Introduction For terminal dentition patients, the concept of a removable provisional prosthesis can cause a great deal of anxiety and even cause deferral of treatment. Traditional healing phases in implant dentistry can be several months, and up to a year depending on the various procedures that are required — such as soft tissue grafting, hard … Read more
The following is a summary of the use if oral sedatives for pediatric dentistry. This information is not intended to present a comprehensive review, the reader is therefore encouraged to seek additional and confirmatory information. Sedation is used to increase the cooperation of children during treatment. When behaviour management techniques such as tell-show-do, voice control, … Read more
Introduction Congenital granular cell epulis (CE) is a rare benign tumor occurring exclusively in neonates. The term “epulis” derives from the Greek word meaning “on the gingiva”.1 It was first described by Neumann in 1871, and is sometimes referred to as Neumann’s tumor or congenital epulis of the newborn.1 Approximately 200 cases have been documented … Read more
When talking with my colleagues it is astonishing how often the topic of how to deal with difficult parents in the office comes up. It appears that dentists who treat the pediatric population are having more and more challenges dealing with the expectations of the parents than treating the child themselves. Why is that? Although … Read more