Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

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This concise and practical handbook is an essential resource for both students and practitioners in pediatric dentistry. It serves as the leading comprehensive guide, presented in an easy-to-read format for quick reference. The book features over 550 full-color illustrations, photographs, and tables, along with 'Clinical Hints' boxes for effective recall. It covers essential management strategies for various conditions, including clefting disorders, hematological and endocrine disorders, congenital cardiac disease, metabolic disorders, organ transplantation, and pediatric cancer, as well as common issues like dental trauma, oral infections, and caries. Detailed appendices provide crucial information that is often hard to find. Designed to instill confidence in practitioners managing child patients, the handbook's convenient size makes it ideal for clinical settings. It has been endorsed by the Australasian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and includes an improved layout with new illustrations, an expanded section on sedation, updated international guidelines, and long-term case studies. New chapters address clinical and surgical techniques and the care of children with special needs, alongside major revisions in behavior management, restorative dentistry, and radiographic pathology in children.