Table of contents:

About the Editors

List of Contributors

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the Third Edition

About the Companion Website

1. Pediatric oral health and pediatric dentistry: the perspectives
Sven Poulsen, Göran Koch, Ivar Espelid and Dorte Haubek

2. Growth and pubertal development
Anders Juul, Sven Kreiborg and Katharina M. Main

3. Child and adolescent psychological development
Anders G. Broberg and Gunilla Klingberg

4. Tooth development and disturbances in number and shape of teeth
Göran Koch, Irma Thesleff and Sven Kreiborg

5. Eruption and shedding of teeth
Göran Koch, Sven Kreiborg and Jens O. Andreasen

6. Dental fear and behavior management problems
Gunilla Klingberg and Kristina Arnrup

7. Case history and clinical examination
Sven Poulsen, Hans Gjørup and Dorte Haubek

8. Radiographic examination and diagnosis
Hanne Hintze and Ivar Espelid

9. Pain, pain control, and sedation
Gro Haukali, Stefan Lundeberg, Birthe Høgsbro Østergaard and Dorte Haubek

10. Dental caries in children and adolescents
Marit Slåttelid Skeie, Anita Alm, Lill-Kari Wendt, Sven Poulsen

11. Caries prevention
Göran Koch, Sven Poulsen, Svante Twetman and Christina Stecksén-Blicks

12. Diagnosis and management of dental caries
Annika Julihn, Margaret Grindefjord and Ivar Espelid

13. Dental erosion
Ann-Katrin Johansson, Inga B. Arnadottir, Göran Koch and Sven Poulsen

14. Periodontal conditions
Bengt Sjödin and Dorte Haubek

15. Oral soft tissue lesions and minor oral surgery
Göran Koch and Dorte Haubek

16. Endodontic management of primary teeth
Duggal MS and Nazzal H

17. Pulp therapy of immature permanent teeth
Nazzal H and Duggal MS

18. Traumatic dental injuries: examination, diagnosis, and immediate care
Eva  Lauridsen, Simon Storgård Jensen and Jens Ove Andreasen

19. Traumatic dental injuries: follow-up and long-term prognosis
Eva Lauridsen, Simon Storgård Jensen and Jens Ove Andreasen

20. Developmental defects of the dental hard tissues and their treatment
Ivar Espelid, Dorte Haubek and Birgitta Jälevik

21. Occlusal development, malocclusions, preventive and interceptive orthodontics
Bengt Mohlin, Anna Westerlund, Maria Ransjö and Jüri Kurol†

22. Temporomandibular disorders
Tomas Magnusson and Martti Helkimo

23. Children with chronic health conditions: implications for oral health
Göran Dahllöf, Pernille Endrup Jacobsen and Luc Martens

24. Dental care for the child and adolescent with disabilities
Gunilla Klingberg, June Nunn, Johanna Norderyd and Pernille Endrup Jacobsen

25. Genetics in pediatric dentistry
Sven Kreiborg, Flemming Skovby and Irma Thesleff

26. Child abuse and neglect – The dental professionals’ role in safeguarding children
Göran Dahllöf, Therese Kvist, Anne Ronneberg, Birgitte Uldum

27. Ethics in pediatric dentistry
Gunilla Klingberg, Ivar Espelid & Johanna Norderyd

Index