Dentistry for the child and adolescent /
Provides comprehensive coverage of oral care for infants, children, teenagers, and medically compromised individuals. Thoroughly revised material offers the most up-to-date diagnostic and treatment recommendations based on current research, literature, and clinical experience. Now in its 8th edition...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, Mo. :
Mosby,
©2004.
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| Edition: | Eighth edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Examination of the mouth and other relevant structures
- Child abuse and neglect
- Nonpharmacologic management of children's behaviors
- Development and morphology of the primary teeth
- Radiographic techniques
- Clinical genetics for the dental practitioner
- Acquired and developmental disturbances of the teeth and associated oral structures
- Tumors of the oral soft tissues and cysts and tumors of the bone
- Eruption of the teeth: local, systemic, and congenital factors that influence the process
- Dental caries in the hcild and adolescent
- Mechanical and chemotherapeutic home oral hygiene
- Nutritional considerations for the pediatric dental patient
- Local anesthesia and pain control for the child and adolescent
- Pharmacologic management of patient behavior
- Hospital dentla services for children and the use of general anesthesia
- Dental materials
- Pit and fissure sealants and preventive resin restorations
- Restorative dentistry
- Treatment of deep caries, vital pulp exposure, and pulpless teeth
- Gingivitis and periodontal disease
- Management of trauma to the teeth and supporting tissues
- Prosthodontic treatment of the adolescent patient
- Dental problems of children with disabilities
- Management of the medically compromised patient: hematologic disorders, cancer, hnepatitis, and AIDS
- Growth of the face and dental arches
- Cephalometrics and facial esthetics: the key to complete treatment planning
- Management of the developing occlusion
- Multidisciplinary team approach to cleft lip and palate management
- Practice management
- Community oral health.