Background: Over the past two decades immediate implant placement (IIP) has gained attention for reducing edentulism periods and treatment time. However, IIP cannot correct changes in soft and hard tissues changes after tooth extraction, and restorative esthetics can be compromis...
Loss of teeth in the posterior mandible leads to progressive alveolar bone resorption, superficial location of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN), thereby diminishing the amount of hard and soft tissue available for implant placement. This biological process is compounded by the p...
The most prevalent giant cell lesion in the mouth is called a peripheral giant cell granuloma, also referred to as "giant cell epulis." Typically, it manifests as a soft tissue purplish-red nodule with extravasated red blood cells and mononuclear stromal cells surrounding the mul...
Context: Failure to locate and treat all root canals is a major cause of endodontic treatment failure. Various diagnostic methods are used to locate second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) canals, including direct visual inspection, loupe magnification, operative microscope, and cone-beam...
Premature loss of the primary teeth is a common occurrence in children. The safest way to prevent future malocclusions is to place a space maintainer that is effective, durable and economical. Of the various fixed space maintainers, the band and loop space maintainer are one of t...
Tooth avulsion is defined as the complete loss of a tooth or complete displacement of a tooth out of the alveolar bone socket as a result of an accident and represents a severe traumatic dental injury (TDI). Tooth avulsion mostly affects incisors in children and adolescents and i...
Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited genetic disease. Three distinct forms of the disease have been recognized, of which autosomal dominant Osteopetrosis is the most common. Malfunctioning of osteoclastic activity and regular osteoblastic activity causes defective bone remodelling,...
Cutting efficiency of dental burs is sparse and inconsistent. Difficulty maintaining constant handpiece speed torque and controlled water spray action lack sufficient test materials mimic dental hard tissue. Diamond burs provided by manufacturers to dentists is coarse grit diamon...
This case report showed the orthodontic treatment for a 14-year-old male patient who has Angle’s Class III malocclusion with bilateral maxillary lateral incisors missing and convex profile. Owing to the profile of the patient, patient’s age, the result of space analysis and the c...
Background: The fibroma most commonly appears as a nodular growth mainly on buccal mucosa along the occlusal plane. Other sites involved are gingiva, palate, lips, and tongue. The conservative surgical approach is best for management of this lesion. The effects of chronic local i...