McDonald and Avery Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent

A leading text in pediatric dentistry, McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent provides expert, complete coverage of oral care for infants, children, and teenagers. All the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations are included! Comprehensive discussions are provided on pediatric examination, development, morphology, eruption of the teeth, and dental caries. This edition helps you improve patient outcomes with up-to-date coverage of restorative materials, cosmetic tooth whitening, care of anxious patients, and sedation techniques for children.

• Complete, one-source coverage includes the best patient outcomes for all of the major pediatric treatments in prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, trauma management, occlusion, gingivitis and periodontal disease, and facial esthetics.
• A clinical focus includes topics such as such as radiographic techniques, dental materials, pit and fissure sealants, and management of cleft lip and palate.
• Practical discussions include practice management and how to deal with child abuse and neglect.

1. Examination of the Mouth and Other Relevant Structures
2. Child Abuse and Neglect
3. Psychologic Management of Children’s Behaviors
4. Development and Morphology of the Primary Teeth
5. Radiographic Techniques
6. Clinical Genetics for the Dental Practitioner
7. Acquired and Developmental Disturbances of the Teeth and Associated Oral Structures
8. Tumors of the Oral Soft Tissues and Cysts and Tumors of the Bone
9. Eruption of the Teeth: Local, Systemic, and Congenital Factors That Influence the Process
10. Dental Caries in the Child and Adolescent
11. Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene
12. Nutritional Considerations for the Pediatric Dental Patient
13. Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent
14. Pharmacologic Management of Patient Behavior
15. Hospital Dental Services for Children and the Use of General Anesthesia
16. Dental Materials
17. Pit and Fissure Sealants
18. Restorative Dentistry
19. Treatment of Deep Caries, Vital Pulp Exposure, and Pulpless Teeth
20. Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease
21. Management of Trauma to the Teeth and Supporting Tissues
22. Prosthodontic Treatment of the Adolescent Patient
23. Dental Problems of Children with Disabilities
24. Management of the Medically Compromised Patient: Hematology, Oncology, Hepatitis, and AIDS
25. Growth of the Face and Dental Arches
26. Cephalometrics and Facial Esthetics: The Key to Complete Treatment Planning
27. Managing the Developing Occlusion
28. Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Cleft Lip and Palate Management
29. Practice Management
30. Community Oral Health
31. Pediatric Oral Surgery NEW!