Caries Excavation: Evolution of Treating Cavitated Carious Lesions

This book is a visual narrative of pediatric dentistry amalgamating current scientific evidence with clinical experience. It addresses key areas that form the core of a dental practice, namely the diagnosis and management of dental caries and traumatic dental injuries in children. Readers will learn how to perform Caries Risk Assessment and apply it in practice. Contemporary approaches in caries management are detailed in chapters on Preventive Dentistry, Minimal Intervention Dentistry and Restorative Dentistry. The discussion on Pediatric Endodontics elaborates on the importance of pulpal diagnosis and the current concepts in Pulp Therapy and Regenerative Endodontics. The section on Traumatic Dental Injuries focuses on the assessment and emergency management of trauma to both the primary and permanent dentition, as well as the orofacial region. Additionally, the sequelae of dental trauma, its management and long-term prognosis have been reviewed in detail. This book includes flowcharts and decision trees to help clinicians with treatment planning and is a valuable resource for students, general dental practitioners and specialist pediatric dentists in addressing real-world clinical challenges.