Comprehensive periodontics for the dental hygienist / [edited by] Mea A. Weinberg [and others].

Anatomy of the periodontal structures: the healthy state
Classification of the periodontal diseases
Epidemiology of the periodontal diseases
Dental biofilms: microbiology of the periodontal diseases
Local contributory risk factors for the periodontal diseases
Periodontal medicine
Bacterial/host response: inflammatory and immunology fundamentals
Histopathogenesis of the periodontal diseases
The gingival lesion
The periodontitis lesion
Necrotizing periodontal diseases
The occlusal lesion
Abscesses of the periodontium
Case interpretation I: chapters 1-13
Dental hygiene process of care for the periodontal patient
Patient history
Clinical examination: extraoral/intraoral examination & dental evaluation
Clinical examination: gingival assessment
Clinical examination: periodontal assessment
Radiographic assessment
Advances in detecting and monitoring the periodontal diseases
Case interpretation II: chapters 14-20
Evidenced-based treatment planning
Oral hygiene self-care
Topical drug delivery systems: oral rinses and irrigation
Systemic and local drug delivery systems: systemic antibiotics, local drug devices, and enzyme suppression therapy
Healing after nonsurgical periodontal therapy
Principles of periodontal surgery: gingivectomy, osseous resection, and periodontal plastic surgery
Principles of periodontal surgery: periodontal regeneration
Implantology
Periodontal emergencies
Periodontal management of medically compromised patients
Periodontal maintenance therapy
Case interpretation III: clinical cases (chapters 1-31)
Appendices.