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Pediatric Dentistry

Infancy Through Adolescence

  • 4th Edition - March 17, 2005
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jimmy R. Pinkham, Paul S. Casamassimo, Henry Fields, Dennis J. McTigue, Arthur J. Nowak
  • Editor: Linda Duncan
  • Language: English

Using a unique age-specific organization, this book discusses all aspects of pediatric dentistry from infancy through adolescence. Each age-specific section covers the physical,… Read more

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Using a unique age-specific organization, this book discusses all aspects of pediatric dentistry from infancy through adolescence. Each age-specific section covers the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that children experience, as well as the epidemiology of dental disease at that age. Other chapters explore the examination, treatment planning, radiographic concerns, prevention, trauma, restorative dentistry, pulp therapy, orthodontics, and behavior management of each age range.

Key features

  • 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.

Table of contents

PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

1. The Practical Importance of Pediatric Dentistry

2. Oral Pathologic Conditions and Soft Tissue Anomalies

3. Anomalies of the Developing Dentition

4. Oral and Dental Care of Local and Systemic Diseases

5. Topics in Pediatric Physiology

6. Nonpharmacologic Issues in Pain Perception and Control

7. Pain Perception Control

8. Pain Reaction Control: Sedation

9. Antimicrobials in Pediatric Dentistry

10. Medical Emergencies

11. Dental Public Health Issues in Pediatric Dentistry
PART 2: CONCEPTION TO AGE THREE

12. The Dynamics of Change
Physical Changes
Cognitive Changes
Emotional Changes
Social Changes
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Dental Disease

13. Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning of the Infant and Toddler

14. Prevention of Dental Disease

15. Introduction to Dental Trauma: Managing Traumatic Injuries in the Primary Dentition

16. Congenital Genetic Disorders and Syndromes
PART 3: THE PRIMARY DENTITION YEARS: THREE TO SIX YEARS

17. The Dynamics of Change
Physical Changes
Cognitive Changes
Emotional Changes
Social Changes
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Dental Disease

18. Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning

19. Prevention of Dental Disease

20. Dental Materials

21. Restorative Dentistry for the Primary Dentition

22. Pulp Therapy for the Primary Dentition

23. Patient Management

24. Periodontal Problems in Children and Adolescents

25. Space Maintenance in the Primary Dentition

26. Oral Habits

27. Orthodontic Treatment in the Primary Dentition

28. Local Anesthesia and Oral Surgery in Children
PART 4: THE TRANSITIONAL YEARS: SIX TO TWELVE YEARS

29. The Dynamics of Change
Physical Changes
Cognitive Changes
Emotional Changes
Social Changes
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Dental Disease

30. Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning

31. Prevention of Dental Disease

32. Pit and Fissure Sealants and Conservative Adhesive Restorations: Scientific and Clincial Rationale

33. Pulp Therapy for Young Permanent Dentition

34. Managing Traumatic Injuries in the Young Permanent Dentition

35. Treatment Planning and Treatment of Orthodontic Problems
PART 5: ADOLESCENCE

36. The Dynamics of Change
Physical Changes
Cognitive Changes
Social Changes
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Dental Disease

37. Examination, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning for General and Orthodontic Problems

38. Prevention of Dental Disease

39. Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry for the Adolescent

40. Sports Dentistry and Mouth Protection
Appendixes

Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule - United States, 2004

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Anticpatory Guidance for Children's Dental HEalth

Childhood Immunization Schedule

Review quotes

Pediatric Dentistry cover the whole panoply of children's dentistry including the early years, the rpimary dentition, the tansitional years and adolescence. It is doubtful that there won't be something for everyone here. All the crucial aspects are covered including sedation, emergincies, pain perception, local anaesthesia and oral surgery in children. All in all a worthwhile and thorough work.

British Dental Journal

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 17, 2005
  • Language: English

About the authors

JP

Jimmy R. Pinkham

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA

PC

Paul S. Casamassimo

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

HF

Henry Fields

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, OSU College of Dentistry; Chief, Orthodontics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio, USA

DM

Dennis J. McTigue

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH

AN

Arthur J. Nowak

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Pediatric Dentistry and Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA