A Manual of Paedodontics

Part 1 The child patient: the first appointment; techniques of behaviour management. Part 2 Treatment of dental caries - preventive methods: dental health education; fluorides; pit and fissure sealants. Part 3 Treatment of dental caries - operative methods: local analgesia; isolation of teeth; treatment of carious primary teeth; pulp treatment of primary teeth; treatment of carious permanent teeth. Part 4 Treatment of abnormalities of the primary and mixed dentitions: normal development of occulsion; abnormalities of tooth eruption; abnormalities of tooth structure; abnormalities of tooth form; abnormalities of tooth number; intrinsic staining of teeth; premature loss of primary teeth; crowding of erupting permanent incisors; crossbites; proclined maxillary permanent incisors; persistent digit sucking; permanent first molars of poor prognosis. Part 5 Treatment of common periodontal disease and commn oral soft tissue lesions: periodontal disease; viral, bacterial and mycotic infections of the mouth; miscellaneous soft tissue lesions. Part 6 Treatment of traumatic injuries: prevention of trauma to teeth; assessment and immediate treatment of traumatised anterior permanent teeth; intermediate and final treatment of traumatised anterior permanent teeth; injuries to primary teeth; non-accidental injuries to children. Apendix: Bur numbering systems.