Textbook of pediatric dentistry / editor, Nikhil Marwah;co-editor satish vishwanathaiah , ravi gr ; foreword Charles Lekic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry -- Introduction First Dental Visit Dental Home: A Primary Care Oral Health Concept Pedodontic Clinic Practice Management -- Section 2: Diagnosis in Pediatric Dentistry -- Oral Examination and Diagnosis Teeth Identification and Numbering Systems Radiographic Techniques Digital Radiographic Diagnosis -- Section 3: Growth and Development -- Developmental Milestones in Children Theories of Growth Prenatal and Postnatal Development of Head and Face -- Principles, Assessment and Factors Influencing Growth -- Section 4: Developmental Aspects of Dentition -- Tooth Eruption and Shedding Teething Development of Occlusion Morphology of Primary Dentition -- Section 5: Behavioral Pedodontics -- Child Psychology Fear and Anxiety Psychometric Assessment of Dental Fear and Anxiety Nonpharmacologic Behavior Management Conscious Sedation Behavior Management of Handicapped Child -- Section 6: Preventive Pedodontics -- Diet and Nutrition Diet Counseling for the Prevention of Dental Caries Pit and Fissure Sealants Plaque Control in Children Plaque Control for the Disabled Child Fluorides -- Section 7: Pediatric Orthodontics -- Oral Habits Cephalometric Diagnosis Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics Myofunctional Therapy Model Analysis Pediatric Space Management Serial Extractions Components of Removable Orthodontic Appliances -- Section 8: Cariology Dental Caries Caries Risk Assessment Diagnostic Aids in Dental Caries Early Childhood Caries Rampant Caries Chemomechanical Caries Removal -- Section 9: Restorative Dentistry -- Pediatric Operative Dentistry Commonly Used Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry -- Minimal Intervention Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Stainless Steel Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry Anterior Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry -- Section 10: Pediatric Endodontics -- Primary Root Canal Morphology Pulp and Periapical Diseases Diagnostic Pulp Testing Endodontic Armamentarium Pulp Therapy for Vital Teeth Pulp Therapy for Nonvital Teeth Rotary Endodontics in Primary Molars -- Section 11: Gingiva and Periodontium in Children Normal Features of Gingiva Gingivitis in Children Periodontal Diseases in Children -- Section 12: Oral Surgical Procedures in ChildrenInfection Control Local Anesthesia Pediatric Exodontia Traumatic Injuries to Anterior Teeth Pediatric Minor Oral Surgery Maxillofacial Trauma in Children -- Section 13: Hospital Dentistry Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry Pharmacological Considerations in Pediatric Dentistry -- Section 14: Dentistry for the Special Child -- Dental Consideration of Differently-Abled Child Cleft Lip and Palate Prosthodontic Management of Pediatric Patient -- Section 15: Pediatric Oral Pathology -- Developmental Anomalies of Dentition Common Orofacial Syndromes in Children Common Oral Pathologic Conditions Associated with Pediatric Dentistry -- Section 16: Forensic PedodonticsChild Abuse and Neglect Bite Marks -- Section 17: Lasers in Pediatric Dentistry -- Introduction, Principle and Types of Laser Applications and Hazards of Laser -- Section 18: Advancements in Pediatric Dentistry -- Applications of Nanosciences in Pediatric Dentistry -- Dental Implants in Children -- Zirconia Crowns in Pediatric Dentistry -- Concepts Of Revascularization And Pulp Regeneration -- Silver Diamine Fluoride -- General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry -- Presurgical Nasoalveolar Moulding in Management of Cleft Lip and Palate --Section 19: Research Methodology in Pedodontics -- Biostatistics in Dentistry -- Research Methodology -- Dental Indices -- Index