Modern pediatric dentistry / Vinay Kumar Srivastava ; foreword, Anil Kohli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Srivastava, Vinay Kumar.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pedodontics.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 364 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; St. Louis : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2011.

Summary:

Srivastava (pedodontics and preventive dentistry, Saraswati Dental College, India) provides a pedodontics and preventive dentistry textbook for undergraduate and graduate students. He describes the history of the field in India; infection control in the pediatric dental clinic; clinic set-up; examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning; radiology; child development and behavior management; nutritional considerations; eruption of teeth, disturbances, and management; the development of dentition, the nasomaxillary complex, and mandible; and preventive and interceptive orthodontics. He also covers various appliances and treatments such as space maintainers, crowns, lasers, and dentifrices; oral habits, gingival health, fluorides, and plaque; prenatal oral health; cariology and management; restorative dentistry; endodontic therapy; unconventional and conventional anesthesia techniques; conscious sedation; commonly used drugs; the management of dental and maxillofacial injuries and common oral pathologies; common infectious lesions; the management of problems in handicapped and systemically compromised children, and sport players; forensic science; genetic counseling; advances in dental instruments; research methodology and biostatistics; and private practice issues. Since the author's first language is not English, some of the language use is incorrect. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789350251898

9350251892

OCLC:

754739490