[Psychological and dental considerations in the prosthetic rehabilitation of children. Child prothesis--part I].
The fabrication of a prosthesis for a child requires an extensive diagnostic process together with a detailed medical and dental history. The treatment modalities for children and adults are different. By young patients attention must be paid in order to establish a feeling of trust and close cooperation between the dentist and the patient. The aim of the treatment with removable denture prosthesis is the re-establishment of aesthetic, phonetic and function while assuring at the same time a high standard of oral hygiene and periodontal maintenance. The continuous jaw growth and the dentition changes of a child must be closely monitored. Therefore, frequent (3-6 months recall intervals) follow-up examinations and denture adjustments are needed.
Siepmann
Sandra
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Abteilung für Zahnärztliche Prothetik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Hugstetterstr. 55, 79106 Freiburg i. Breisgau. sandra.siepmann@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Holst
Alexandra Ioana
AI
Holst
Stefan
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Heydecke
Guido
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous