Contents
List of contributors vii
Preface to the third edition ix
Abbreviations xi
1 Craniofacial growth and development 1
P. H. Gordon
2 Introduction to the dental surgery 17
A. S. Blinkhorn
3 History, examination, risk assessment, and treatment planning 39
M. L. Hunter and H. D. Rodd
4 Pharmacological management of pain and anxiety 63
G. J. Roberts and M. T. Hosey
5 Local anaesthesia for children 89
J. G. Meechan
6 Diagnosis and prevention of dental caries 107
C. Deery and K. J. Toumba
7 Treatment of dental caries in the preschool child 131
S. A. Fayle
8 Operative treatment of dental caries in the primary dentition 147
M. S. Duggal and P. F. Day
9 Operative treatment of dental caries in the young permanent dentition 175
J. A. Smallridge and B. Williams
10 Advanced restorative dentistry 203
N. M. Kilpatrick and R. R. Welbury
11 Periodontal disease in children 231
P. A. Heasman and P. J. Waterhouse
12 Traumatic injuries to the teeth 257
R. R. Welbury and J. M. Whitworth
13 Anomalies of tooth formation and eruption 295
P. J. M. Crawford and M. J. Aldred
14 The paedodontic/orthodontic interface 319
N. E. Carter
15 Oral pathology and oral surgery 355
J. G. Meechan