The authors have presented a technique of full occlusal rehabilitation in a case of severe dental fluorosis. In this technique, maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth were simultaneously prepared and restored first. This was followed by simultaneous preparation of maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth that were restored in canine guided occlusion. The technique and sequence followed here is...

Abnormalities in number of teeth are occasionally noted in clinical cases. Many theories have been proposed as regards the causes of the occurrence of supernumerary teeth, including atavism theory, mechanical tooth germ separation theory, tissue induction theory, and dental laminar morphological disturbance theory. However, none of these theories alone offers a sufficient explanation for this p...

The term “impacted teeth” refers to dentition that is partly or completely impacted in bone or soft tissue after eruption should have been completed although eruption age is completed not replaced in dental arc. The most commonly impacted teeth in the anterior region are maxillary canines, while the prevalence of impacted maxillary incisors ranges from 0.06% to 0.2%. Impacted maxillary incisors...

Advances in the technology of bonding porcelain to enamel created the possibility of porcelain veneers as an alternative to the use of full crowns for the treatment of many clinical conditions, such as treatment of diastemas, malaligned teeth, worn dentition, chipped teeth, and excessively discolored teeth. Veneers are considered to be a more conservative treatment approach than full crowns bec...

OBJECTIVES To study occlusal wear of anterior teeth in orthodontic patients retained with different retainers until 5 years post-treatment, and to investigate whether type of retention influences occlusal wear. MATERIAL AND METHODS Orthodontic patients (n=222), aged 15 years maximally at the start of treatment, were followed until 5 years post-treatment. In the maxilla, a retainer bonded on a...

Objective: This case report aims to introduce the black triangle therapy in Miller’s Class IV gingival recession. Methods: The patient complained of spacing between upper and lower teeth causing food accumulation, “long teeth”, receding gums which were unaesthetic during speaking. Clinical examination maxillary mandibular anterior revealed Miller recession, large triangles, no tooth mobility no...

Objective. To compare chondroitin sulphate (CS) levels around maxillary second premolars, first molars, and second molars between the unloaded and the loaded periods and to measure the rates of intrusion of maxillary posterior teeth during segmental posterior tooth intrusion. Materials and Methods. In this prospective clinical study, 105 teeth (from 15 patients exhibiting anterior open bite and...

PURPOSE The location of the gingival zenith in a medial-lateral position relative to the vertical tooth axis of the maxillary anterior teeth remains to be clearly defined. In addition, the apex of the free gingival margin of the lateral incisor teeth relative to the gingival zeniths of the adjacent proximal teeth remains undetermined. Therefore, this investigation evaluated two clinical paramet...

A supernumerary tooth is one that is additional to the normal series and can be found in any region of the dental arch. Most of the supernumerary teeth are located in the anterior maxillary region. These supernumerary teeth again are classified according to their presence where they are located and form. These teeth when present may give rise to a variety of clinical problems. The detection of ...

A hybrid expander is a newly designed bone-anchored expander consisting of 2 mini-screws and palatal acrylic; it does not cover any teeth. The aim of this case report is to present the treatment of a patient with transversal maxillary deficiency by hybrid expander. An 11.4-year-old female patient came to our clinic complaining about the appearance of her teeth. She had a narrow maxillary arch, ...