3.6.2 Origins of Cementum
3.6.3 Changes in Cementum with Aging
3.6.4 Cementum Formation in Healing
3.7.1 Loss of Epithelial Attachment
3.7.2 Influence of Female Hormones
4. The Ecology of the Oral Cavity
4.2.2 How Saliva Defines the Oral Environment
4.2.4 Gingival Crevicular Fluid
4.3 The Biofilms of the Oral Environment
4.3.6 From Symbiont to Pathobiont
4.3.8 Single Organism or Consortium
4.4 Oral Ecology and Dental Caries
4.4.1 Diet and Control of Dental Caries
4.4.2 Risk Factors in Predicting Dental Caries
4.4.3 Dental Caries, Infection, or Dietary Disorder?
4.5 Nutrition and Oral Ecology
4.5.1 Oral Manifestation of Malnutrition
4.5.2 Trace Elements, Minerals, and Vitamins
4.6 The Influence of Fluorides on the Oral Ecosystem
4.6.1 Distribution of Fluoride in Teeth
4.6.2 Fluoride Protection of Enamel
4.6.3 Administration of Fluoride
4.7 Mucosal Immunity and Oral Ecology
4.7.1 General Barriers to Infection
5. Cell Differentiation in Embryology and Repair
5.1 Cell Interactions in Differentiation
5.1.2 Cell Differentiation during Embryology
5.1.3 Cell and Matrix Interactions in Tooth Development
