title: Restorative dentistry for the pediatric patient.
abstract: The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry sponsored the Pediatric Restorative Dentistry Consensus Conference in 2002. This paper will review the consensus statements that were issued as a result of the conference. Since the conference there have been advances in procedures, materials, and techniques that need to be considered in terms of some of the consensus statements. The introduction of the First Dental Home, interim therapeutic restoration and nanotechnology are examples of some of the materials and techniques that are now part of everyday pediatric dentistry. This paper will discuss the updates as it relates to each of the 2002 consensus statements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA. hackmyer@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hackmyer
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Donly
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003738:Dental Cements; D003764:Dental Materials; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D013193:Stainless Steel; D003723:Dental Amalgam