Stem cells isolated from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) are multipotent mesenchymal stem cells that are isolated from dental pulp tissues. These cells have a high proliferative capacity, multipotential ability, immunomodulatory function, and minimal risk of oncogenesis. Recent studies have shown that SHEDs are a feasible cell source for cell therapy and regenerative medicine.

Data are presented to demonstrate that the circumpulpal dentine of deciduous teeth can be used to reconstruct a detailed record of childhood exposure to lead. By combining high spatial resolution laser ablation ICP-MS with dental histology, information was acquired on the concentration of lead in dentine from in utero to several years after birth, using a true time template of dentine growth. T...

 Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) can be found within the cell rich zone of dental pulp. These stem cells, under specific stimuli, differentiate into many cell types which have wide therapeutic applications.   The dental stem cells are derived from both deciduous and permanent teeth. The viable dental stem cells are very simple to collect, without any mortality and morbidity. Dental pulp stem c...

Intercorrelations and communalities are now well known for tooth formation (Garn et al., J Dent Res 39:1049, 1960), crown size of the permanent teeth (Moorees and Reed, Arch Oral Biol 9:685, 1964; Garn et al., J Dent Res 44:350, 1965), the deciduous teeth (Garn et al., JDentRes 56:1214, 1977), and crown size of deciduous teeth during odontogenesis (Garn et al., J Dent Res 58:554, 1979). However...

Normal eruption of primary teeth into the oral cavity begins at about 6 months of child’s age. Teeth that erupt prematurely have occasionally been reported in the medical and dental literature and have been referred to as congenital teeth, foetal teeth, pre-deciduous teeth and dentitio praecox. The most affected teeth are lower central incisors and only 1-10% of them are supernumerary teeth. Th...

1 HISTORY Bunon (1743): First person to propose that removal of deciduous teeth will achieve a better alignment of permanent teeth, in his book “Essay on diseases of teeth”. Kjellgren (1929): First person to suggest the term “serial extraction” for this procedure. Nance (1940): Father of serial extraction philosophy. He presented the technique of progressive extraction. Palsson (1956): Proposed...

Dental disease and its prevention and treatment comprises approximately 10% of the general equine practitioner’s work. The most common disease affecting the equine hypsodont teeth is the development of dental overgrowths. Brachydont dentition (canines and wolf teeth) are less often diagnosed with dental disease. Gingivitis and periodontal disease as seen in many young horses can affect any toot...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the adaptation of different types of restorations towards deciduous and young permanent teeth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Class V cavities were prepared in deciduous and young permanent teeth and filled with different materials (a conventional glass-ionomer, a resin-modified glass-ionomer, a poly-acid-modified composite resin and a conventional com...

Oligodontia is defined as a congenital tooth agenesis with the absence of six or more permanent teeth. This clinical report describes a patient with non-syndromic partial oligodontia, with retained deciduous teeth and the absence of 16 permanent teeth. Anterior esthetic problems were caused by interarch tooth size discrepancy, interdental space, aberrant tooth dimensions, and the absence of cen...

Although there have been suggestions that prenatal factors could affect crown dimensions (Bailit and Sung, Archs Oral Biol 13:155-166, 1968; Cohen, Baum, Garn, Osario and Nagy, in: Orofacial Growth and Development, Dahlberg and Graber, eds., Mouton Publishers, The Hague, 1977, pp 119-126), limitations of sample size and investigative design restrict conclusions on the magnitude of the influence...