07- Paediatric Dentistry

Exam Strategy:

Cover Paediatric Dentistry Notes 1 & 2, followed by the Feedback & Revision Points file.
Prioritize understanding pulpal therapies, behavioural management techniques, paediatric sedation, and trauma guidelines provided.
Review exam images, dental anomalies, and their management in children under the curriculum section. Attempt the MCQ test and mock exams by the end.
Familiarize yourself with tooth eruption timings and interceptive orthodontic approaches.
Watch Mentors Video lecture explaining Paediatric exam concepts.
Review the Paediatric Dentistry chapter from the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry for comprehensive coverage.

Exam High-Yield Topics:

Pulpal Therapies:

Pulpotomy: Indications, procedure, materials used

Pulpectomy: Indications, procedure, materials used

Indirect pulp capping: Indications, procedure, materials used

Direct pulp capping: Indications, procedure, materials used

Apexification: Indications, procedure, materials used

Apexogenesis: Indications, procedure, materials used

Behavioral Management:

Tell-Show-Do. Positive reinforcement. Desensitization. Voice control. Nitrous oxide sedation. General anesthesia (indications and contraindications)

Dental Anomalies:

Microdontia: Definition, types (e.g., generalized, localized), clinical significance

Macrodontia: Definition, types (e.g., generalized, localized), clinical significance

Dens in dente: Definition, clinical features, management

Taurodontism: Definition, clinical features, management

Amelogenesis imperfecta: Types (e.g., hypoplastic, hypomature, hypocalcified), clinical features, management

Tooth Trauma:

Classification of tooth injuries (e.g., avulsion, luxation, fracture)

Management of avulsed teeth: Extra-oral time, storage media, replantation techniques

Splinting times for different types of injuries

Trauma guidelines: International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) guidelines

Tooth Eruption:

Normal eruption sequence and timing of primary and permanent teeth

Delayed eruption: Causes, evaluation, management

Interceptive Orthodontics:

Indications for early intervention (e.g., crossbite, crowding). Common appliances used (e.g., removable appliances, space maintainers)

Space Maintainers:

Types (e.g., fixed, removable, unilateral, bilateral) & Indications for use

Other Topics:

Hall’s technique for stainless steel crown placement

Serial extractions: Indications, procedure

Pulpal diagnosis in children: Clinical and radiographic assessment

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