Main description:

This new edition is a complete guide to paediatric dentistry for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.

Divided into nineteen sections, the book begins with an introduction to the specialty, oral examination, teeth identification and numbering, imaging, and growth and development of a child's face, mouth and teeth.

The next chapters discuss diet and nutrition, plaque control and fluorides, and dental caries. Dental subspecialties including endodontics, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, periodontics, and surgery, each have their own dedicated sections.

The concluding chapters cover oral pathology, forensics, lasers, dental advances, and research.

The fourth edition has been fully revised to provide the latest information in the field and features many new topics including zirconia crowns, revascularisation and pulp regeneration, silver diamine fluoride, general anaesthesia, and presurgical nasoalveolar moulding in the management of cleft lip and palate.

Key points

Complete guide to paediatric dentistry for dental students
Fully revised fourth edition with many new topics
Highly illustrated with more than 1000 clinical photographs, diagrams and tables
Previous edition (9789351522324) published in 2014

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry

Introduction
First Dental Visit
Dental Home: A Primary Care Oral Health Concept
Pedodontic Clinic
Practice Management

Section 2: Diagnosis in Pediatric Dentistry

Oral Examination and Diagnosis
Teeth Identification and Numbering Systems
Radiographic Techniques
Digital Radiographic Diagnosis

Section 3: Growth and Development

Developmental Milestones in Children
Theories of Growth
Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Head and Face
Principles, Assessment and Factors Influencing Growth

Section 4: Developmental Aspects of Dentition

Tooth Eruption and Shedding
Teething
Development of Occlusion
Morphology of Primary Dentition

Section 5: Behavioral Pedodontics

Child Psychology
Fear and Anxiety
Psychometric Assessment of Dental Fear and Anxiety
Nonpharmacologic Behavior Management
Conscious Sedation
Behavior Management of Handicapped Child

Section 6: Preventive Pedodontics

Diet and Nutrition
Diet Counseling for the Prevention of Dental Caries
Pit and Fissure Sealants
Plaque Control in Children
Plaque Control for the Disabled Child
Fluorides

Section 7: Pediatric Orthodontics

Oral Habits
Cephalometric Diagnosis
Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics
Myofunctional Therapy
Model Analysis
Pediatric Space Management
Serial Extractions
Components of Removable Orthodontic Appliances

Section 8: Cariology

Dental Caries
Caries Risk Assessment
Diagnostic Aids in Dental Caries
Early Childhood Caries
Rampant Caries
Chemomechanical Caries Removal

Section 9: Restorative Dentistry

Pediatric Operative Dentistry
Commonly Used Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry
Minimal Intervention
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
Stainless Steel Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry
Anterior Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry

Section 10: Pediatric Endodontics

Primary Root Canal Morphology
Pulp and Periapical Diseases
Diagnostic Pulp Testing
Endodontic Armamentarium
Pulp Therapy for Vital Teeth
Pulp Therapy for Nonvital Teeth
Rotary Endodontics in Primary Molars

Section 11: Gingiva and Periodontium in Children

Normal Features of Gingiva
Gingivitis in Children
Periodontal Diseases in Children

Section 12: Oral Surgical Procedures in Children

Infection Control
Local Anesthesia
Pediatric Exodontia
Traumatic Injuries to Anterior Teeth
Pediatric Minor Oral Surgery
Maxillofacial Trauma in Children

Section 13: Hospital Dentistry

Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry
Pharmacological Considerations in Pediatric Dentistry

Section 14: Dentistry for the Special Child

Dental Consideration of Differently-Abled Child
Cleft Lip and Palate
Prosthodontic Management of Pediatric Patient

Section 15: Pediatric Oral Pathology

Developmental Anomalies of Dentition
Common Orofacial Syndromes in Children
Common Oral Pathologic Conditions Associated with Pediatric Dentistry

Section 16: Forensic Pedodontics

Child Abuse and Neglect
Bite Marks

Section 17: Lasers in Pediatric Dentistry

Introduction, Principle and Types of Laser
Applications and Hazards of Laser

Section 18: Advancements in Pediatric Dentistry

Applications of Nanosciences in Pediatric Dentistry
Dental Implants in Children
Zirconia Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry
Concepts Of Revascularization And Pulp Regeneration
Silver Diamine Fluoride
General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry
Presurgical Nasoalveolar Moulding in Management of Cleft Lip and Palate

Section 19: Research Methodology in Pedodontics

Biostatistics in Dentistry
Research Methodology
Dental Indices

Index