Digital Dentistry Applications in Pediatric Dentistry

With the introduction of new materials and novel technology over the last decade, dentistry has achieved remarkable progress (Jasinevicius et al., J Dent Educ 68(11):1151–1162, 2004). Digital applications are broadly used in all disciplines of dental medicine including pediatric dentistry (Joda et al., Comput Biol Med 108:93–100, 2019). Today, computerized dentistry offices are common, using intraoral imaging devices, digital radiographic equipment, and digital tooth apex locators, as well as computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD-CAM) systems (Jasinevicius et al., J Dent Educ 68(11):1151–1162, 2004). These technological developments have had a wide range of effects on pediatric dentistry. Each subject covered in-depth in previous chapters of this book will be assessed from the perspective of pediatric dentistry.