Advanced periodontal disease : surgical and prosthetic management. [Etiology of periodontal disease; Periodontal examination; Diagnosis of periodontal disease; Role of the roentgenograph in diagnosis; The periodontal-pulpal quandary; Prognosis; Role of the dental assistant i n periodontal surgery; Principles of periodontal surgery; Treatment planning for the periodontal patient; Gingival surgery; Periodontal osseus surgery; Surgery for intrabony defects; Management of the periodontal abscess; Mucogingival surgery; Management of periodontal diseases in children and young adults; Management of acute gingival disease; management of periodontal disease for patients with systemic disease; Maintenance phase of periodontal treatment, etc]

Philadelphia ; Toronto ; London : W B Saunders Company, 1972., 1972. Very Good. 2d ed., 1st printing ; xvi, 990 p. illus. 26 cm. ; ISBN: 9780721673660; 072167366X ; LCCN: 78-145565 ; OCLC: 279180 ; LC: RK361; Dewey: 617.6/32 ; large, thick volume ; numerous photographs and x-rays ; orange-red cloth with white and black lettering ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Etiology of periodontal disease -- Periodontal examination -- Diagnosis of periodontal disease -- Role of the roentgenograph in diagnosis -- The periodontal-pulpal quandary -- Prognosis -- Role of the dental assistant i n periodontal surgery -- Principles of periodontal surgery -- Treatment planning for the periodontal patient -- Gingival surgery -- Periodontal osseus surgery -- Surgery for intrabony defects -- Management of the periodontal abscess -- Mucogingival surgery -- Management of periodontal diseases in children and young adults -- Management of acute gingival disease -- management of periodontal disease for patients with systemic disease -- Maintenance phase of periodontal treatment -- treatment of occlusion in periodontal disease -- Prosthetic procedures in the management of periodontal disease -- Management of periodontal disease in the geriatric patient. ; bookplates of John Leonard Pyron (1916-2005), who, with degrees from Birmingham Southern University in 1936 and a Masters in Education from the University of Florida, taught in Florida high schools from 1936-1946, until he attended Emory University and received a degree in dentistry in 1948. In 1998, Emory recognized him for 50 continuous years of service in dentistry. ; notes by Pyron laid in ; VG