Prof. David Nigel James Ricketts Professor of Cariology and Conservative Dentistry Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry University of Dundee Dental School Dundee, UK
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schiffner Department of Restorative and Preventative Dentistry Universität Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Christian Andres Schneider Clinic for Operative Dentistry and Periodontology Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Kiel, Germany
Dr. R. Peter Shellis, MSc, PhD School of Oral and Dental Sciences University of Bristol Bristol, UK
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian H. Splieth Department for Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry Greifswald University Greifswald, Germany
Prof. Svante Twetman Section for Cariology, Endodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, and Clinical Genetics Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Martin J. Tyas Professorial Fellow Melbourne Dental School The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Dr. Cornelis van Loveren Department of Cariology, Endodontology, Pedodontology, Microbiology Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Bart Van Meerbeek Department of Conservative Dentistry BIOMAT Research Cluster Catholic University of Leuven Leuven, Belgium
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Michael Jochen Wicht Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology University of Cologne Cologne, Germany
Prof. Yasuhiro Yoshida Department of Biomaterials Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama, Japan
Prof. Domenick T. Zero, DDS, MS Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, USA
Table of Contents
The Disease
Kim R. Ekstrand, Domenick T. Zero
Tooth Development and Tooth Emergence
The Cervical Enamel Line and the Roots
Chemical Composition and Structure of Apatite Crystals
Saliva Production, Salivary Glands
Changes in Teeth and Saliva with Aging
Dental Plaque or Dental Biofilm?
Classifying Oral Microorganisms
Colonization of the Mouth in the Newborn
Plaque: Development and Metabolic End Products
Plaque Composition and Structure in Stagnation Areas
