Case report A 3-year-old boy was seen at the Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and Paediatric Dentistry of the Children’s Hospital of Trieste. The multi-systemic features of XLPDR included a number of oro-dental manifestations such as misshapen teeth, scissor bite, swallowing difficulties, agenesis of the 4 permanent second premolars, taurodontism, early resorption of deciduous roots, and pr...

Gemination is an anomaly caused by a single tooth germ that attempted to divide during its development, resulting in a bifid crown. They are found more frequently in the primary than in the permanent dentition unilaterally, but bilateral gemination is very rare. It is caused by complex interactions among a variety of genetic and environmental factors. This developmental anomaly may cause clinic...

This study was done to compare two ways of relining with permanent soft denture lining materials. In this study, two types of specimens group-A and group-B were used. Group-A was made by using vacuum formed spacer and Group-B was made without using vacuum spacer [simple conventional method]. After converting, polishing and finishing the specimens, selected tooth areas were relined i.e.11,12,21,...

A supernumerary tooth is a tooth that is additional to the normal set of teeth and are most commonly seen in the anterior maxillary region [1]. Supernumerary teeth are more common in permanent dentition as compared to primary dentition. The prevalence is 0.15–1% in permanent dentition and 0.3–0.6% in the primary dentition with proportion of 2:1 for male sex [2]. The presence of a supernumerary ...

Pulp samples of 50 healthy human teeth with indication for extraction were examined to evaluate the role of apoptosis in pulp elimination during physiological root resorption. Two groups were formed: a test group (n=30) composed of pulp samples of primary teeth with physiological root resorption and a control group (n=20) composed of pulp samples of permanent maxillary third molars. Morphologic...

Studies show that human permanent teeth with carious pulpal exposures can result in a high clinical success rate when treated with pulpotomy and direct pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA pulpotomy). In this case report, a 19-year-old female patient with a second premolar with irreversible pulpitis and symptomatic apical periodontitis was treated with MTA pulpotomy. Follow-up elec...

Surgical separation of supernumerary teeth fused to permanent incisor teethhas typically given rise to residual post surgical periodontal defects, induding loss of attachment and deep periodontal pocketing with persistent inflammation. Other complications include devitalisation of the retained tooth section, ankylosis, external and replacement resorption. A unique technique of using guided tiss...

The consequences of premature loss of temporary teeth are complex, both of functional and morphological order and the clinical presentation depends on multiple factors: the temporary tooth loss rate as compared with permanent tooth eruption sequence and the number and topography of teeth extracted, so the clinical form of edentulous, which can be frontal or lateral, symmetric or asymmetric, iso...

Discolouration of a permanent incisor may have a significant social impact on children and adolescents. Intervention should be minimally destructive of tooth tissue and should not compromise future restorative options. This paper reviews the technique of inside/outside bleaching, and proposes it as an efficient, effective and acceptable method for use in the compliant younger patient with an un...

To present an uncommon disturbance of root development with ingrowth of bone and periodontal tissue into the pulp space in a delayed replanted immature permanent incisor at five years of follow-up. Severe arrest of root formation with uncommon healing of an immature permanent maxillary incisor after delayed replantation is reported. Continued development of a tooth root separate from the body o...