Pediatric Dentistry - Pageburst E-Book on VitalSource,Infancy through Adolescence,5

This full-color, age-specific text provides a complete guide to pediatric dentistry from infancy through adolescence, emphasizing the developmental, cognitive, emotional, and social changes children experience. It blends foundational knowledge with practical clinical guidance across all areas of pediatric dental care.

Key Features:

• Age-Specific Organization: Introduces general pediatric dental principles, then divides the content by age group so that clinical issues are presented at the stage of development where they are most relevant.
• Early Childhood (Conception–Age 3): Covers conditions such as cleft palate, calcification disturbances, abnormal tooth numbers, oral habits, early caries, and malocclusion development.
• Adolescent Dentistry: Features chapters on aesthetic restorative dentistry, including material selection, tooth color/form, diastemas, discolored teeth, and bleaching techniques.
• Sports Dentistry: Provides guidance on evaluating child and adolescent athletes, types of mouth protection, and professional responsibilities in sports dentistry.
• Oral Lesion Diagnosis: Uses tables and detailed illustrations to depict developmental anomalies, soft tissue lesions, ulcerative lesions, and radiographic findings of bone lesions.
• Full-Color Design: Enhances visual learning, improves comprehension of complex concepts, and vividly presents dental conditions.