Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance

Monty Duggal is Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute, UK. Angus Cameron is Clinical Associate Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at Westmead Hospital and The University of Sydney, Australia. Jack Toumba is Professor of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute, UK.

“As a first edition, this book has the potential to be a strong presence in pediatric dental education, particularly from a clinical perspective.”  (Doody’s, 15 November 2013)

• Treatment planning, growth and development1 Planning treatment for children 62 Growth and development 83 Child cognitive and psychological development 10Strategies for management of the child patient4 Behaviour management 125 Aversive conditioning and management of phobia 146 Local analgesia 167 Conscious sedation 188 General anaesthesia 209 Rubber dam 2210 Dental radiography 24Prevention of caries and erosion11 Preventive care for children 2612 Topical fluorides I 2813 Topical fluorides II 3014 Systemic fluoridation and fluoride toxicity 3215 Cariology 3416 Caries risk assessment and detection 3617 Dental erosion 38Restorative management in the primary dentition18 Early childhood caries 4019 Strip crowns for primary incisors 4220 Plastic restorations in primary molars 4421 Pulp therapy 4622 Crowns for primary molars 4823 Management of extensive caries 50Management of fi rst permanent molars24 Preservation of the fi rst permanent molar 5225 Molar incisor hypomineralisation 54Space management26 Space maintenance 56Dento-alveolar trauma27 Assessment of trauma in children 5828 Trauma to primary teeth 6029 Crown fractures in permanent teeth 6230 Complicated crown and crown/root fractures 6431 Non-vital immature teeth 6632 Root fractures 6833 Luxations and avulsion 70Paediatric oral medicine and pathology34 Diagnosis, biopsy and investigation of pathology in children 7235 Differential diagnosis of pathology of the jaws 7436 Management of odontogenic infections in children 7637 Ulcers and vesiculobullous lesions in children 7838 Swellings and enlargements of the gingiva 8039 Oral pathology in the newborn 82Dental and oro-facial anomalies40 Premature loss of primary teeth 8441 Missing teeth and extra teeth 8642 Disorders of tooth shape and size 8843 Enamel disorders 9044 Disorders of dentine and eruptive defects 92Management of children with special needs45 Physical and learning disabilities I 9446 Physical and learning disabilities II 9647 Bleeding disorders 9848 Thalassaemia and other blood dyscrasias 10049 Children with congenital heart defects 10250 Children with cancer 10451 The diabetic child 10652 Kidney and liver disease and organ transplantation 10853 Prescribing drugs for children 110References 113Index 115