Textbook of Pediatric Dentistry (4^th Ed.)

This new edition is a complete guide to paediatric dentistry for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.

Divided into nineteen sections, the book begins with an introduction to the specialty, oral examination, teeth identification and numbering, imaging, and growth and development of a child?s face, mouth and teeth.

The next chapters discuss diet and nutrition, plaque control and fluorides, and dental caries. Dental subspecialties including endodontics, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, periodontics, and surgery, each have their own dedicated sections.

The concluding chapters cover oral pathology, forensics, lasers, dental advances, and research.

The fourth edition has been fully revised to provide the latest information in the field and features many new topics including zirconia crowns, revascularisation and pulp regeneration, silver diamine fluoride, general anaesthesia, and presurgical nasoalveolar moulding in the management of cleft lip and palate.

Key points

• Complete guide to paediatric dentistry for dental students
• Fully revised fourth edition with many new topics
• Highly illustrated with more than 1000 clinical photographs, diagrams and tables
• Previous edition (9789351522324) published in 2014

Section 1: Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry

1. Introduction                                                                   
2. First Dental Visit                                                             
3. Dental Home: A Primary Care Oral Health Concept   
4. Pedodontic Clinic                                                           
5. Practice Management                                                   

Section 2: Diagnosis in Pediatric Dentistry

6. Oral Examination and Diagnosis                                   
7. Teeth Identification and Numbering Systems             
8. Radiographic Techniques                                              
9. Digital Radiographic Diagnosis

Section 3: Growth and Development

10. Developmental Milestones in Children                       
11. Theories of Growth                                                        
12. Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Head and Face
13. Principles, Assessment and Factors Influencing Growth

Section 4: Developmental Aspects of Dentition

14. Tooth Eruption and Shedding                                       
15. Teething                                                                          
16. Development of Occlusion                                            
17. Morphology of Primary Dentition

Section 5: Behavioral Pedodontics

18. Child Psychology                                                            
19. Fear and Anxiety                                                            
20. Psychometric Assessment of Dental Fear and Anxiety       
21. Nonpharmacologic Behavior Management                 
22. Conscious Sedation                                                        
23. Behavior Management of Handicapped Child

Section 6: Preventive Pedodontics

24. Diet and Nutrition                                                          
25. Diet Counseling for the Prevention of Dental Caries  
26. Pit and Fissure Sealants                                                 
27. Plaque Control in Children                                            
28. Plaque Control for the Disabled Child                          
29. Fluorides

Section 7: Pediatric Orthodontics

30. Oral Habits                                                                      
31. Cephalometric Diagnosis                                               
32. Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics                  
33. Myofunctional Therapy                                                 
34. Model Analysis                                                               
35. Pediatric Space Management                                       
36. Serial Extractions                                                           
37. Components of Removable Orthodontic Appliances 

Section 8: Cariology

38. Dental Caries                                                                  
39. Caries Risk Assessment                                                 
40. Diagnostic Aids in Dental Caries                                   
41. Early Childhood Caries                                                   
42. Rampant Caries                                                              
43. Chemomechanical Caries Removal                              

Section 9: Restorative Dentistry

44. Pediatric Operative Dentistry                                       
45. Commonly Used Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry
46. Minimal Intervention                                                    
47. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment                              
48. Stainless Steel Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry              
49. Anterior Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry                        

Section 10: Pediatric Endodontics

50. Primary Root Canal Morphology                                  
51. Pulp and Periapical Diseases                                         
52. Diagnostic Pulp Testing                                                 
53. Endodontic Armamentarium                                        
54. Pulp Therapy for Vital Teeth                                         
55. Pulp Therapy for Nonvital Teeth                                  
56. Rotary Endodontics in Primary Molars                        

Section 11: Gingiva and Periodontium in Children

57. Normal Features of Gingiva                                          
58. Gingivitis in Children                                                      
59. Periodontal Diseases in Children                                  

Section 12: Oral Surgical Procedures in Children

60. Infection Control                                                            
61. Local Anesthesia                                                            
62. Pediatric Exodontia                                                        
63. Traumatic Injuries to Anterior Teeth                           
64. Pediatric Minor Oral Surgery                                        
65. Maxillofacial Trauma in Children                                  

Section 13: Hospital Dentistry

66. Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice                     
67. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation                                   
68. General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry                   
69. Pharmacological Considerations in Pediatric Dentistry 

Section 14: Dentistry for the Special Child

70. Dental Consideration of Differently-Abled Child        
71. Cleft Lip and Palate                                                        
72. Prosthodontic Management of Pediatric Patient       

Section 15: Pediatric Oral Pathology

73. Developmental Anomalies of Dentition                      
74. Common Orofacial Syndromes in Children                 
75. Common Oral Pathologic Conditions Associated with Pediatric Dentistry                                                                    

Section 16: Forensic Pedodontics

76. Child Abuse and Neglect                                               
77. Bite Marks                                                                      

Section 17: Lasers in Pediatric Dentistry

78. Introduction, Principle and Types of Laser                  
79. Applications and Hazards of Laser                               

Section 18: Advancements in Pediatric Dentistry

80. Applications of Nanosciences in Pediatric Dentistry
81. Dental Implants in Children
82. Zirconia Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry
83. Concepts Of Revascularization And Pulp Regeneration
84. Silver Diamine Fluoride
85. General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry
86. Presurgical Nasoalveolar Moulding in Management of Cleft Lip and Palate

Section 19: Research Methodology in Pedodontics

87. Biostatistics in Dentistry
88. Research Methodology
89. Dental Indices

 Index   

Nikhil Marwah BDS MDS
Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India