Handbook Of Pediatric Dentistry (Paperback)

Salient Features
* 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

Table of Contents
* 1. Child assessment
* 2. Child management
* 3. Dental caries
* 4. Fluoride modalities
* 5. Restorative paediatric dentistry
* 6. Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth
* 7. Trauma management
* 8. Pediatric oral medicine and pathology
* 9. Dental anomalies
* 10. Medically compromised children
* 11. Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment in the mixed dentition
* 12. Management of cleft lip and palate
* 13. Speech, language and swallowing

* Appendix A Normal values in blood chemistry
* Appendix B Fluid and electrolyte balance
* Appendix C Management of anaphylaxis
* Appendix D Management of acute asthma
* Appendix E Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis
* Appendix F Vaccination schedules
* Appendix G Isolation and exclusion from school for childhood infectious diseases
* Appendix H Somatic growth and maturity
* Appendix I Differential diagnosis of radiographic pathology in children
* Appendix J Piaget's four stages of intellectual development
* Appendix K Glasgow coma scale
* Appendix L Common drug usage in paediatric dentistry
* Appendix M Eruption dates of teeth
* Appendix N Construction of family pedigrees
* Appendix O Calculating fluoride values for dental products
* Appendix P Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws
* Appendix Q Charting form
* Appendix R Neurological observation chart