Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent

By Ralph E. McDonald, David R. Avery, Ralph McDonald, et al.

One of the most successful textbooks in pediatric dentistry, Dentistry For The Child And Adolescentcovers all areas relevant to the specialty of pediatric dentistry and general dentistry for children. Comprehensive discussions on examination, development, morphology, eruption of the teeth, and dental caries are provided. This thorough text also discusses the dental health implications of problems such as anorexia nervosa and covers the psychological approach to behavior guidance.

* 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 the reader with an overview of practice management including patient scheduling, insurance, and third party plans. * Includes information related to the importance of the diet survey to determine the adequacy of the diet including intake of vitamins and trace minerals. * Provides the reader with the latest information on severe birth defects such as cleft lip and palate. * 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.Includes the latest recommendations for periodontal screening and the recording of children during dental visits.Contains updated Dental Materials chapter with the latest state-of-the-art equipment.
Includes new information on electronic anesthesia, the latest drugs and products on the market, and current philosophies of sedation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815190174
• ISBN13: 9780815190172
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 4.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent

This has been a great resource for our dentist. She has found it to be very helpful.

The Pediatric Dental Bible, Gets Better With Each Edition

I have all the editions of this textbook. The authors continue to update all areas of pediatric dentistry. Since the speciality of pediatric dentistry is one of primary care, the dentist must continue to be current in all the areas of dental treatment for the child.The chapters in this textbook are well written and cover a multitude of subjects. The dentist who uses it as a reference will be well informed.

Recommended by the Medical Library Association.

Recommended in "A Basic List of Recommended Books and Journals for Support of Clinical Dentistry in a Nondental Library" in Bulletin Of the Medical Library Association, July 1997.