Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance is the new title in the highly popular at a Glance series. It provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid, comprehensively covering all the constituent sub-topics that comprise paediatric dentistry. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with facts accompanied by clear diagrams and clinical photographs encapsulating essential knowledge. Structured over 7 sections, Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance covers:
· Physical assessment and treatment planning
· Prevention and management of dental caries
· Traumatic Injuries
· Management of children with special health care needs
· Paediatric oral medicine and Pathology
· Dental and oro-facial anomalies
Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance draws together clinical and scientific elements to provide a comprehensive review of comprehensive oral health care for infants and children though adolescence. It is an ideal companion for all students of dentistry, junior clinicians and members of the dental team with an interest in paediatric dentistry.
Table of Contents:
Treatment planning, growth and development
1 Planning treatment for children 6
2 Growth and development 8
3 Child cognitive and psychological development 10
Strategies for management of the child patient
4 Behaviour management 12
5 Aversive conditioning and management of phobia 14
6 Local analgesia 16
7 Conscious sedation 18
8 General anaesthesia 20
9 Rubber dam 22
10 Dental radiography 24
Prevention of caries and erosion
11 Preventive care for children 26
12 Topical fluorides I 28
13 Topical fluorides II 30
14 Systemic fluoridation and fluoride toxicity 32
15 Cariology 34
16 Caries risk assessment and detection 36
17 Dental erosion 38
Restorative management in the primary dentition
18 Early childhood caries 40
19 Strip crowns for primary incisors 42
20 Plastic restorations in primary molars 44
21 Pulp therapy 46
22 Crowns for primary molars 48
23 Management of extensive caries 50
Management of fi rst permanent molars
24 Preservation of the fi rst permanent molar 52
25 Molar incisor hypomineralisation 54
Space management
26 Space maintenance 56
Dento-alveolar trauma
27 Assessment of trauma in children 58
28 Trauma to primary teeth 60
29 Crown fractures in permanent teeth 62
30 Complicated crown and crown/root fractures 64
31 Non-vital immature teeth 66
32 Root fractures 68
33 Luxations and avulsion 70
Paediatric oral medicine and pathology
34 Diagnosis, biopsy and investigation of pathology in children 72
35 Differential diagnosis of pathology of the jaws 74
36 Management of odontogenic infections in children 76
37 Ulcers and vesiculobullous lesions in children 78
38 Swellings and enlargements of the gingiva 80
39 Oral pathology in the newborn 82
Dental and oro-facial anomalies
40 Premature loss of primary teeth 84
41 Missing teeth and extra teeth 86
42 Disorders of tooth shape and size 88
43 Enamel disorders 90
44 Disorders of dentine and eruptive defects 92
Management of children with special needs
45 Physical and learning disabilities I 94
46 Physical and learning disabilities II 96
47 Bleeding disorders 98
48 Thalassaemia and other blood dyscrasias 100
49 Children with congenital heart defects 102
50 Children with cancer 104
51 The diabetic child 106
52 Kidney and liver disease and organ transplantation 108
53 Prescribing drugs for children 110
References 113
Index 115
About the Author :
Monty Duggal is Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute, UK. Angus Cameron is Clinical Associate Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at Westmead Hospital and The University of Sydney, Australia. Jack Toumba is Professor of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute, UK.
Review :
“As a first edition, this book has the potential to be a strong presence in pediatric dental education, particularly from a clinical perspective.” (Doody’s, 15 November 2013)
