textbook makes a fairly comprehensive and exhaustive attempt to cover all aspects of common oral microbial diseases. The content and presentation are aimed at second to fifth year dental students and, of course, other medical or dental professionals interested in the subject. First textbook of its kind with comprehensive coverage of oral microbial diseases. Clinical pictures are provided in all chapters for better understanding. Academically useful for second to final year dental students. Easy reference for medical students and microbiologists.
KMK Masthan MDS is Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology of Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, TN. He has an extensive 17 years of experience in teaching BDS and MDS students. He is the editor-in-chief of Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Dentistry (IJMD). He has five books to his credit. N Aravindha Babu MDS is Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, TN. He has an experience of more than six years of teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.
