On Friday, December 2nd, attendees at the Crown & Bridge meeting in Toronto were treated to an informative and entertaining all day session, with Dr. Elliot Mechanic. His presentation was entitled “Artistic Smile Design: Building the Restorative Dental Practice” and the over 400 attendees had the opportunity to learn from this leading clinician in a … Read more
One of the most challenging scenarios for dentists treating school-aged children is how to effectively treat hypoplastic first permanent molars. Hypoplastic and hypomineralized first permanent molars are a frequent finding in children. Studies have reported that approximately one in five 7-13 year olds have at least one hypoplastic first permanent molar.1,2 The exact causes of … Read more
Hypophosphatasia is not a new entity, it was first recognized by Rathburn in 1948.1 It is also not a common disorder, however, it is an important one for any dentist who treats children to be able to recognize. In keeping with the paradigm shift of early prevention and establishment of a dental home by the … Read more
The Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s 2008 meeting is set. Mark your calendars for September 12-14, 2008 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, Charlottetown, PEI.For information, contact:www.capd-acdp.org
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to assess if the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s (AAPD) recommendation that the First Dental Visit (FDV) to occur before age 12 months is being complied and what are the affecting factors. Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 606 young children (consisted of 2001-2006 Caries Free (CF) Sample and 2001-2006 & … Read more
By definition anticipatory guidance is a proactive developmentally based counseling technique that focuses on the needs of a child at each stage of life. By providing practical and contemporary health information to parents before significant physical, emotional and psychological milestones, parents will anticipate impending changes, maximize their child’s developmental potential and identify their child’s special … Read more
The title for this editorial could just have appropriately been, ‘The time for a child’s first dental visit’. Although early childhood caries (ECC) has been shown to be more prevalent in low socio-economic groups, it is also found in the general population. As indicated in the title, ECC is a preventable disease that the profession … Read more
After many decades of scientific and clinical controversy new and innovative restorative materials are gaining acceptance as viable alternatives to the traditional use of silver amalgam and stainless steel crowns for the restoration of primary molar teeth. These new generations of materials bond directly to tooth material by mechanical or chemical means or by a … Read more
The prevalence of caries has significantly decreased in North American born children. For some groups of young children, however, it remains distressingly high. Early childhood caries, more familiarly referred to as baby bottle decay, is a form of rampant decay affecting children aged from I to 3 years. Although early childhood caries has been shown … Read more