MARSH AND MARTIN´S ORAL MICROBIOLOGY. 6TH EDITION

1 Introduction
2 The mouth as a microbial habitat
3 The resident oral microbiota
4 Distribution, development and benefits of the oral microbiota
5 Dental plaque
6 Plaque-mediated diseases: Dental caries and periodontal diseases
7 Orofacial bacterial infections
8 Oral fungal infections
9 Orofacial viral infections
10 Antimicrobial agents
11 Oral microbiota and systemic disease
12 Infection control
Multiple choice answers

Marsh and Martins’ Oral Microbiology continues to offer the essentials of oral microbiology in an easy-to-read, readily digestible format. Commencing with a description of the healthy mouth and the properties of the resident oral microbiota, the new edition of this popular textbook then explores the formation and consequences of plaque development, plaque-mediated disease, orofacial infection, antimicrobial agents and prophylaxis, orofacial fungal and viral infections, and the relationship between oral microbiota and systemic disease. The book is completed by a chapter on infection control.
Each chapter is succinct and includes essential information in a concise format – thereby saving the reader valuable time. The book is presented with an abundance of tables, photographs and artworks to make the subject as engaging as possible – numerous ‘Key Point’ boxes aid retention.
Marsh and Martins’ Oral Microbiology is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, research workers, and a wide range of clinical dental professionals.

Features:
• Successfully describes the complex relationship between the resident oral microbiota and the host in health and disease
• Retains a unique ecological approach to the subject which provides a clear set of principles to explain whether the microbiota will have a beneficial or an adverse relationship with the host at a particular site
• Exploration of the biological and clinical significance of the oral microbiota in the form of a biofilm on dental and mucosal surfaces

New To This Edition:
• Completely updated throughout by a new author team!
• Self-assessment questions in each chapter allow readers to monitor their progress
• Updated design with ‘Key Points’ throughout aids learning
• Reflects the impact that the genomic era has had on the field
• Expanded sections on infection control as well as therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotic use
• New sections on the benefits of the resident oral microbiota and on current concepts of factors driving dysbiosis in periodontal disease
• New chapter on the emerging role of oral microorganisms in systemic diseases

Authors
• Philip D. Marsh, BSc, PhD, Chief Scientific Leader, Public Health England, Salisbury, UK; Professor of Oral Microbiology, Leeds School of Dentistry, University of Leeds, UK.
• Michael A. O. Lewis, PhD, BDS, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS (Ed and Eng), FRCPath, FHEA, FFGDP(UK), Professor of Oral Medicine and Dean, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
• Helen Rogers, MB ChB BDS BSc MFDS FDS (OMed) RCS Eng, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, University of Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol, UK.
• David Williams, BSc (Hons), PhD, Professor of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
• Melanie Wilson, BSc (Hons), BDS, PhD, FDSRCS, FRCPath, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry,College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff, Wales, UK