Periodontics revisited 2011: - Author: Shalu Bathla. - Forewords: SG Damle, Thomas E Van Dyke. - Publisher: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. - Edition: 1st. Book outlines: - This book provides invaluable, practical insights into the science and practice of modern periodontology. - Practitioners will be more prepared to interact with other specialties of dentistry and offer the highest level of care with the best evidence-based procedures available to them. - The book is divided into eleven broad sections. - The topics discussed in these sections include normal periodontium, classification and epidemiology, etiology, pathology of gingival and periodontal diseases, diagnosis, treatment, interdisciplinary approach, implantology, advances, maintenance phase, and miscellaneous. - These topics are elaborated in a detailed study of the gingiva, periodontal ligament, cementum, alveolar bone, epidemiology of gingival and periodontal diseases, dental calculus and other contributing factors, and the genetic basis of periodontal diseases. - Other topics discussed include defense mechanisms of the gingiva, soft and hard tissue lesions with periodontal relevance, bone defects, AIDS and periodontium, and female sex hormones and periodontium. - The book concludes with topics such as photodynamic therapy, gene therapy, nanotechnology, minimally invasive surgery, periodontal vaccine, and supportive periodontal therapy.