A 20 year old young adult came to the Department of Orthodontics and Dento facial Orthopedics complaining of spacing with respect to the upper right front tooth. On general examination and medical history evaluation, it was found that the patient was apparently healthy. Patient revealed history of prolonged retention of 51 which was extracted by a dental practitioner five years back in an antic...

Dento-alveolar trauma and congenital absences are the most important causes of edentulism that are not associated with bacteria. However, the World Health Organization reports show that dental caries and periodontitis, two conditions of bacterial origin, are the most frequent oral diseases in humans [1]. These conditions might be avoided if an adequate oral preventive health policy is implement...

Gene therapy is a field of Biomedicine. With the advent of gene therapy in dentistry, significant progress has been made in the control of periodontal diseases and reconstruction of dento-alveolar apparatus.Implementation in periodontics include:-As a mode of tissue engineering with three approaches: cell, protein-based and gene delivery approach.-Genetic approach to Biofilm Antibiotic Resistan...

Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is secondary degeneration of the inferior olivary nucleus (ION) due to a primary lesion in the dento-rubro-olivary pathway. This pathway is known as the Guillain and Mollert triangle, containing the dentate nucleus and the contralateral red and inferior olivary nuclei (figure e-1 on the Neurology® Web site at www.neurology.org). The commonest presenting s...

Etiology of class-III malocclusion is generally believed to be genetic. A wide range of environmental factors have been suggested as contributing factors for the development of class-III malocclusion. Twin study is one of the most effective methods available for investigating genetically determined variables of malocclusion. Discordancy for class-III malocclusion is a frequent finding in dizygo...

The effect of the Twin Block functional orthodontic appliances is mostly dento-alveolar with small skeletal effect. There are certain clinical indications where functional appliances can be used successfully in class II malocclusion e.g. in a growing patient. The use of these appliances is greatly dependent on the patient's compliance and they simplify the fixed appliance phase. In this case, a...

Periodontal disease is the second most prevalent clinical entity among oral diseases, and is recognized as a serious public health problem. Osseous destruction as a result of periodontal disease is classified according to clinical criteria into horizontal (or even) and angular (or vertical) osseous destruction. The detection and accurate assessment of the location, extent and configuration of t...