Advances in Periodontal Disease Diagnosis

This book presents an overview of the most pertinent advances in periodontal diagnosis and focuses on the relationship between various diagnostic techniques and their clinical applications. It highlights the relevant principles of diagnosis and advances in clinical, radiographic, microbial diagnosis as well as advances in characterizing the host response. The book gives an insight into the newly emerging diagnostic approaches and how these tools can together with conventional clinical and radiographic examination provide more accurate methods of diagnosing periodontitis.