Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence (Pediatric Denistry)

Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy Through Adolescence (Pediatric Denistry)
by Jimmy Pinkham, Paul Casamassimo, Henry W. Fields, Dennis J. McTigue, Arthur Nowak

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• Nine chapters are now in full color, providing more detail especially in the oral pathology and esthetics chapters.
• Revised sedation guidelines for pediatric patients (presented during the May 2004 AAPD meeting) are reflected, so that practitioners stay current on pain and anxiety control issues.
• The latest caries risk assessment information (revised by the AAPD in 2002) is included.
• Text boxes spotlight topics of interest, such as tobacco use, the Alternative Restorative Treatment, and brushing techniques for special-needs children.
• Coverage includes anticipatory guidance, an innovative approach to preventive dentistry this proactive developmentally based counseling system focuses on the needs of a child at a particular stage of life.
• Coverage of orthodontic diagnosis and treatment situations is expanded, with more illustrations to provide readers with examples of clinical scenarios.
• Contributions on dental trauma in the primary and transitional dentitions are completely rewritten to include the most current developments in trauma management.
• A completely new contribution on pulp therapy for young permanent teeth offers a review of the normal histology of the primary pulp, and discusses the basis for the different forms of pulpal treatment for the primary dentition.
• The behavior management chapter is revised to include the many recent changes in this field, a critical topic of interest when working with pediatric patients.
• Coverage includes chlorhexidine varnish, an oral antimicrobial that continues to be an important tool in the fight against oral disease.
• Emphasis is placed on age-appropriate topics throughout each section, such as genetic disorders in Conception to Age Three; managing trauma in The Primary Dentition Years and The Transitional Years; and esthetics and sports dentistry in Adolescence.
• New appendixes include HIPAA information and a schedule for childhood immunizations important information for any pediatric office.

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• Specialties > Pediatrics > General
• Professional & Technical > Medical > Dentistry > General