Full Description
Pediatric Dentistry for Special Child is a comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to dentistry for children with special needs.
The book is divided into thirty-five chapters across eight sections, covering learning disabilities, physical disabilities, medical disorders, genetic disorders, emotional and behavioural disorders, and more. The final section covers pharmacological behaviour management in dentistry for children with special needs, including chapters on pre-medication, nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation, general anaesthesia, and paediatric dentistry in hospital.
Pediatric Dentistry for Special Child covers a wide range of conditions, from Cerebral Palsy to liver disorders, cleft lip and palate, and dyslexia. Each chapter provides management strategies, relevant to a particular paediatric disability. This book is enhanced by over 360 full colour images and illustrations, making it an ideal reference guide for paediatric dentists and paediatricians.
Key Points
Comprehensive reference guide to dentistry for children with special needs
Covers a wide range of conditions including learning, physical, medical and genetic disabilities
Includes management of children with emotional and behavioural disorders, and learning difficulties
364 full colour images and illustrations
Contents
Section 1: Basic Concepts
General Considerations
Section 2: Intellectually Challenged
Mental Retardation
Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy
Autism
Section 3: Physically Challenged
Hearing Impairments
Visual Impairments
Speech Impairments
Section 4: Medically Challenged
Cardiovascular Disorders
Respiratory Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Renal Disorders
Hematological Disorders
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Liver Disorders and Hepatitis
Pediatric HIV Infection
Section 5: Genetically Challenged
Down's Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Pierre Robin Sequence
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Crouzon Syndrome
Apert Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Myopathies
Treacher Collins Syndrome
Hemifacial Microsomia
Cleft Lip and Palate
Section 6: Emotionally Challenged
Child Abuse and Neglect
Section 7: Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Dyslexia
Section 8: Pharamacological Behavior Management
Premedication
Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Inhalation Sedation
Dental General Anesthesia
Hospital Pediatric Dentistry
