background and aims. parental acceptance and consent are important parameters in selecting the required behavior management technique during pediatric dental treatment. the present study sought to assess the effect of three different informing methods on the parental acceptance, consent and concern regarding the pharmacological and invasive behavior management techniques used in pediatric denti...

a case of a compound odontoma which caused delayed eruption of right maxillary central incisor in a ten year old girl is presented with clinical and radiographic findings. the patient presented with complaint of a hard painless swelling in the right anterior region of the maxilla and absence of right maxillary central incisor. after clinical examination, periapical and occlusal radiographs of t...

One of the most significant changes in the demographics of dentistry is the increasing number of women in the profession. 1 The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has been aware of the changing gender ratio in the specialty of pediatric dentistry for some time. In 1989, more than half the positions in postdoctoral training programs were occupied by women, 2 and, in 1991, women accou...

1. Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 2. Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh 4. Senior Lecture...

Panel I comprised of pediatric dentists, an attorney, child psychologists, parents, a specialist in early childhood education, and a pediatrician. The purpose of this panel was to discuss: (1) 8 questions that dealt with the appropriateness and effectiveness of current behavior management techniques; (2) the scientific support for those techniques; and (3) the role of the pediatric dentist in m...

Conscious sedation vs general anesthesia in pediatric dentistry – a review Cátia Carvalho Silva, Carla Lavado, Cristina Areias, Joana Mourão, David de Andrade I Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal II Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina Dentária, Departamento de Odontologia Pediátrica, Porto, Portugal III Universidade do Porto, Faculdade...

1Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP, Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil 3Universidade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Social Dentistry, Area of Statistics, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Treating infants and young children is a rewarding experience, especially when we guide parents and children down the path of prevention and interception of oral disease. The pediatric dentist has to be updated about the new technologies to treating patients along with basic principles. This article gives a brief discussion on the types, applications, advantages, and limitations of the use of l...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of study is to find the prevalence of usage of different advanced endodontic instruments and techniques in pediatric dentistry. MATERIALS AND METHODS A self-administered, structured questionnaire written in English validated through a pretested survey was randomly mailed to the postgraduate students in different dental colleges. A total of 182 of the complete filled ques...

Corresponding Author: Dr. Pallavi Vashisth Senior Lecturer, Dept of Pedodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh (India). Contact : +919837968101 Email: [email protected]