Special Care Dentistry, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editor Dr. Stephanie M. Munz brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Special Care Dentistry. In this issue, top experts in the field focus on the provision of dental care services for people with cognitive, physical, medical, or developmental conditions which can preclude them from receiving routine dental care. Key topics include patients with cleft lip, orofacial pain, and neurosensory disorders, in addition to teledentistry, mentorship, advocacy, and the impact of the COVID pandemic. - Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including dental materials in special care dentistry; the pandemic impact on oral health of patients with special healthcare needs; teledentistry for patient-centered screening and assessment; oral health advocacy over the lifespan for the patient with special healthcare needs; interprofessional collaboration for the patient with special healthcare needs; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on special care dentistry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Dental Biomaterials, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jack L. Ferracane, Luiz E. Bertassoni, and Carmem S. Pfeifer bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Dental Biomaterials. Dental biomaterials have received recent attention in terms of exhibiting excellent performance, as well as increased migration and proliferation of cells involved in the osseointegration of implants. This issue offers up-to-date, expert coverage of adhesives, cements, composites, ceramics, scaffold materials, and implants, as well as light curing and safety of dental materials. - Contains 11 practice-oriented topics including dental adhesives: surface modifications of tooth structure for stable bonding; resin-based composites: materials for direct and indirect applications; new technologies for restorative dentistry; advances in ceramics for dental applications; cements and protocols for bonded dental ceramics; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on dental biomaterials, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Radiographic Interpretation for the Dentist, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

This issue of Dental Clinics focuses on Radiographic Interpretation for the Dentist and is edited by Dr. Mel Mupparapu. Articles will include: Fundamentals of Radiographic Interpretation for the Dentist; Radiology of Dental Caries; Radiographic Diagnosis of Periodontal Disease; Radiology in Endodontics; Imaging in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Radiographic Interpretation in Oral Medicine and Hospital Dental Practice; Intraoral Scanning, Digital Dental Casts, Face Scans, and Cone Beam CT Integration for the Virtual Patient; Pathologic and Physiologic Calcifications of the Head and Neck Significant to the Dentist; Radiographic Diagnosis of Systemic Diseases Manifested in Jaws; Imaging in Prosthodontic Practice; Imaging in Orthodontics; Radiographic Diagnosis in the Pediatric Dental Patient; and more!




New Horizons in Smile Design, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Drs. Behnam Bohluli, Shahrokh C. Bagheri, and Omid Keyhan bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Smile Design. An all-new topic to Dental Clinics, smile design offers patients a custom-tailored plan that reflects their unique needs and personal goals. In this issue, top experts cover everything from the basics of treatment planning to specific techniques and treatments, ending with a discussion from three masters of the craft. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including smile analysis: diagnosis and treatment plan; the gummy smile diagnosis and classification; digital smile design dentistry; smile management: a discussion with the masters; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on smile design, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Special Care in Dentistry


Book Description

"The aim of this book is to give practical guidance on the safe dental management of patients with special needs and to highlight which patients should be referred for specialist care. Patient conditions are listed alphabetically, with dental management being discussed under standardised headings. Summary tables for each condition provide a source of quick reference, and the final section of the book discusses orofacial problems such as caries, tooth erosion, dry mouth and bruxism."--BOOK JACKET.




Temporomandibular Disorders: The Current Perspective, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize




Orofacial Pain: Case Histories with Literature Reviews, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Drs. David A Keith, Michael Schatman, Ronald J. Kulich, and Steven J. Scrivani bring their considerable expertise to Orofacial Pain Case Histories with Literature Reviews. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as masticatory muscle pain; temporomandibular joint disc derangement: surgical treatment; temporomandibular joint arthropathy: nonsurgical management; fibromyalgia and temporomandibular disorders; burning mouth disorder; and more. - Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including chronic facial pain; persistent idiopathic dentoalveolar pain disorder; post-traumatic trigeminal neuropathic pain disorder; trigeminal neuralgia; pathology mimicking orofacial pain; cancer pain; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on orofacial pain case histories, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Biologics and Biology-based Regenerative Treatment Approaches in Periodontics, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Dental Clinics, guest editors Alpdogan Kantarci, Andreas Stavropoulos, and Anton Sculean bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Biologics and Biology-based Regenerative Treatment Approaches in Periodontics. - Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on the latest updates in Biologics and Biology-based Regenerative Treatment Approaches in Periodontics, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.




Caries Management, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America


Book Description

This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Caries Management and is edited by Drs. Sandra Guzmán-Armstrong, Margherita Fontana, Marcelle Matos Nascimento and Andrea G. Ferreira Zandona. Articles will include: Non-Surgical management of cavitated and non-cavitated lesions; Approaches to modulate biofilm ecology; Dietary implications in dental caries: A practical approach on nutritional counseling; Motivational communication in the dental practice: On the road to preventing oral disease; Personalized dental caries management in adults; Personalized dental caries management in geriatric and special needs populations; Clinical decision making in the management of dental caries; Surgical management of caries lesions: Selective removal of carious tissues; The interprofessional role in dental caries management: Perspectives from a nurse, physician, and social worker; Third party perspective of dental caries management; Less is more? The long-term health and cost consequences emanating from minimal invasive caries management; Performance of adhesives and restorative materials after selective removal of carious lesions: Restorative materials with anti-caries properties; Personalized dental caries management in children; and more!




Pediatric Dentistry, 6e-South Asia Edition -E-book


Book Description

Provide superior oral and dental care to children of all ages! Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence 6th Edition-South Asia Edition provides comprehensive coverage of oral care for infants, children, teenagers, and medically compromised pediatric patients. Organized by age group, the text covers examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning, as well as topics such as the prevention of dental disease, traumatic injuries, orthodontics, and restorative dentistry. - UNIQUE! Age-specific organization separates sections and chapters by age group to cover specific changes the child experiences physically, cognitively, emotionally, and socially. - Fundamentals of Pediatric Dentistry section covers basic information on children of all ages, including topics such as local and systemic diseases, pediatric physiology, cariology, pain control, and medical emergencies. - Coverage of current trends and challenges emphasizes the prevention of dental diseases and reflects pediatric dentistry as it is practiced today. - UPDATED coverage of caries risk assessment in children reflects the evolution of evidence-based oral health care. - More than 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations show dental conditions and treatments.