Topics in Dental Biochemistry

By Martin Levine

Book Overview

Necessary basics: elements, isotopes, ions, chemical reactions, energy metabolism and bacterial structures.- Photosynthesis and sucrose production.- The connective tissue extracellular matrix and its major components.- Fibrillar and non-fibrillar collagens & its integrin attachments.- Basal laminas and epithelia.- Elastic fibers and proteoglycans.- Collagen synthesis, genetic diseases and scurvy.- The zincins: collagen fiber processing and degradation.- Biological mineralization.- Bone remodeling and calcium metabolism.- Blood Coagulation.- Saliva.- Chronic Periodontitis.- Aggressive Periodontitis.- Dental caries.- Fluoride.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662499975
• ISBN13: 9783662499979
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"