This is the most comprehensive book about information based on the infections of the gingiva that are acute in nature and had an etiology different from chronic gingival infections. Our goal is to make an individual aware about these infections of the gingiva that often leads to an emergency treatment. The main aim is also to make the clinician aware that a treatment of the chronic phase is a must after the resolution of an acute phase of an infection so that in order to prevent the recurrence of such infections.

This book is written for all the individuals- from students to educators, clinicians to researchers, and specialists to generalists with the objective that they will be guided through this book to differentiate between acute and chronic gingival conditions, and to understand the treatment of how to deal with all the emergencies arising due to these infections.

The multifaceted complex task of producing this book required the collaboration of numerous experts from various specialities of dentistry and their contributions are invaluable. We all hope that this book will be useful to dentists, Periodontists, hygienists, students, educators, and researchers so that it will contribute to continuous progress of our profession.