PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - 3rd Ed. (2005)

1112H Fig. 16.9 These grossly hyperplastic gingivae are associated with cyclosporin and nifedipine medication in this 11-year-ol ...

in particular. Leukaemia is the most common form of childhood cancer and the first disseminated cancer to respond completely to ...

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Childhood impairment and disability - J. H. Nunn 17.1 INTRODUCTION An impairment becomes a disability for a child only if he o ...

contemporaries, the type of treatment they have experienced is different: disabled children have similar levels of untreated dec ...

Down and Fragile X syndromes. Intellectual impairment may be present in some children with cerebral palsy and those who have suf ...

Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder, trisomy 21, with distinct clinical features. The prevalence is approximately 1 in 600 b ...

Pervasive developmental disorders This group encompasses autism and childhood schizophrenia. The former is characterized by its ...

Dyslexia This widely discussed form of learning disability is a specific problem with cognition. The broadest definition of dysl ...

1120H Fig. 17.2 Lateral view of a Down syndrome child, to show mid-face hypoplasia. 1121H Fig. 17.3 The protruberant, fissured t ...

characteristic of services for disabled children until after the Second World War. During the 1950s there was a move towards nor ...

any patient, best interests must be protected. Difficulty arises in adolescents with an intellectual impairment who are over the ...

contributory factor in this supposed reduction in dental disease prevalence. Periodontal disease The periodontal status of child ...

Kingdom and the United States to investigate the use of intraoral fluoride-releasing devices. These are small diameter glass bea ...

theatre table as well as during the recovery phase. Key Points Pre-anaesthetic assessment⎯important features: accurate medical ...

1137H Fig. 17.9 Dental treatment under day-stay general anaesthesia for a child with impairments. 17.2.4 Home care Oral hygiene ...

agents are effective in reducing plaque in the short term, but not enough is known about the effects of their long-term usage. M ...

where weight gain is paramount and the dental implications are secondary, if indeed they are even considered. Drinks can also be ...

the general dental practitioner if indicated, either as drops for the younger child or tablets for the preschool child. It is li ...

1144H Fig. 17.11 An infadent brush for use with a patient who is uncooperative for oral hygiene measures. 1145H Fig. 17.12 Staff ...