Orthodontics & Paediatric Dentistry

by Millett, Declan; Welbury, Richard; Campbell, Caroline (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780702031243
• ISBN10: 0702031240
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-05
• Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

Summary

This is a second edition of a hugely successful practical resource in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry - ideal for undergraduate dental students and post-graduates preparing for the MJDF and similar exams. Focuses on clinical problem-solving in orthodonticss and paediatric dentistry - two closely-related topics that are usually separated into different volumes.Provides practical help with treatment planning, guiding the reader through the process of safe and effective decision-making.Provides two different approaches to the clinical cases - some topics include scenarios with questions and answers; others include differential diagnosis with a focus on how to plan and manage treatment effectively.Uses 'key-point" Evidence-Based' boxes systematically to emphasise core knowledge for assessment and provide a rationale for treatment approaches.Contains valuable 'mind-maps', which helps the reader consolidate information prior to exams. Includes orthodontic sections on severe crowding, additional canine problems, bilateral crossbite covering the use of temporary anchorage devices, incisor root resorbtion from an impacted maxillary canine, cone beam CT, tooth-size discrepancy assessment, transposition, RME, SARPE and self-ligating bracketsIncludes paedriatric dentistry sections on the use of CPP-ACP, indirect pulp caps, caries diagnosis systems, minimally invasive techniques, and the importance of caries risk assessment and appropriate fluoride prescription, and mechanisms for how flouride works.

Table of Contents

Median diastema

Unerupted upper central incisor

Absent upper lateral incisors

Crowding and buccal upper canines

Severe crowding

Palatal canines

More canine problems

Infra-occluded primary molars

Increased overjet

Incisor crossbite

Reverse overjet

Increased overbite

Anterior open bite

Posterior crossbite

Bilateral crossbite

Late lower incisor crowding

Prominent chin and TMJDS

Drifting incisors

Appliance-related problems

Tooth movement and related problems

Cleft lip and palate

Nursing and early childhood caries

Continuing preventive care

The uncooperative child

Disorders of eruption and exfoliation

Pain control and carious teeth

Facial swelling and dental abscess

The displaced primary incisor

The fractured immature permanent incisor crown

The fractured permanent incisor root

The avulsed incisor

Poor quality first permanent molars

Tooth discolouration, hypomineralization and hypoplasia

Mottled teeth

Tooth surface loss

Multiple missing and abnormally shaped teeth

Amelogenesis imperfecta

Dentinogenesis imperfecta

Gingival bleeding and enlargement

Oral ulceration

Mind Maps®

Appendices:

The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need: Dental Health Component

Lateral cephalometric analysis

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