1 Child assessment 1

2 Child management 9

3 Dental caries 39

4 Fluoride modalities 53

5 Restorative paediatric dentistry 71

6 Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth 95

7 Trauma management 115

8 Paediatric oral medicine and pathology 169

9 Dental anomalies 217

10 Medically compromised children 279

11 Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment in the mixed dentition 341

12 Management of cleft lip and palate 379

13 Speech, language and swallowing 401

App. A Normal values in blood chemistry 413

App. B Fluid and electrolyte balance 417

App. C Management of anaphylaxis 422

App. D Management of acute asthma 425

App. E Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis 428

App. F Vaccination schedules 432

App. G Isolation and exclusion from school for childhood infectious diseases 433

App. H Somatic growth and maturity 434

App. I Growth charts 438

App. J Differential diagnosis of radiographic pathology in children 444

App. K Piaget's four stages of intellectual development 446

App. L Glasgow Coma Scale 447

App. M Common drug usage in paediatric dentistry 448

App. N Eruption dates of teeth 453

App. O Construction of family pedigrees 456

App. P Calculating fluoride values for dental products 457

App. Q Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws 458

App. R Charting form 460

App. S Neurological observation chart 461

Index 463