A handbook of pediatric dentistry / edited by Angus C. Cameron, Richard P. Widmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cameron, Angus C.

Widmer, Richard P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pedodontics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Pedodontics.

Pediatric Dentistry.

Medical Subjects:

Pediatric Dentistry.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 414 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Pediatric dentistry

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Mosby, [2003]

Summary:

This new, revised handbook builds on the success of the first edition, offering dental students and practitioners a concise, practical and highly illustrated guide to the day-to-day management of child patients. Extensive color illustrations throughout the book help facilitate diagnosis of dental abnormalities, and up-to-date, expanded information makes this book an essential companion in the dental office.

Contents:

1 Child management 1

History 1

Examination 2

Special examinations 3

Definitive diagnosis 5

Assessment of disease risk 6

Treatment plan 6

Clinical conduct 7

Non-pharmacological behaviour management 8

Referring for possible mental health evaluation and care 14

Pharmacological behaviour management 16

Pain control for children 19

General anaesthesia 22

Ward instructions 26

2 Fluoride modalities 28

Mechanisms of action of fluoride 28

Community water fluoridation 29

Dental fluorosis 29

Topical fluorides 33

Systemic fluorides 36

Considerations in fluoride therapy for infants and children 37

Recommended schedules for topical fluoridation 39

Fluoride toxicity 40

3 Dental caries and restorative paediatric dentistry 44

Dental caries 44

Preventing dental caries 45

Determining patients at risk of dental caries 47

Restorative materials 50

Restoration of the primary dentition 52

Restoration of primary anterior teeth 53

Restoration of primary posterior teeth 55

Management of early childhood caries 60

Minimal intervention dentistry 63

Management of occlusal caries in permanent teeth 63

Indications for the use of materials in paediatric dentistry 68

4 Pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth 71

Factors influencing the decision to retain primary teeth 71

Pulp treatment options 73

Parameters indicating the status of pulp vitality in primary teeth 74

The controversy over pulp medicaments and techniques 75

Pulpotomy procedures 78

Pulpectomy procedures 81

Clinical problems with pulpally involved primary teeth 82

Pulp therapy for young permanent molars 83

5 Trauma management 87

Aetiology 88

Child abuse 89

History 90

Examination 90

Investigations 92

Other considerations in trauma management 94

Maxillofacial injuries 95

Sequelae of fractures of the jaws in children 99

Luxations in the primary dentition 100

Fractures of primary incisors 104

Sequelae after trauma to primary teeth 105

Crown and root fractures of permanent incisors 106

Root fractures 113

Crown/root fractures 115

Luxations in the permanent dentition 118

Avulsion of permanent teeth 121

Complications in endodontic management of avulsed teeth 124

Autotransplantation 127

Bleaching of non-vital incisors 129

Soft-tissue injuries 131

Prevention 134

6 Paediatric oral medicine and pathology 140

Orofacial infections 140

Ulcerative and vesiculobullous lesions 147

Pigmented, vascular and red lesions 156

Epulides and exophytic lesions 162

Gingival enlargements (overgrowth) 165

Premature exfoliation of primary teeth 167

Oral pathology in the newborn 176

Diseases of salivary glands 178

Diagnostic imaging of the salivary glands 181

7 Dental anomalies 184

Considerations in the management of dental anomalies 184

Dental anomalies at different stages of dental development 185

Formation of dental lamina 186

Disorders of proliferation 193

Abnormalities of morphology 200

Developmental defects of enamel 208

Amelogenesis imperfecta 213

Disorders of dentine 218

Dental effects of prematurity and low birthweight 225

Disorders of eruption 227

Loss of tooth structure 230

8 Medically compromised children 234

Congenital cardiac disease 234

Bleeding disorders 237

Coagulopathies 239

Red-cell disorders 244

Immunodeficiency 246

HIV infection and AIDS 248

Paediatric oncology 252

Renal disease 260

Liver disease 262

Organ transplantation 263

Endocrinopathies 265

Respiratory disease 270

Neurological disease 271

Other children with special needs 273

Oromotor dysfunction in patients with developmental disabilities 277

Genetic disorders 279

9 Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment in the mixed dentition 287

Orthodontic assessment 287

Orthodontic examination 289

Crowding and space management in the mixed dentition 293

Regaining space 295

Timed extraction of teeth to resolve intra-arch crowding 296

Management of missing teeth 297

Orthodontic aspects of supernumerary teeth 299

Ectopic eruption of permanent canines 301

Ectopic eruption of first permanent molars 301

Extraction of first permanent molars 302

Basic requirements of orthodontic appliances 304

Removable appliances 305

Treatment of anterior crossbites 307

Treatment of posterior crossbites 309

Digit sucking 313

Correction of developing class II skeletal malocclusions 315

10 Management of cleft lip and palate 322

The anatomy of the facial skeleton in cleft lip and palate 323

Current concepts of cleft management 327

Cleft management in the neonatal period 328

Cleft management in childhood 331

Cleft management in adolescence and early adulthood 334

Importance of dental care in overall management 335

11 Speech, language and swallowing 342

Communication disorders Structural anomalies and their relationship to speech production, eating and drinking 342

Maxillofacial surgery and its relation to speech production 349

Referral to a speech and language pathologist 349

Appendix A Normal values in blood chemistry 355

Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte balance 359

Appendix C Management of anaphylaxis 362

Appendix D Management of acute asthma 365

Appendix E Protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis 365

Appendix F Vaccination schedules 370

Appendix G Isolation and exclusion from school for childhood infectious diseases 371

Appendix H Somatic growth and maturity 372

Appendix I Growth charts 376

Appendix J Differential diagnosis of radiographic pathology in children 384

Appendix K Piaget's four stages of intellectual development 386

Appendix L Glasgow coma scale 387

Appendix M Common drug usage in paediatric dentistry 388

Appendix N Eruption dates of teeth 390

Appendix O Construction of family pedigrees 392

Appendix P Oral management of the paediatric oncology patient 393

Appendix Q Oral management of the paediatric bone marrow transplant patient 397

Appendix S Neurological observation chart 403.

Notes:

"Australasian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0723431868

OCLC:

51216808