Contemporary Treatment Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry

This clinical guide, featuring a wealth of high-quality photographs, will help pediatric dentists, pediatric dentistry residents and general dental practitioners treating children, acquire a clear understanding of contemporary treatment protocols for primary and young permanent teeth while serving as a guide to integrate these procedures into their private or institutional practice. The background to the book is the emergence in recent years of important paradigm shifts in treatment concepts. It is now recognized that clinicians must distinguish between "e;caries management"e; and "e;carious lesion management"e; when treating children. Moreover, regenerative endodontic procedures have changed the way in which the immature permanent tooth is treated. The authors present the full range of current treatment techniques step-by-step, with all the necessary detailed photographic documentation and succinct supporting text. It will be an asset for dentists worldwide. 

This clinical guide, featuring a wealth of high-quality photographs, will help pediatric dentists, pediatric dentistry residents and general dental practitioners treating children, acquire a clear understanding of contemporary treatment protocols for primary and young permanent teeth while serving as a guide to integrate these procedures into their private or institutional practice. The background to the book is the emergence in recent years of important paradigm shifts in treatment concepts. It is now recognized that clinicians must distinguish between “caries management” and “carious lesion management” when treating children. Moreover, regenerative endodontic procedures have changed the way in which the immature permanent tooth is treated. The authors present the full range of current treatment techniques step-by-step, with all the necessary detailed photographic documentation and succinct supporting text. It will be an asset for dentists worldwide. 

1: Lesion Management – No Removal of Carious Tissue.- 2: Lesion Management - Selective Removal of Carious Tissue in Shallow, Moderately Deep and Deep Carious Lesions.- 3: Pulp Therapy in Primary Teeth.- 4: The Posterior Preformed Metal Crown (Stainless Steel Crown).- 5: Aesthetic Full Coronal Coverage Restorations.- 6: Space Maintenance in the Primary Dentition: Custom Made and Prefabricated.- 7: Resin and Glass Ionomer Based Pit and Fissure Sealants.- 8: Strategies for Pulp Therapy in Immature Permanent Teeth.