1 Introduction

2 The mouth as a microbial habitat

3 The resident oral microflora

4 Acquisition, adherence, distribution and metabolism of the oral microflora

5 Dental plaque

6 Plaque mediated diseases - dental caries and periodontal diseases

7 Orofacial bacterial infections

8 Antimicrobial prophylaxis

9 Oral fungal infection

10 Orofacial viral infections

11 Oral implications of infection in compromised patients

12 Infection control