Editors:
- Compiles all the basic information needed on root canal biofilms
- Discusses the basic biology of root canal biofilms
- One focus is on observational and experimental evidence of root canal microbial biofilms
- Sheds some light on how infections caused by root canal biofilms are clinically treated and reviews the implementation of novel anti-biofilm approaches
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Biofilms (BIOFILMS, volume 9)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Biological Aspects
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Front Matter
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Observational and Experimental Evidence
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents the current state of research on the basic scientific aspects of root canal biofilm biology within a clinically applicable context. Root canal biofilms are complex polymicrobial structures adhering to the root canal surface that are formed by microorganisms invading the pulpal space of teeth, and are associated with persistent root canal infections. Concerted efforts to study root canal biofilms have been made in the past decade, resulting in the publication of observational and experimental studies that detail the morphology and biology of these structures in infected root canals. In addition to confirming that bacteria in root canals do not exist in free-floating planktonic states as previously assumed, this new information on root canal biofilm infections has provided an opportunity to re-evaluate conventional clinical protocols and improve endodontic therapeutic measures.
Editors and Affiliations
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The Swedish Academy for Advanced Clinical Dentistry, Gothenburg, Sweden
Luis E. Chávez de Paz
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Endodontology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA
Christine M. Sedgley
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Department of Clinical Sciences Discipline of Endodontics, The University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, Canada
Anil Kishen
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Root Canal Biofilm
Editors: Luis E. Chávez de Paz, Christine M. Sedgley, Anil Kishen
Series Title: Springer Series on Biofilms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47415-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47414-3Published: 28 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50876-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47415-0Published: 20 October 2015
Series ISSN: 1863-9607
Series E-ISSN: 1863-9615
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 366
Topics: Microbiology, Dentistry, Infectious Diseases, Biological Microscopy