Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence, 5th Edition

by Paul S. Casamassimo, Henry W. Fields Jr., Dennis J. McTigue, and Arthur Nowak

Now in full color, this text uses a unique age-specific organization to discuss all aspects of pediatric dentistry from infancy through adolescence. Each age-specific section covers the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that children experience, as well as the epidemiology of dental disease at that age. Other chapters explore the examination, treatment planning, radiographic concerns, prevention, trauma, restorative dentistry, pulp therapy, orthodontics, and behavior management of each age range.

Unique organization begins with an introduction to the basic information and topics pertinent to children of all ages, then divides up the rest of the text by age group to cover the specific changes the child experiences physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially. In most cases, particular dental issues are discussed only once, at the point in a child’s development at which they are most appropriate.

The section on children from conception to age three covers conditions such as cleft palate, disturbances in calcification, unusual numbers of teeth, oral habits, caries, and the development of malocclusions that start during these years.
The chapter on aesthetic restorative dentistry for adolescents looks at material selection, tooth color and form, diastemas, discolored teeth, bleaching, and more.
The chapter on sport dentistry and mouth protection covers how to evaluate child and adolescent athletes, the different types of mouth protection available, and professional activities in sports dentistry.
The chapter on the diagnosis of oral lesions and developmental anomalies uses tables and extensive illustrations to depict developmental anomalies, including white soft tissue lesions and enlargements, dark soft tissue lesions, ulcerative lesions, radiolucent lesions of bone, and mixed radiolucent and radiopaque lesions of bone.