Clinical Problem Solving in Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry

This is a second edition of a hugely successful practical resource in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry – ideal for undergraduate dental students and post-graduates preparing for the MJDF and similar exams.

• Focuses on clinical problem-solving in orthodontics and paediatric dentistry — two closely-related topics that are usually separated into different volumes.
• Provides practical help with treatment planning, guiding the reader through the process of safe and effective decision-making.
• Provides two different approaches to the clinical cases — some topics include scenarios with questions and answers; others include differential diagnosis with a focus on how to plan and manage treatment effectively.
• Uses ‘key-point" Evidence-Based’ boxes systematically to emphasise core knowledge for assessment and provide a rationale for treatment approaches.
• Contains valuable ‘mind-maps’, which helps the reader consolidate information prior to exams.

1 Median diastema

2 Unerupted upper central incisor

3 Absent upper lateral incisors

4 Crowding and buccal upper canines

5 Severe crowding

6 Palatal canines

7 More canine problems

8 Infra-occluded primary molars

9 Increased overjet

10 Incisor crossbite

11 Reverse overjet

12 Increased overbite

13 Anterior open bite

14 Posterior crossbite

15 Bilateral crossbite

16 Late lower incisor crowding

17 Prominent chin and TMJDS

18 Drifting incisors

19 Appliance-related problems

20 Tooth movement and related problems

21 Cleft lip and palate

22 Nursing and early childhood caries

23 Continuing preventive care

24 The uncooperative child

25 Disorders of eruption and exfoliation

26 Pain control and carious teeth

27 Facial swelling and dental abscess

28 The displaced primary incisor

29 The fractured immature permanent incisor crown

30 The fractured permanent incisor root

31 The avulsed incisor

32 Poor quality first permanent molars

33 Tooth discolouration, hypomineralization and hypoplasia

34 Mottled teeth

35 Tooth surface loss

36 Multiple missing and abnormally shaped teeth

37 Amelogenesis imperfecta

38 Dentinogenesis imperfecta

39 Gingival bleeding and enlargement

40 Oral ulceration

41 Mind Maps® 

Appendices:

A1 The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need: Dental Health Component

A2 Lateral cephalometric analysis