Pediatric Dentistry

Usingauniqueage-specificorganization,thisbookdiscussesallaspectsofpediatricdentistryfrominfancythroughadolescence.Eachage-specificsectioncoversthephysical,cognitive,emotional,andsocialchangesthatchildrenexperience,aswellastheepidemiologyofdentaldiseaseatthatage.Otherchaptersexploretheexamination,treatmentplanning,radiographicconcerns,prevention,trauma,restorativedentistry,pulptherapy,orthodontics,andbehaviormanagementofeachagerange.*Ninechaptersarenowinfullcolor,providingmoredetail—especiallyintheoralpathologyandestheticschapters.*Revisedsedationguidelinesforpediatricpatients(presentedduringtheMay2004AAPDmeeting)arereflected,sothatpractitionersstaycurrentonpainandanxietycontrolissues.*Thelatestcariesriskassessmentinformation(revisedbytheAAPDin2002)isincluded.*Textboxesspotlighttopicsofinterest,suchastobaccouse,theAlternative!RestorativeTreatment,andbrushingtechniquesforspecial-needschildren.*Coverageincludesanticipatoryguidance,aninnovativeapproachtopreventivedentistry—thisproactivedevelopmentallybasedcounselingsystemfocusesontheneedsofachildataparticularstageoflife.*Coverageoforthodonticdiagnosisandtreatmentsituationsisexpanded,withmoreillustrationstoprovidereaderswithexamplesofclinicalscenarios.