Pediatrics

A leading text in pediatric dentistry, McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent provides expert, complete coverage of oral care for infants, children, and teenagers. All the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations are included! Comprehensive discussions are provided on pediatric examination, development, morphology, eruption of the teeth, and dental caries. This edition helps you improve patient outcomes with up-to-date coverage of restorative materials, cosmetic tooth whitening, care of anxious patients, and sedation techniques for children.

• Complete, one-source coverage includes the best patient outcomes for all of the major pediatric treatments in prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, trauma management, occlusion, gingivitis and periodontal disease, and facial esthetics.
• A clinical focus includes topics such as such as radiographic techniques, dental materials, pit and fissure sealants, and management of cleft lip and palate.
• Practical discussions include practice management and how to deal with child abuse and neglect.

• Full-color photographs and illustrations accurately depict trauma, restorative, implants, and prosthetics.
• A new Pediatric Oral Surgery chapter discusses the latest developments in office-based pediatric oral surgery, along with head and neck infections and medical conditions in the pediatric patient.
• Emphasis is added to preventive care and to treatment of the medically compromised patient.
• An Evolve website includes case studies, an image library, links to ADEA, ADA, and CDC reports on pediatric dentistry, and other web links.

• Edited by two of Australia's most eminent clinicians and academics with established global reputations
  
• Endorsed by the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
  
• Written in an accessible, easy-to-read manner to aid retention of facts
  
• Provides a source of essential and practical information, not always easy to find elsewhere
  
• Multi-contributor authorship ensures complete accuracy and currency of information in sub-specialist areas
  
• Translated into several languages - demonstrating the universal appeal of the volume!
  
• Designed specifically to give all practitioners confidence when managing children
  
• The convenient handbook size ensures that the book can be easily referred to in the clinical setting

• Completely updated throughout, with now over 450 illustrations
  
• Contains an expanded section on behavioral management techniques
  
• Includes the latest guidelines on fluoridation
  
• Includes new sections on cariology and tooth restoration
  
• Full reference to the latest international guidelines on trauma
  
• Includes new section on pulp therapy in primary teeth
  
• Contains an enhanced section on oral pathology and dental anomalies

• Focuses on clinical problem-solving in orthodontics and pediatric dentistry - two closely-related topics that are usually separated into different texts.
• Offers practical help with treatment planning, guiding the reader through the process of decision-making.
• Provides two different approaches to coverage - some topics include case scenarios with questions and answers; others include differential diagnosis with a focus on how to plan and manage treatment.
• Uses Evidence-Based boxes systematically to provide a rationale for treatment approaches.
• Includes colorful illustrations throughout to reinforce content.

This is a second edition of a hugely successful practical resource in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry - ideal for undergraduate dental students and post-graduates preparing for the MJDF and similar exams.

• Focuses on clinical problem-solving in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry - two closely-related topics that are usually separated into different volumes.
• Provides practical help with treatment planning, guiding the reader through the process of safe and effective decision-making.
• Provides two different approaches to the clinical cases - some topics include scenarios with questions and answers; others include differential diagnosis with a focus on how to plan and manage treatment effectively.
• Uses 'key-point" Evidence-Based' boxes systematically to emphasise core knowledge for assessment and provide a rationale for treatment approaches.
• Contains valuable 'mind-maps', which helps the reader consolidate information prior to exams.

Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach follows a logical approach, covering major dental and oral diseases and their diagnosis and management in children and adolescents, including caries, periodontal and endodontic conditions, and TMJ disorders. The book also discusses a number of dental and oral conditions that relate more directly to childhood, such as dental erosion, traumatic injuries to the teeth, pain control, and treatment of physically and mentally disabled children. Topics such as dental, physical, intellectual and emotional development are also thoroughly reviewed.

Pediatric Dentistry will provide students of dentistry, as well as pediatric dentists and dentists involved in the treatment of young patients, with a uniquely clear, comprehensive, and clinical approach to the dental treatment of children and adolescents.

• Discussions of theories related to molecular biology of the eruption of teeth explain problems related to dental eruption and insight into future methods for their resolution.
• Incorporates the American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association guidelines for the most recent advances in treatment of cleft lip and palate.
• Follows academy-approved guidelines for the use of anesthetics in the treatment of the child patient as well as outpatient vs. in-patient procedures.
• Provides an overview of practice management including patient scheduling, insurance, and third party plans.
• Includes dentists' guide for documenting and reporting child abuse and neglect.
• Provides valuable information on cavity varnish, mercury toxicity, and glass ionomer cements.
• Provides indications for the use of implants to replace teeth (congenitally missing or lost as a result of trauma) in pediatric patients.

• An updated chapter on nutrition and health shows how food choices and patterns of eating initiated in childhood affect oral health and overall well-being at every stage of life.
• An increased emphasis on the genetic influence of root resorption associated with orthodontic treatment explores this hot topic.
• Coverage of new restorative materials examines their use in everyday clinical restorative practice.
• New coverage of tooth whitening for children and its indications responds to the growing popularity of cosmetic tooth whitening for people of all ages.
• An updated radiography chapter provides thorough information on digital radiography in children's dentistry.
• Increased emphasis on Early Childhood Caries and the Alternative Restorative Technique (ART) - a technique used to restore defective or carious teeth with minimal cavity preparation followed by placement of a fluoride-releasing material - reflects the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's position on ART.
• The chapter on anxiety control and pain/analgesics includes specific dosage recommendations for managing anxious or fearful patients.
• The updated pharmacologic management chapter includes the latest information on sedation techniques in children.
• The updated trauma chapter includes new splinting recommendations for root fractures and the new Titanium Trauma Splint, cross-referenced to the International Association of Dental Traumatology Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines, and categories for treatment of avulsed teeth.
• A new section on the dental management of patients with sickle cell anemia offers the most current information for treating children with disabilities as well as medically compromised patients.
• Revised illustrations help readers see techniques in a modern dental office setting.