Developmental Defects of the Dental Hard Tissues and their Treatment Ivar Espelid, Dorte Haubek, and Birgitta Jälevik This chapter focuses on the diagnostic process and classification of disturbances in the…

Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Annika Julihn, Margaret Grindefjord, and Ivar Espelid The concept of caries diagnosis The proper management of dental caries in clinical practice requires an accurate…

Oral Soft Tissue Lesions and Minor Oral Surgery Göran Koch and Dorte Haubek Children and adolescents present a large variety of oral pathologic conditions, such as lesions of the oral…

Traumatic Dental Injuries: Examination, Diagnosis, and Immediate Care Eva Fejerskov Lauridsen, Simon Storgård Jensen, and Jens O. Andreasen It is well documented that the majority of traumatic dental injuries occur…

Periodontal Conditions Bengt Sjödin and Dorte Haubek Inflammatory reactions in the periodontal tissues are common in children and adolescents. In most cases, the inflammation is restricted to the gingival tissues….

Occlusal Development, Malocclusions, and Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics Bengt Mohlin, Anna Westerlund, Maria Ransjö, and Jüri Kurol Craniofacial development and growth Dental occlusion is strongly influenced by the craniofacial development…

Children with Chronic Health Conditions: Implications for Oral Health Göran Dahllöf, Pernille Endrup Jacobsen, and Luc Martens Over the past few decades chronic health conditions (CHCs) and disabilities among children…

Eruption and Shedding of Teeth Göran Koch, Sven Kreiborg, and Jens O. Andreasen Chronology of normal tooth eruption Primary dentition The chronology of eruption of primary teeth for Swedish children…