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Pediatric Dentistry

pedodontics - Dental treatment of children and adolescents. Maturation - Growth to and learning on a certain level. Subjective fears - Fears based on feelings, attitudes, and concerns that have developed from suggestions by others, including parents, siblings, and friends. Objective fears - Fears based on a person's personal experiences. tell, show, and do technique - Technique for easing a patients fears by introducing the patient to the instrument to be used, demonstrating the instruments use, and then performing the technique Modeling technique - Technique that aims to modify a patients undesirable behavior by pairing the patient with another who demonstrates more desirable behavior Hand-over-mouth (HOM) technique - Act by with a medical or dental professional places the hand over the patient's mouth and calmly explains behavior expectations; requires confirmed consent Fluoride applications - Fluoride applied to the teeth in the dental office

Fluoride Varnishes - Paint on method to apply topical fluoride to the teeth for longer exposure Mouth guard - Protective devices that prevent premature loss or fracture of teeth Tongue thrusting - Habit whereby a persons (usually a child's) tongue pushes against the anterior teeth during swallowing, causing an anterior open bite spot-welded matrix bands - Custom-made bands constructed with the use of a spot-welding unit and used in class II restorations; does not require a retainer. Space maintainer - Device (fixed or removable) designed to hold a space (left from the premature loss of a primary tooth) until the permanent tooth erupts Indirect pulp treatment (IPT) - Technique used when treating permanent teeth with potential infectious tissue (due to caries or traumatic injury), when pulp is not exposed buy can be exposed during tissue removal; also known as indirect pulp capping Direct pulp capping (DPC) - Technique used to treat permanent tooth when the pulp has been exposed due to mechanical or traumatic means but chance exists that the pulp will heal; involves placing of medicament directly over exposed pulp, followed by tooth restoration. Pulpotomy - Partial removal of pulp

Formocresol - A solution of formaldehyde, cresol, glycerin, and water; it is used in vital pulpotomy and as a temporary intracanal medicament used during root canal therapy Apexogenesis - Pulpotomy of permanent tooth whereby pulp vitality is maintained; allowing time for the root end to develop and close Pulpectomy - Complete removal of vital pulp from a tooth Stainless steel crown - Used in the restoration of badly decayed teeth; usually used as a space maintainer in primary tooth replacement, or as temporary crown to be replaced by cast gold or porcelain Traumatic intrusion - Occurs when the teeth are forcibly driven into the alveolus Avulsed tooth - A tooth that has been removed from the mouth; avulsed teeth should be replanted immediately (if possible) or transported to the dentist in milk, saliva, saline, or water