www.medigraphic.org.mx * Specialist in Endodontics and Dental Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies of the University of Sao Paulo. Professor in Applied Dental Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. § PhD in Oral Pathology. Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Teacher at the Pediatric Dentistry Depa...

H. Spallek; J. O’Donnell;, M. Clayton; P. Anderson; A. Krueger School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA; Department of Restorative Dentistry and Comprehensive Care School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA; Center for Dental Informatics School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA USA; Emerging Technologies Libra...

This study examined the factors that lead specialists in pediatric dentistry to suspect child abuse or neglect and the considerations that influence the decision to report these suspicions to social services. Focus group discussions were used to identify new aspects of child maltreatment suspicion and reporting. Such discussions illuminate the diversity of informants' experiences, opinions, and...

Broken appointments continue to be an important productivity, quality assurance, and access gauge for private dental practices and academic dental centers. In November 2001, the University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center, an urban academic dental center, installed an automated confirmation system to address a high incidence of broken appointments. Following the installation of the system, th...

1Reader, 2,3Professor, 4Professor and Head 1,4Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh India 2Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Panchkula, Haryana India 3Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Scien...

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Krishna Institut...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) results in significant morbidity that includes an adverse impact on oral health that is generally not well recognized. This review describes current literature which demonstrates poor oral health in children with JIA. The impact of JIA on oral health is probably multifactorial and these factors are discussed. This review emphasizes the role of paediatric dent...

Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) presents this guideline to assist the practitioner in the restorative care of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special health care needs. The objectives of restorative treatment are to repair or limit the damage from caries, protect and preserve the tooth structure, reestablish adequate function, restore esthetics (where...

1DDS, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 2DDS, PhD, Department Operative Dentistry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 3MSc, Research Assistant, Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. ...

Diagnosis involves development of a comprehensive and concise database of pertinent information, sufficient to understand the patient's problem as well as answer questions arising in the treating clinicians' mind. It is an accomplished art to develop a communication with the child and elicit relevant information from him. Thus, the signs and symptoms elicited on the basis of patient's experienc...