This case report describes the treatment of a patient with a horizontally impacted maxillary central incisor, a canine in the same quadrant, and an inclusion tendency. Due to severe crowing in the maxilla and the Class II molar relationship on the impaction side, a 2-stage treatment plan was developed. In the first stage, the right first premolar and deciduous canine were extracted; this allowe...

The object of the study was to assess the incidence of lingual nerve sensory loss during removal of impacted mandibular third molar teeth, and the effect of retention of the lingual plate on the incidence. The subjects were 395 patients, of whom 362 completed the study. Removal of 504 impacted wisdom teeth with retention of the lingual plate was performed. Results showed that 381 (76%) of the t...

UNLABELLED Impacted third molars are a common reason for referral to the hospital dental service. Third molar impaction can be complicated by infection. We present two cases of osteomyelitis of the mandible developing secondary to pericoronitis of partially erupted lower third molars. One of the cases reported was recently diagnosed and treated while the other was diagnosed and treated 20 years...

PURPOSE Autogenous tooth transplantation has been used as a predictable surgical approach to correct malocclusion and replace edentulous areas. This article focuses on the surgical approach and technique for molar transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-two patients aged between 11 and 25 years underwent 44 autogenous molar transplantations. The procedure involved transplantation of impa...

Paradentalcyst(PC) is an “inflammatory cyst arising on the lateral aspect of a vital tooth as a result of an inflammatory process in the periodontal pocket”. Its prevalence varies from 1 to 5% in all odontogeniccysts,which accounts for its inclusion in the group of rare lesions. The most common site being distal &buccal aspect of partially or fully erupted mandibular 3rd molars, the present pap...

background and aims. wound dehiscence after lower third molar surgery extends the postoperative treatment period and may cause long-standing pain. the aim of this study was to compare wound dehiscence after removal of wisdom teeth in the most prevalent mandibular impaction (mesioangular class ib) by two different soft tissue flap designs. materials and methods. partially-erupted mandibular thir...

This report describes treatment of a 20-yearold Iraqi male with sever maxillary and mandibular arch crowding, deep bite, anterior and posterior cross bite. The patient presented with chief complaint of irregularly placed anterior teeth and unaesthetic smile. After completing the levelling and alignment, surgical extraction of impacted left mandibular third molar was done. The mandibular anterio...

REVIEW Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) is defined as a hypomineralisation of systemic origin of one to four permanent first molars frequently associated with affected incisors. MIH molars are fragile and caries can develop very easily in those molars. Although MIH molars are well known by paediatric dentists and their occurrence is related in severe cases to major clinical problems, only...

The development and sequence of eruption of the maxillary cheek-teeth of rabbits were studied by histological methods. The presence of three deciduous molars which were replaced by correspondent premolars and of three permanent molars without predecessors was confirmed. The eruption of the maxillary deciduous molars was shown to begin at 4 days postnatally and that of the permanent molar at 9 d...