Your Child's Teeth

A Complete Guide for Parents
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4214-1063-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 487 g

The only comprehensive book on children's teeth written for adults.

Children's dental health involves much more than a toothbrush. Dental disease is the number one chronic childhood illness, and avoiding dental disease means paying scrupulous attention to our children's teeth.

In Your Child's Teeth, health writers Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss team up with pediatric dentists and oral health experts to answer parents' many questions about children's teeth. Topics include:

• how thumb sucking and pacifiers affect teeth
• how to brush your young children's teeth
• how to calm a child who is afraid of the dentist
• how to help special needs children get proper dental care
• how medical problems affect teeth
• how fluoride rinses and dental sealants work
• how a root canal is done
• how to make the orthodontia decision

This book will help parents help children develop good dental habits for a lifetime of healthy teeth—from baby's first tooth to the young adult's shining smile.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sterling, Evelina Weidman

Best-Boss, Angie

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Zahnmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Fern Ingber, M.Ed.
Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. A Guide to Your Child's Teeth
2. Basic Care and Cleaning
3. The Dental Visit
4. Preventing Decay and Protecting Teeth
5. Affording Dental Care for Your Child
Part II: Ages and Stages
6. Pregnancy and Your Baby's Teeth
7. Infants and Toddlers (Newborn to Age 4)
8. Early Childhood (Ages 5 to 8)
9. Middle Childhood (Ages 9 to 12)
10. Teenagers and Young Adults (Ages 13+)
11. Children with Special Health Needs
Part III: Dental and Oral Health Problems
12. Tooth Decay
13. Gum Disease
14. Tooth Sensitivity and Pain
15. Conditions of the Mouth, Tongue, and Jaw
16. Orthodontics
17. Tooth Appearance
18. Dental Trauma and Emergencies
19. Oral Surgery, Extractions, and Root Canals
20. Dental Anxiety
Appendix: My Child's Dental Health Record
Glossary
Additional Resources
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sterling, Evelina Weidman
Evelina Weidman Sterling, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an educator in the field of public health and the author of several award-winning books on health.

Evelina Weidman Sterling, Ph.D., M.P.H., is an educator in the field of public health and the author of several award-winning books on health. Angie Best-Boss, R.N., is a health writer and patient advocate.