Highlights Include:

• An outline format that presents difficult concepts in a user-friendly manner
• Chapter outlines, tables, boxes, flow charts, and key terms that complement teaching and promote efficient learning
• Unique chapters covering content that goes beyond that found in other periodontal texts, including important topics such as dental plaque biofilms, host response to periodontal pathogens, etiology of periodontal diseases and more
• Patient case studies and "Focus on Patients" sections that encourage students to apply concepts to patient treatment
• High-quality clinical photographs and illustrations that reinforce chapter content
• A full-color insert that features clinical photographs of the periodontal disease classifications most often encountered in clinical practice
• A glossary for clarification of frequently used periodontal terms