PURPOSE The main purpose of this study was to investigate bone thickness on the buccal and palatal aspects of the maxillary canine and premolars using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). The differences between left- and right-side measurements and between males and females were also analyzed. METHODS The sample consisted of 20 subjects (9 males and 11 females; mean age, 21.9±3.0) selected ...

The aim of this case report was to present the non-surgical root canal treatment of the geminated maxillary anterior lateral incisor tooth. A 50-year-old female patient was referred for endodontic treatment of her maxillary right lateral incisor. In the clinical examination, a large crown was observed in the right maxillary incisor region when compared with the left maxillary lateral incisor. T...

Local anesthesia is administered to control pain, but it may induce fear and anxiety. Root planing is a non-surgical periodontal therapy; however, when it is performed in an extensive manner, some tissue removal is inevitable. Notably, this removal may be so painful that local anesthesia is required to be administered to the area scheduled for the treatment. Although patients tend to accept roo...

Palatal rugae, are the ridges on the anterior part of palatal mucosa, each side of the median palatal raphe and behind the incisive papilla. Rugae patterns have been studied for various purposes, and have been established to have a role in positive identification of individuals in suspected cases. The present study aims at determining the effect of growth, on palatal rugae patterns and to analy...

Objective: To determine the internal root morphology and gender variations in maxillary first permanent molars in a Kenyan population. Design: In vitro descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi. Subject: One hundred and eighty seven maxillary first permanent molars were collected from Kenyans of African descent aged between 10 and 40 years atte...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article was to emphasize the importance of having a thorough knowledge about the root canal anatomy. METHODS This case report presents the endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with three roots and seven canals. The clinical detection of the seven canals was made using a surgical operating microscope and confirmed using cone-beam computed tomography...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the factors that affect torque control during anterior retraction when utilizing the C-retractor with a palatal miniplate as an exclusive source of anchorage without posterior appliances. METHODS The C-retractor was modeled using a 3-dimensional beam element (0.9-mm-diameter stainless-steel wire) attached to mesh bonding pads. Various vertical heights and 2 attachment po...

BACKGROUND Palatal tremor is characterized by rhythmic movements of the soft palate and can be essential or symptomatic. Some patients can have palatal movements as a special skill or due to palatal tics. Psychogenic palatal tremor is recognized but rarely reported in the literature. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated all patients with palatal tremor seen in our center over a period of 10 y...