Clinical Cases in Pediatric Dentistry

Amr M. Moursi, DDS, PhD is Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry and an Attending Dentist on the medical staff at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York.

Amy L. Truesdale, DDS is Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the New York University College of Dentistry.

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Preface

Chapter 1: Early Childhood Oral Health
Homa Amini

Case 1: Perinatal Oral Pathology
Homa Amini

Case 2: First Dental Visit, Healthy Child
Homa Amini

Case 3: First Dental Visit, Medically Compromised Child
Homa Amini

Case 4: Early Childhood Caries Managed with Silver Diamine Fluoride
Homa Amini and James R. Boynton

Case 5: Early Childhood Caries Managed with Interim Therapeutic Restorations
Homa Amini

Case 6: Early Childhood Caries Managed with General Anesthesia
Homa Amini

Chapter 2: Restorative Dentistry
Kevin J. Donly

Case 1: Resin Restoration of Incipient Decay (Primary or Permanent Molar)
Lina M. Cárdenas

Case 2: Class II Glass Ionomer

Case 3: Class II Resin Restoration

Case 4: Class V Glass Ionomer Restoration

Case 5: Class V Resin Restoration

Case 6: Class IV Resin

Case 7: Strip Crowns

Case 8: Zirconia Crown
Jungyi Alexis Liu; Kevin Donly; Claudia Contrera

Chapter 3: Complex Pulp Therapy
Anna B. Fuks

Case 1: Selective Caries Removal (Indirect Pulp Treatment)
Anna B. Fuks, Luna Mattar, Qamar Saadi and Evelyn Mamber

Case 2: Partial Pulpotomy in Traumatized Primary Incisors
Diana Ram and Anna B. Fuks

Case 3: Cervical Pulpotomy in Cariously Exposed Primary Molars
Moti Moskovitz and Anna B. Fuks

Case 4: Root Canal Treatment in a Primary Molar
Moti Moskovitz

Case 5: Partial Pulpotomy in a Cariously Exposed Young Permanent Molar
Moti Moskovitz and Anna B. Fuks

Case 6: Pulpotomy with MTA in an Immature Permanent Molar
Anna B. Fuks

Case 7: Root End Closure—Apexification with Ca(OH)2
Iris Slutzky-Goldberg

Case 8: Root End Closure with MTA
Iris Slutzky-Goldberg

Case 9: Revascularization of Necrotic Immature Permanent Tooth with Apical Periodontitis
Eyal Nuni

Chapter 4: Orofacial Trauma
Dennis J. McTigue and S. Thikkurissy

Case 1: Intrusion Injury to Primary Dentition
S. Thikkurissy and Dennis J. McTigue

Case 2: Root Fracture in the Primary Dentition
S. Thikkurissy and Dennis J. McTigue

Case 3: Complicated Crown Fracture, Permanent Tooth
Dennis J. McTigue and S. Thikkurissy

Case 4: Dentoalveolar Luxation Injury to Permanent Dentition
S. Thikkurissy and Dennis J. McTigue

Case 5: Permanent Tooth Root Fracture and Extrusive Luxation
Dennis J. McTigue and S. Thikkurissy

Case 6: Permanent Incisor Intrusion
Dennis J. McTigue and S. Thikkurissy

Case 7: Permanent Tooth Avulsion
Dennis J. McTigue and S. Thikkurissy

Case 8: Soft Tissue Injury Management
S. Thikkurissy and Dennis J. McTigue

Appendix: Flowcharts

Chapter 5: Oral Medicine and Oral-facial Pathology
Angus C. Cameron

Case 1: Eruption Cysts in a Newborn, Natal/Neonatal Teeth
Angus C. Cameron

Case 2: Primary Herpetic Gingivostomatitis
Angus C. Cameron

Case 3: Mucocele
Angus C. Cameron

Case 4: Candidiasis
Angus C. Cameron

Case 5: Celiac Disease
Angus C. Cameron

Case 6: Acute Odontogenic Infection
Angus C. Cameron

Case 7: Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Sam Gue

Chapter 6: Behavior Guidance and Medical Emergencies
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 1: Non-pharmacological Behavior Guidance
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 2: Intraoperative Pain Management
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 3: Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Anxiolysis
Dena Sapanaro and Ron Kosinski

Case 4: Pharmacological Behavior Guidance
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 5: Airway Management
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 6: Allergic Reactions

Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Case 7: General Anesthesia
Michael D. Webb and Amr M. Moursi

Chapter 7: Growth and Development
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 1: Orthodontic Documentation, Evaluation, and Assessment
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 2: Space Management: Premature Loss of Primary Second Molar in Preschool Child
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 3: Bilateral Space Management in the Mixed Dentition
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 4: Interceptive Orthodontics: Habit Appliances
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 5: Interceptive Orthodontics—Anterior Crossbite in a Child in the Mixed Dentition
Jeffrey A. Dean

Case 6: Infant with cleft lip and palate
LaQuia A. Vinson

Case 7: Orthodontics for patient with cleft lip and palate
Tasha Hall

Chapter 8: Medically Compromised Patients
Paddy Fleming

Case 1: Congenital Heart Disease
Kerrod B. Hallett

Case 2: Cystic Fibrosis
Richard Balmer

Case 3: Hemophilia A
Barbara Sheller

Case 4: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Kerrod B. Hallett

Case 5: Liver Transplant
Paddy Fleming

Case 6: Type 1 Diabetes
Kirsten FitzGerald

Case 7: Asthma
Eleanor McGovern

Case 8: Crohn’s Disease
Paddy Fleming

Chapter 9: Patients with Disabilities
Nancy Dougherty

Case 1: Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
Nancy Dougherty, Farah Alam, Sheena Nandi

Case 2: Cerebral Palsy, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Nancy Dougherty and Farah Alam

Case 3: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Nancy Dougherty

Case 4: Seizure Disorder, Intellectual Disability
Nancy Dougherty and Farah Alam

Case 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Nancy Dougherty

Case 6: Sickle Cell Anemia, Intellectual Disability
Nancy Dougherty and Sheena Nandi