AIM This was to demonstrate that traditional therapy of Early Childhood Caries (ECC) can be improved with the use of the Nd:YAG laser. METHODS This investigation was conducted on three 3 year-old children in which the four maxillary primary incisors were affected by ECC. The teeth were treated with the Nd:YAG laser and one unrestorable tooth for each child was extracted for investigation by s...

allergic asthma is the most common acute inflammatory airway disorder and their incidence population has exploded in the last years, being estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have the condition. here, we present a brief overview of relationship of allergic asthma with diet and food intake. several studies have shown that most asthma cases are due to an allergic immune response to e...

A two-year-old boy, born of non-consanguineous marriage was brought with delayed motor and language milestones. The parents had also noted abnormal eye movements and periodic breathing difficulty since early infancy. The child was third of three sibs and the other two sibs were normal. On examination, the child was hypotonic and mentally retarded and had severe truncal ataxia and oculomotor apr...

Objective: To review the literature on ozone therapy in oral health, as assessed by different clinical and bacteriological parameters. Material and methods: A PubMed literature search was made using the key words “ozone dental”, and establishing as limits “randomized controlled trial” and “dental journal”. Thirteen articles were identified, with access to only 6 of them. Results: Four studies u...

Gingival recession is frequently occurring in patients coming to dental clinic which could lead to pain or hypersensitivity, esthetic problem, retention of plaque hence inflamed gingiva, root caries, abrasion and fear of tooth loss. Gingival recession can be managed by surgical or non-surgical approaches. Nonsurgical approaches include restorations, crowns, veneers and gingival masks whereas su...

Oral lichenoid reactions are considered variants of oral lichen planus and may be regarded as a disease by itself or as an exacerbation of an existing oral lichen planus by the presence of medication or dental materials. They represent a type IV hypersensitivity reaction and most commonly affect the oral mucosa in direct contact with an amalgam restoration. Oral lichenoid reactions can cause si...

AIM The purpose of the case report was to describe the treatment of a 4(1/2)-year-old boy with amelogenesis imperfect (AI) in the primary dentition. BACKGROUND AI is a hereditary condition that affects the development of enamel, causing quantity, structural, and compositional anomalies involving all dentitions. Consequently, the effects can extend to both the primary and secondary dentitions....

orthodontic treatment of individuals with metal hypersensitivity is a matter of concern for the orthodontist. orthodontic appliances contain metals like nickel, cobalt and chromium etc. metals may cause allergic reactions and are known as allergens. reaction to these metals is due to biodegradation of metals in the oral cavity. this may lead to the formation of corrosion products and their expo...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine if there are any significant long-term clinical benefits, or side effects, caused by the addition of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) to a professional, 16% peroxide bleaching gel. METHODOLOGY This study examined the effect of bleaching gel with added ACP in a subset of subjects (n=27) from a previously published, short-term (n=50) study, ...