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McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent

  • 11th Edition - February 2, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Jeffrey A. Dean
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**Get the expert knowledge you need to provide quality oral care to pediatric patient… Read more

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**

Get the expert knowledge you need to provide quality oral care to pediatric patients! Trusted for more than 50 years, McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, 11th Edition provides the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents. It covers topics ranging from pediatric examination and radiographic techniques to development and morphology of the primary teeth, dental caries, dental materials, and local anesthesia. Another point of emphasis is the management of patients with special medical issues. On the Expert Consult website, you’ll find a fully searchable version of the entire text along with case studies and step-by-step procedure videos. From internationally known educator Jeffrey A. Dean, this resource provides everything you need to prepare for board certification and succeed in clinical practice.

Key features

  • Comprehensive coverage of pediatric dentistry includes the treatment of deep caries, prosthodontics, occlusion, trauma, gingivitis and periodontal disease, cleft lip and palate, facial esthetics, and medically compromised patients
  • More than 1,000 illustrations show oral structures and conditions along with dental procedures
  • Five major areas of focus help you organize your thinking and practice around key clinical concepts: diagnoses, caries and periodontology, pain control, oral growth and development, and management of special medical issues
  • Expert Consult website includes fully searchable access to the text, plus videos and case studies
  • Diverse and respected team of authors contribute chapters on their areas of expertise
  • Global readership includes translations of the text into seven different languages

Table of contents

Part 1: Diagnoses

1. Examination of the Mouth and Other Relevant Structures

2. Radiographic Techniques

3. Acquired and Developmental Disturbances of the Teeth and Associated Oral Structures

4. Development and Morphology of the Primary Teeth

5. Oral Pathology of the Child and Adolescent

6. Clinical Genetics for the Dental Practitioner

7. Child Abuse and Neglect

Part 2: Caries and Periodontology

8. Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene

9. Nutritional Considerations for the Pediatric Dental Patient

10. Dental Caries in the Child and Adolescent

11. Pit and Fissure Sealants and Preventative Resin Restorations

12. Restorative Dentistry

13. Dental Materials

14. Treatment of Deep Caries, Vital Pulp Exposure, and Pulpless Teeth

15. Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease

Part 3: Pain Control and Behavior Guidance

16. Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent

17. Nonpharmacologic Management of Children's Behaviors

18. Pharmacologic Management of Patient Behavior

19. Hospital Dental Services for Children and the Use of General Anesthesia

Part 4: Growth and Development

20. Eruption of the Teeth: Local, Systemic, and Congenital Factors That Influence the Process

21. Growth of the Face and Dental Arches

22. Cephalometrics and Facial Esthetics: The Key to Complete Treatment Planning

23. Managing the Developing Occlusion

24. Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Cleft Lip and Palate Management

25. Prosthodontic Treatment of the Adolescent Patient

Part 5: Management of Special Medical Issues and Practice Management

26. Dental Problems of Children with Special Needs

27. Management of the Medically Compromised Patient: Hematology, Oncology, Hepatitis, and AIDS

28. Management of Trauma to the Teeth and Supporting Tissues

29. Oral Surgery for the Pediatric Patient

30. Pediatric Oral Health Advocacy

31. Practice Management

Product details

  • Edition: 11
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 15, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editor

JD

Jeffrey A. Dean

Affiliations and expertise
Ralph E. McDonald Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Professor of Orthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN