Periodontics: Prep Manual for Undergraduates

Dr. Vivek Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, India. Before joining IIT Mandi, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Merced in the USA and a researcher at the International Water Management Institute in New Delhi, India. Dr. Gupta holds a Ph.D. in Hydrology from IIT Roorkee and an M.Tech. in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Water Resources Engineering and Management from IIT Guwahati. He has published over 30 research articles, including 16 international peer-reviewed journal articles in highly respected journals, three book chapters and one edited book. His research interests include climate change impact assessment, droughts, climate extremes, development of early warning and climate information systems, hydrological modeling, and flood and drought prediction using numerical and data-based modeling.

• Unit 1 Normal PeriodontiumChapter 1 Introduction and History Chapter 2 Gingiva Chapter 3 Periodontal Ligament Chapter 4 Cementum Chapter 5 Alveolar Bone Chapter 6 Age Changes in Periodontium Unit 2 Classification and Epidemiology of Periodontal DiseasesChapter 7 Classification of Periodontal Diseases Chapter 8 Epidemiology of Gingival and Periodontal Diseases Unit 3 Aetiology of Periodontal DiseasesChapter 9 Microbiology of Periodontal Diseases Chapter 10 Calculus and Other Predisposing Factors Chapter 11 Interrelationship between Systemic Factors and Periodontal Diseases Unit 4 Gingival DiseasesChapter 12 Role of Inflammation in Periodontal Disease Chapter 13 Defence Mechanism of Gingiva Chapter 14 Gingival Inflammation and Clinical Features of GingivitisChapter 15 Gingival Enlargement Chapter 16 Desquamative Gingivitis Chapter 17 Acute Gingival Conditions Unit 5 Periodontal DiseasesChapter 18 Periodontal Pocket Chapter 19 Bone Loss and Patterns of Bone Destruction Chapter 20 Trauma from Occlusion Chapter 21 Aggressive and Chronic Periodontitis Chapter 22 AIDS and Periodontium Unit 6 Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment PlanChapter 23 Clinical and Radiographic Diagnosis Chapter 24 Advanced Diagnostic Techniques Chapter 25 Prognosis Chapter 26 Treatment Plan and Rationale of Periodontal Therapy Unit 7 Non-surgical TherapyChapter 27 Plaque Control Chapter 28 Scaling and Root Planing Chapter 29 Chemotherapeutic Agents Unit 8 Surgical TherapyChapter 30 Principles of Periodontology Surgery Chapter 31 Curettage, Gingivectomy and Treatment of Gingival Enlargement Chapter 32 Flap Technique for Pocket Therapy Chapter 33 Resective Osseous Surgery Chapter 34 Regenerative Osseous Surgery Chapter 35 Furcation Involvement and Its Management Chapter 36 Mucogingival Therapy (Periodontal Plastic Surgery) Unit 9 Oral ImplantologyChapter 37 Surgical Procedures, Biomechanics and ComplicationsUnit 10 Interdisciplinary PeriodonticsChapter 38 Periodontic - Orthodontic Interrelationship Chapter 39 Endodontic - Periodontic Interrelationship Chapter 40 Periodontics - Restorative InterrelationshipUnit 11 Periodontal Maintenance TherapyChapter 41 Supportive Periodontal Therapy Unit 12 MiscellaneousChapter 42 Miscellaneous Topics