Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

by Cameron, Angus C.; Widmer, Richard P.

• ISBN13: 9780723434528
• ISBN10: 0723434522
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Suitable for students and practitioners alike, HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - is a concise, practical and highly illustrated guide to the day-to-day management of child dental patients. Edited by two of Australia's most eminent clinicians and academics with established global reputations Endorsed by the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry Written in an accessible, easy-to-read manner to aid retention of facts Provides a source of essential and practical information, not always easy to find elsewhere Multi-contributor authorship ensures complete accuracy and currency of information in sub-specialist areas Translated into several languages - demonstrating the universal appeal of the volume! Designed specifically to give all practitioners confidence when managing children The convenient handbook size ensures that the book can be easily referred to in the clinical setting Completely updated throughout, with now over 450 illustrations Contains an expanded section on behavioral management techniques Includes the latest guidelines on fluoridation Includes new sections on cariology and tooth restoration Full reference to the latest international guidelines on trauma Includes new section on pulp therapy in primary teeth Contains an enhanced section on oral pathology and dental anomalies

Table of Contents

Child assessment

Child management

Dental caries

Fluoride modalities

Restorative paediatric dentistry

Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth

Trauma management

Pediatric oral medicine and pathology

Dental anomalies

Medically compromised children

Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment in the mixed dentition

Management of cleft lip and palate

Speech, language and swallowing

Normal values in blood chemistry

Fluid and electrolyte balance

Management of anaphylaxis

Management of acute asthma

Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis

Vaccination schedules

Isolation and exclusion from school for childhood infectious diseases

Somatic growth and maturity

Differential diagnosis of radiographic pathology in children

Piaget's four stages of intellectual development

Glasgow coma scale

Common drug usage in paediatric dentistry

Eruption dates of teeth

Construction of family pedigrees

Calculating fluoride values for dental products

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws

Charting form

Neurological observation chart

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