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Taylor Et Al-2016-Periodontology 2000
Taylor Et Al-2016-Periodontology 2000
Taylor Et Al-2016-Periodontology 2000
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Printed in Singapore. All rights reserved PERIODONTOLOGY 2000
Understanding the structure and function of the function and is a key component of the host defence
mouth, its tissues and its secretions is of great interest against infection in the mouth. Proctor (14) describes
to physiologists, cell biologists, immunologists and the structure and function of the major and minor
microbiologists, but is also of fundamental interest to salivary glands and their secretory processes. Under-
the dental professional interested in comprehending standing the physiologic and pharmacologic regula-
the aberrant processes associated with oral disease tion of salivary secretion and its variation in health
and in the application of effective clinical interven- and disease are critical in the clinical management of
tions. The field of periodontology, which has a truly compromised salivary secretion (xerostomia), which
multidisciplinary perspective, cutting across leading- often underpins episodes of caries, periodontitis and
edge molecular and cellular biology, clinical dentistry, candidiasis in patients with other disorders.
epidemiology and behavioral science, exemplifies this.
A paradigm shift in recent years has led to the consid-
eration of the oral cavity (and, thus, oral disease) not Salivary biomarkers for periodontal
in isolation but as a component integrated with sys- disease
temic physiology, important in maintaining systemic
health and reflective of systemic disease; this has Korte & Kinney (11) outline the use of saliva as a
served to promote periodontology, in particular, into source of biomarkers for periodontal disease diagno-
the forefront of medicine in general (2). This volume of sis and monitoring. Analysis of expectorated saliva
Periodontology 2000 considers the role of gingival (oral fluid) is gaining popularity as it is relatively
crevicular fluid and saliva in physiological function, straightforward to collect and contains a large pro-
maintenance of oral tissue integrity and defense portion of the total gingival crevicular fluid from the
against pathogens and oral disease, as well as in the periodontal pockets in the whole mouth. Further-
many emerging applications of analysis of these fluids more, it is clear that analysis of individual elements
in support of periodontal disease diagnosis, prognosis of the pathogenesis of complex and variable dis-
and epidemiology. However, although the emphasis is eases, such as periodontitis, is not as useful (or as
on periodontal disease, the wider contexts of oral and desirable) as the investigation of multiple elements
systemic health are also key considerations. that provide overlapping, but distinct, disease associ-
ations. Korte & Kinney (11) describe the identifica-
tion of host response and microbiological markers
Physiologic regulation of saliva for periodontitis and their efficacy in periodontal dis-
secretion ease management.
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