Periodontitis

by Paul A. Levi Jr. (Author), Robert J. Rudy (Author), Y. Natalie Jeong (Author), Daniel K. Coleman (Author)
Emphasis on patient involvement in disease control and prevention of future disease
Emphasis on supportive maintenance therapy
Concise up-to-date recommendations for non-surgical therapy

This book examines the pathophysiology and selected complications in diabetes mellitus.

This volume is dedicated to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MicroRNAs, part of epigenetic mechanisms, which also include DNA methylation, and histone modification, as well as microbiota, the composition of microbes in body cavities, also appear to influence arthritis and are discussed in this book.

This book addresses why and how the aging process is accelerated under diabetes, providing valuable and comprehensive information for the management of various types of diabetes- and aging-related disorders. Since several papers have shown that average life span and healthy life expectancy are reduced in diabetic patients, especially in those with a long history of disease, the early detection and treatment of diabetes-related complications are urgently needed in order to slow the aging process and help people successfully live with diabetes.

This book addresses why and how the aging process is accelerated under diabetes, providing valuable and comprehensive information for the management of various types of diabetes- and aging-related disorders.

by Lore Correia (Editor),‎ Germaine Mayers (Editor)