Oral Microbiology

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the microorganisms that colonize the oral cavity with special emphasis on those bacteria and fungi that contribute to pathogenesis of major oral disease and by extension to certain systemic diseases. Specific bacterial roles, in the production of periodontitis and dental caries, are examined in detail. This course also includes interventions to oral diseases. The role of defense mechanisms of the mouth, such as salivary antibodies, and gingival crevicular fluid is examined and discussed.