Introduction: Shovel appearance of a tooth happed as the highlight of the lateral edges that intertwined with a raised cingulum makes a profound lingual fossa. The ridge fades toward the incisal edge and this gives the tooth a 'shovel' or 'scoop' shape. Case Report: An eight-year...
Aims: In this report, two cases, A and B, with idiopathic resorptions are presented. In both cases the hypothesis was that the idiopathic resorption processes had a general medical cause, presumably an inborn calcification deficit. The aim was to evaluate this hypothesis. Present...
Introduction: Selenomonas noxia (SN) is a gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria, which contributes to development and progression of periodontal disease. Some evidence now suggests Streptococcus mitis (SM), a gram-positive, facultative bacterium contributing to the etiology of dental...
Aims: The aim of this report is to describe the detailed surgical technique of Oroantral communication (OAC) closure with Bichat’s Buccal fat pad (BFP), and to provide valuable clinical material for dental practitioners. This report also evaluates the ability of BFP to successful...
Objective: We review our experience with odontogenic infections requiring hospitalization, to identify etiological factors, the most frequently affected anatomical spaces, prognostic signs, bacterial pathogens and adequacy of initial empiric antibiotic therapy, surgical intervent...
Background and Aim: In contemporary world, patient’s expectations of his dentist include not only professional performance of treatment procedures, but also a high standard of communication skills and individual approach. The current paper aimed to outline some essential elements...
Background: Saliva contains various host defining factors. It influences calculus formation leading to periodontal diseases and also plays and important role in caries development. Saliva provides an easily accessible, non-invasive diagnostic marker for a rapidly widening range o...
The behavior management of the child patient includes many techniques and policies. It requires skills in communication, empathy, coaching, and listening. Designing a paediatric dental clinic that accommodates these management strategies and techniques is a part of the “art” of b...
Background: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is available hardly ever in food, and can be available as a supplement. Furthermore, it is formed endogenously when rays from the sun strike the skin and prompt vitamin D synthesis. Vitamin D motivates the absorption of calcium...
Background: Gingival retraction procedure (GRP), a regularly practiced clinical procedure, displaces the gingiva from around the tooth, temporarily. It has been reported that increased tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were observed eve...
Background: Over a period of years, the dental profession has come to accept the idea that the facial measurements have an important role to play for the determination of the Vertical Dimension of Occlusion and for the arrangement of the teeth. However, there has been no study wh...
Chondrosarcoma is classified as a malignant tumor formed by the abnormal differentiation of hyaline cartilage. A painless, slow growing swelling with a lobulated appearance is the most common clinical feature of Chondrosarcoma. Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma is a rare high grade hist...
Aims: The purpose of this small pilot study was to determine the type and initial management of relatively common radiolucent lesions that occur at the mandibular angle based on size of the lesion and its relation to the inferior alveolar nerve on panoramic radiograph. We also wa...
We report the case of a giant mandibular epulis, observed at a fifty-year-old patient. The tumor was taking root in the alveolar bone from the retro-molar to the symphyseal regions; the patient arrived late to the hospital. This great tumor encumbered the whole mouth and induced...
Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate and compare extent and quality of obturation in root canal of primary molars with Pediatric rotary file (Prime PedoTM), rotary endodontic file (Protaper UniversalTM) and conventional H files using photo stimulated phosphor plates. Study D...