Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the Third Edition -- About the Companion Website -- Chapter 1 Pediatric Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry: The Perspectives -- Children are special -- Community responsibility: the population perspective -- The clinical perspective -- Education in pediatric dentistry: the perspectives -- References -- Chapter 2 Growth and Pubertal Development -- Measurement of growth in different phases of life -- Prenatal growth -- Postnatal growth -- Infancy -- Childhood -- Puberty -- Growing pains -- Evaluation of growth charts -- Bone age determination -- Final height prediction -- Dental age determination -- Disorders of growth and puberty -- Intrauterine growth restriction -- Postnatal growth failure -- Tall stature and growth acceleration -- Early puberty -- Late puberty -- Disorders with deviations in dental maturity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Child and Adolescent Psychological Development -- Perspectives on psychological development -- A biopsychosocial approach -- Aspects of psychological development -- Cognitive development -- Language development -- Emotional development -- Developmental tasks -- Man is a social animal -- Attachment theory -- Social ecology -- A holistic description of children of different ages -- The preschool years (3-5 years) -- The elementary school years (6-12 years) -- Adolescence (13-18 years) -- Developmental psychopathology: development gone awry -- The biopsychosocial model -- Resilience and protective factors -- Developmental lines -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4 Tooth Development and Disturbances in Number and Shape of Teeth -- Mechanisms of normal and abnormal tooth development -- Principles of tooth development -- Molecules regulating tooth development.