Rani Somani

Przewlekly stres należy do najbardziej destrukcyjnych czynnik w zagrażających organizmowi czlowieka, a wywolane przez niego reakcje ostrzegawcze przejawiają się w postaci zaburzeń czynnościowych ukladu nerwowo-mięśniowego i są gl wnymi czynnikami etiologicznymi bruksizmu psychozależnego. Przypadki bruksizmu (zgrzytania zębami) wynikają ze stresu lub lęku, kt ry dziala podświadomie na prawie każdą grupę wiekową w zależności od czynnik w wywolujących u niej stres i lęk. Zgrzytanie zębami jest sposobem naszego organizmu na radzenie sobie z negatywnymi emocjami. Ostatecznie, taki nawyk może byc szkodliwy dla naszego zdrowia, jeśli nie zwr cimy na niego uwagi i nie pozostawimy go bez leczenia. Jako m j moralny obowiązek rzucic światlo na ten zaniedbany nawyk, ta książka daje wgląd do wszystkich pracownik w slużby zdrowia o wszystkich informacji i szkodliwych konsekwencji tego podświadomie okaleczającego nawyku.

Children with facial differences have unique identities with something special to add to the community. But they are often seen as object of pity, suffering 'emotional burn out' & the pain of 'being different'. Thus it is our duty to provide them with hope and boost their confidence to live a balanced and fulfilling life, without the fear of being judged or pressurized to act otherwise. A Pediatric dentist is an integral part of the cleft rehabilitative process, right from birth till onset of adulthood, being well versed with a child's growth, development as well as psychological well being. They play a pivotal role in restoring both esthetics & function of a cleft child, in a most empathetic way. As truly said... "Nothing is more beautiful than the smile that has struggled through tears", thus this novel has been a humble effort to pen down the enormous challenges faced by these innocent souls & the inevitable role played by a Pedodontist, in providing comprehensive care, in order to achieve the best possible outcome and meaningfully improve their quality of life.

Minor oral surgery is the branch of dentistry that is concerned with surgical aspects of dental treatment. This includes removal of retained or buried roots, broken teeth, wisdom teeth and cysts of the upper and lower jaws. It also includes apical surgery and removal of small soft tissue lesions like mucocele, ranula, high labial or lingual frenumetc in the mouth. These procedures are carried out under local anesthesia with or without IV sedation and have relatively short recovery period.

Oral Habits leave a great impact on development and growth of a child . Thumb Sucking is one such habit in babies and young children who use it to comfort themselves when they feel hungry afraid, sleepy, bored etc. It can lead to devastating effects on child's Facial Growth . This book covers the Causes, Effects on Oral Musculature, Preventive Therapy and various treatment aspects of the Thumb Sucking Habit .

The minimally invasive approach of treating dental caries incorporates the science of detecting, diagnosing, intercepting and treating dental caries on microscopic level. This approach to treating dental caries includes many non surgical modalities with the aim objective to preserve the natural teeth by deferring surgical intervention when possible. If the initial restoration was created using minimally invasive procedure there should be more tooth structure to work with at the time that a second restoration may be needed. Minimal intervention approach starts with diagnosis and risk assessment of the disease in order to allow proper treatment decision. Different techniques for management of initial carious lesion include non inventive management and operative care. Advancements in management of caries has started a trend towards the conversation of tooth structure and also bonding techniques which provide an alternative to mechanical retention.