This text gives an extensive review of pediatric dentistry with special emphasis on evidence based oral health care for the child and adolescent. The science of pediatric dentistry looks to improve oral health of children and adolescents through health promotion, prevention, and systematic and comprehensive oral care. "Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach" is concerned with major dental diseases and a number of dental and oral conditions specific to childhood and adolescence including: dental and occlusal developmental disturbances, traumatic injuries to the teeth, periodontal conditions, oral pathological conditions, pain control, and dental need and treatment of handicapped and medically compromised children.
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1. Pediatric Oral Care: the Perspectives 2. Oral Health in Children and Adolescents 3. Mental Development of the Child: Implications for Dental Care 4. Behavior Management Problems in Children and Adolescents 5. Somatic Growth, Development and Child Health 6. Case History and Clinical Examination 7. Radiography Examination and Diagnosis 8. Caries Prevention in Child Dental Care 9. Pain, Pain Control and Sedation in Children and Adolescents 10. The Caries Lesion and its Management in Children and Adolescents 11. Pedodontic Endodontics 12. Periodontal Conditions in Children and Adolescents 13. Developmental Disturbances in Number and Shape of Teeth and Their Treatment 14. Developmental Defects of the Dental Hard Tissues and Their Treatment 15. Eruption and Shedding of Teeth 16. Occlusal Development, Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics 17. Traumatic Injuries: Examination, Diagnosis and Immediate Care 18. Traumatic Injuries: Follow-up, and Long Term Prognosis 19. Oral Mucous Lesions and Oral Surgery in Children and Adolescents 20. Temporomandibular Disorders in Children and Adolescents 21. Children with Chronic Health Conditions: Implications for Oral Health 22. Dental Care for the Disabled Child and Adolescent 23. Child Oral Health Care and the Dental Team Index
