McDonald and Avery Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent

A leading text in pediatric dentistry, McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent provides expert, complete coverage of oral care for infants, children, and teenagers. All the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations are included! Comprehensive discussions are provided on pediatric examination, development, morphology, eruption of the teeth, and dental caries. This edition helps you improve patient outcomes with up-to-date coverage of restorative materials, cosmetic tooth whitening, care of anxious patients, and sedation techniques for children.


Key Features

Complete, one-source coverage includes the best patient outcomes for all of the major pediatric treatments in prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, trauma management, occlusion, gingivitis and periodontal disease, and facial esthetics.
A clinical focus includes topics such as such as radiographic techniques, dental materials, pit and fissure sealants, and management of cleft lip and palate.
Practical discussions include practice management and how to deal with child abuse and neglect.


New to this Edition

Full-color photographs and illustrations accurately depict trauma, restorative, implants, and prosthetics.
A new Pediatric Oral Surgery chapter discusses the latest developments in office-based pediatric oral surgery, along with head and neck infections and medical conditions in the pediatric patient.
Emphasis is added to preventive care and to treatment of the medically compromised patient.
An Evolve website includes case studies, an image library, links to ADEA, ADA, and CDC reports on pediatric dentistry, and other web links.


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Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

Examination of the Mouth and Other Relevant Structures

Child Abuse and Neglect


Psychologic Management of Children’s Behaviors


Development and Morphology of the Primary Teeth


Radiographic Techniques


Clinical Genetics for the Dental Practitioner


Acquired and Developmental Disturbances of the Teeth and Associated Oral Structures


Tumors of the Oral Soft Tissues and Cysts and Tumors of the Bone


Eruption of the Teeth: Local, Systemic, and Congenital Factors That Influence the Process


Dental Caries in the Child and Adolescent


Mechanical and Chemotherapeutic Home Oral Hygiene


Nutritional Considerations for the Pediatric Dental Patient


Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent


Pharmacologic Management of Patient Behavior


Hospital Dental Services for Children and the Use of General Anesthesia


Dental Materials


Pit and Fissure Sealants


Restorative Dentistry


Treatment of Deep Caries, Vital Pulp Exposure, and Pulpless Teeth


Gingivitis and Periodontal Disease


Management of Trauma to the Teeth and Supporting Tissues


Prosthodontic Treatment of the Adolescent Patient


Dental Problems of Children with Disabilities


Management of the Medically Compromised Patient: Hematology, Oncology, Hepatitis, and AIDS


Growth of the Face and Dental Arches


Cephalometrics and Facial Esthetics: The Key to Complete Treatment Planning


Managing the Developing Occlusion


Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Cleft Lip and Palate Management


Practice Management


Community Oral Health


Pediatric Oral Surgery NEW!




Author Information
By Jeffrey A. Dean, DDS, MSD; David R. Avery, DDS, MSD and Ralph E. McDonald, DDS, MS