This book provides a comprehensive description on Pediatric Dentistry for undergraduate students based on the syllabi recommended by the Dental Council of India and various universities across the country. The contents are well-structured and presented in a lucid manner making it easy for its readers. Each chapter includes numerous commonly asked questions of various university examinations. Apart from these there are Self-assessment Questions including essay type, short notes and MCQ's and Glossary at the end of the book, to help students for their last minute preparation before the exams.
Key Features * Chapters like Child Psychology and Traumatic Injuries to Teeth and Supporting Structures would be very helpful for students in their exams as well as day-to-day practice * Early Childhood Caries, Infant Oral Care Measures, Forensic Odontology and Medical Emergencies are described elaborately in separate chapters. Current concepts of Anticipatory Guidance Protocol and Management of Medically Compromised Children have also been dealt in detail. * Includes chapters on Sports Dentistry and Teeth Identification, which are quite unique and have been described in detail * Chapters like Drugs Used In Pediatric Dentistry covering commonly used antibiotics, analgesics with their trade names and Practice Management are written with the Indian dental practice in mind and would be greatly helpful for practitioners.
About the Author M.S. Muthu is currently Professor at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India. He has graduated from Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital in 1995 and completed his postgraduation from Nair Hospital and Dental College, Mumbai in 1999. Since then he has restricted his practice to Pediatric Dentistry and runs an exclusive pediatric dental clinic. He has also been actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students for the last 9 years.
N. Sivakumar is currently Professor and Head at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, and Principal of Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. He has graduated from Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad in 1988 and completed his postgraduation from College of Dental Surgery, KMC, Manipal in 1991. He has been actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students for more than 15 years.
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry 2. Case History, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 3. Development and Morphology of Primary teeth 4. Identification of Primary and Permanent Teeth 5. Child Psychology 6. Non Pharmacologic Behavior Management 7. Pharmacologic Behavior Management 8. Growth and Development 9. Development of Dentition and Occlusion 10. Radiology 11. Indices used in Pediatric Dentistry 12. Caries Risk Assessment and Diagnosis 13. Dental Caries 14. Early Childhood Caries 15. Infant Oral Health Care Measures 16. Principles of Preventive Dentistry 17. Fluorides and their role in Pediatric Preventive Dentistry 18. Plaque Control Measures in Pediatric Dentistry 19. Role of Diet and Nutrition in Pediatric Dentistry 20. Pit and Fissure Sealants and Preventive Resin Restorations 21. Pediatric Operative Dentistry 22. Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry 23. Pulp Therapy for Primary and Young Permanent teeth 24. Traumatic Injuries to the Teeth and Supporting Structures 25. Sports Dentistry 26. Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics 27. Space Maintainers in Pediatric Dentistry 28. Oral Habits 29. Oral Surgical Considerations and Local Anesthesia 30. Prosthodontic Considerations in Pediatric Dentistry 31. Oral Pathological considerations in Pediatric Dentistry 32. Gingival and Periodontal diseases in children 33. Dental Care for children with special needs 34. Management of Medically compromised Pediatric Patients 35. Genetic Aspects of Dental Anomalies in Children 36. Drugs Used in Pediatric Dentistry 37. Child Abuse and Neglect 38. Forensic Odontology 39. Medical emergencies in Pediatric dentistry 40. Pediatric dentistry - Practice management 41. Multidisciplinary approach to cleft lip and palate management