Periodontal Diseases in Children and Adolescents : State of the Art.

Preface -- Participants -- Introduction -- Toxic Gingivitis in Adolescents and Young Adults -- The Pathology of Periodontal Diseases in Children and Adolescents -- Pathology of Periodontal Diseases in Children and Adolescents -- Microbiota of Juvenile Periodontitis (Periodontosis): The Rosetta Stone of Destructive Periodontal Diseases -- The Cytotoxicity of Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans and its Role in Juvenile Periodontitis -- Periodontosis (Juvenile Periodontitis): Differential Diagnosis and Treatment -- Applied Nutrition in Preventive Periodontics for Children and Adolescents -- Systemic Diseases and Periodontal Care -- The Handicapped Patient and Periodontal Disease -- Mucogingival Problems in Children -- Management of the Child and Adolescent Periodontium Before and During Orthodontic Therapy -- Prevention of Periodontal Diseases and Maintenance of Treated Patients