

In 23 chapters, the treatment of pediatric patients is examined in every aspect: from the approach to the patient, to prevention, to conservative treatment in carious pathology. A review of the endodontics and pharmacotherapy are some of the available updates, which complete the comprehensive overview of the discipline, along with the new chapters on miofunctional therapy, on the dental treatment of snoring and nocturnal apnoea syndrome, on the treatment of patients with disabilities.
In 23 chapters, the treatment of pediatric patients is examined in every aspect: from the approach to the patient, to prevention, to conservative treatment in carious pathology. A review of the endodontics and pharmacotherapy are some of the available updates, which complete the comprehensive overview of the discipline, along with the new chapters on miofunctional therapy, on the dental treatment of snoring and nocturnal apnoea syndrome, on the treatment of patients with disabilities.
Strengths
- New chapters: myofunctional therapy and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Video of endodontic interventions.
- Contains QR code to access digital content related to each topic
Author
Antonella Polimeni, Full Professor of Odontostomatological Diseases, Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, Sapienza Universitá di Roma.
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Communication and approach in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 2 Role and features of the environment in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 3 The first visit in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 4 Characteristics and development of deciduous and permanent dentition
Chapter 5 Radiology in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 6 Dental prevention in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 7 Dental anomalies in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 8 Pathologies of the oral mucosa in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 9 Dentoalveolar traumatology in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 10 Dental materials in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 11 Conservative treatment of carious lesions in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 12 Endodontics in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 13 Oral surgery in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 14 Orthodontic prevention
Chapter 15 Tempomandibular disorders in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 16 Mind mapping of myofunctional therapy during developmental ages
Chapter 17 Obstructive sleep apnea in pediatric patients
Chapter 18 Preformed orthodontic appliances in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 19 Pharmacological therapy in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 20 Laser therapy in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 21 Sedation and anesthesia in pediatric dentistry
Chapter 22 Therapeutic procedures in patients with systemic disorders or syndromes
Chapter 23 Emergencies and urgencies in pediatric dentistry
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