OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of Enterococcus faecalis in endodontic infections in both deciduous and permanent teeth by culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. METHODS A total of 145 children aged 5-13 years old were involved in this study. The presence of E. faecalis in necrotic deciduous and permanent teeth root canals was studied using cultu...

OBJECTIVES The present study was designed to investigate the microbial profiles of teeth in different locations in mixed-dentition-stage children, and to compare the microbiomes of permanent and deciduous teeth in the same healthy oral cavity. METHODS Supragingival plaque samples of teeth in various locations-the first permanent molars, deciduous molars, deciduous canines and incisors and per...

objective: iron deficiency anemia is among the most common types of childhood anemia. according to the world health organization, approximately 5 billion people were suffering from iron deficiency anemia worldwide in 2001. aside from causing anemia, iron deficiency can negatively affect the physical and mental development of children and adolescents. several studies have discussed the consequen...

Submerged tooth is the one that is depressed below the occlusal plane. Dental ankylosis is thought to be a major cause of submergence. Submerged deciduous teeth have the potential to cause malocclusion not only by prevention of their exfoliation and subsequent replacement by permanent teeth but also by causing tilting of proximal teeth and extrusion of opposing tooth. The purpose of this report...

Introduction Eruption of deciduous teeth remains a rather sophisticated process. This paper gives a general overview of the process and explores on its implications. Overview Eruption of deciduous teeth may be divided into preeruptive tooth movement, eruptive tooth movement and post-occlusal tooth movement. Emergence of deciduous teeth is usually accompanied by teething symptoms. Mechanisms for...

Although there have been numerous studies of the extent to which the crown dimensions of the permanent teeth are correlated (MOORREES and REED, Arch Oral Biol 9:685, 1964; GARN, LEWIS and KEREWSKY, J Dent Res 44:350, 1965) comparable information on deciduous tooth dimensional communalities is meagre. Moreover, it is not known whether the crown dimensions of the deciduous teeth show different pa...

OBJECTIVE To determine an optimal treatment strategy for carious deciduous teeth. SETTING Manchester Dental Hospital. DESIGN Decision analysis. METHOD The likelihoods of each of the sequelae of caries in deciduous teeth were determined from the literature. The utility of the outcomes from non-treatment and treatment was then measured in 100 parents of children with caries, using a visual ...

BACKGROUND It has been observed that the general dentists and pedodontists differ in their treatment recommendations for pulp therapy in deciduous teeth. AIM To determine the knowledge and practice of pulp therapy in deciduous teeth by general dental practitioners (GDP) in two cities of southern Saudi Arabia. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty GDP selected at random from government and private dent...

28 Cadmium and lead accumulate in the deciduous teeth of children with celiac disease or food allergies Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the relative levels of cadmium, lead and calcium in deciduous teeth of children with celiac disease or food allergies from an industrial area of Poland compared to healthy controls. Using flame atomic absorption spectrometry it was found tha...