Oral Mucosa in Health and Disease : A Concise Handbook
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Lesley Ann Bergmeier, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book is designed to re-establish the position of the oral cavity and its mucosa at the forefront of defence and maintenance of homeostatic mechanisms that protect against disease not just locally but also systemically. The oral mucosa is a unique collection of tissues that constitutes a highly active environment with its own unique microflora and homeostatic interaction with the innate and adaptive immune responses. As an immune tissue the oral mucosa was somewhat neglected in the past owi…
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- Other Authors
- Bergmeier, Lesley Ann
- Responsibility
- Lesley Ann Bergmeier, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 184 p.) : 54 illus., 45 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319560656
- 9783319560649 (print ed.)
- 9783319560663 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Mouth Diseases
- Mouth Mucosa - immunology
- Oral Manifestations
- Specialty
- Oral Health
- Abstract
- This book is designed to re-establish the position of the oral cavity and its mucosa at the forefront of defence and maintenance of homeostatic mechanisms that protect against disease not just locally but also systemically. The oral mucosa is a unique collection of tissues that constitutes a highly active environment with its own unique microflora and homeostatic interaction with the innate and adaptive immune responses. As an immune tissue the oral mucosa was somewhat neglected in the past owing to the tendency to assume similarity to the gut mucosa. More recently it has become apparent that the oral mucosa is a complex environment and, like the esophageal mucosa, has more in common with vaginal tissue than with the gut. Furthermore, the ability of the oral mucosa to act as an immune inductive site has made it an attractive area of research in terms of desensitization for allergic reactions and possibly autoimmune responses. In this book, recognized experts in the field provide up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the structure and function of the oral mucosa, reflecting important recent advances in knowledge, including at the molecular level.
- Contents
- 1. Structure and Functions of the Oral Mucosa -- 2. Cell-Cell Interactions in the Oral Mucosa: Tight Junctions and Gap Junctions -- 3. Anchoring Junctions in the Oral Mucosa: Adherens Junctions and Desmosomes -- 4. Immunology of the Oral Mucosa -- 5. Mucosal Homeostasis of the Oral Mucosa -- 6. Wound Healing in the Oral Mucosa -- 7. Saliva and Gingival Crevicular Fluid: Contributions to Mucosal Defense -- 8. Oral Cancer: Recent Developments and Future Challenges -- 9. Epigenetics in the Oral Cavity -- 10. Infections of the Oral Mucosa and Immune Responses -- 11. Non-infectious Diseases of the Oral Mucosa: The Importance of Immune Functions -- 12. Clinical Management of Oral Mucosal Disease: A Literature Review -- 13. Future Directions of Research in the Oral Mucosa.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
