Contemporary Treatment Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Lesion Management: No Removal of Carious Tissue

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 1-46

3. Lesion Management: Selective Removal of Carious Tissue in Shallow, Moderately Deep, and Deep Carious Lesions

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 47-73

4. Pulp Therapy in Primary Teeth

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 75-98

5. The Posterior Preformed Metal Crown (Stainless Steel Crown)

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 99-116

6. Aesthetic Full Coronal Coverage Restorations

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 117-139

7. Space Maintenance in the Primary Dentition: Custom Made and Prefabricated

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 141-174

8. Resin and Glass Ionomer-Based Pit and Fissure Sealants

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 175-188

9. Strategies for Pulp Therapy in Immature Permanent Teeth

   • Meenakshi S. Kher, Ashwin Rao

   Pages 189-235

This clinical guide, featuring a wealth of high-quality photographs, will help pediatric dentists, pediatric dentistry residents and general dental practitioners treating children, acquire a clear understanding of contemporary treatment protocols for primary and young permanent teeth while serving as a guide to integrate these procedures into their private or institutional practice. The background to the book is the emergence in recent years of important paradigm shifts in treatment concepts. It is now recognized that clinicians must distinguish between “caries management” and “carious lesion management” when treating children. Moreover, regenerative endodontic procedures have changed the way in which the immature permanent tooth is treated. The authors present the full range of current treatment techniques step-by-step, with all the necessary detailed photographic documentation and succinct supporting text. It will be an asset for dentists worldwide. 

• Early Childhood Caries
• Silver Diamine Fluoride
• Hall Technique
• Pulpotomy
• Regenerative Endodontic Procedures

• Happy Tooth Clinic for Kids, Mumbai, India

  Meenakshi S. Kher

• Dept Paedodontics Preventive Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India

  Ashwin Rao

Meenakshi Sivasankar Kher, MDS, is a leading specialist in clinical pediatric dentistry in India. A graduate of the Government Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai (1991) she received her Master’s degree in Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from the Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai. In 1995 she established the ‘Happy Tooth Clinic for Kids’ in Mumbai city,dedicated exclusively to managing the oral health needs of children. Her workshop Pedopathshala, a continuing education course in clinical pediatric dentistry was founded in 2010 with the aim of enthusing clinicians to practice evidence based pediatric dentistry. Pedopathshala has proved to be immensely popular amongst general and specialist dentists giving Dr. Meenakshi Kher an opportunity to personally mentor more than a thousand dentists from different parts of the world. Her expertise in pediatric dental treatment protocols has received international recognition and she has been an invited speaker at international congresses including the IAPD and FDI. She conducts webinars and podcasts for international audiences on social media groups dedicated to pediatric dentistry.

Ashwin Rao, MDS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pedodontics at Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India. He gained his BDS from A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore University, in 2000 and his MDS, with specialization in Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, from Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 2005, receiving the Vidya Tandon Memorial Gold Medal for best outgoing postgraduate student. Dr. Rao has undertaken research with funding from the Indian Council of Medical Research and has developed a modified two-stage inferior alveolar technique to administer the inferior alveolar nerve block comfortably in children. He is the author of a number of book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals.

 

 

 

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