A 51-year-old woman who worked as a company sales representative was concerned about the deteriorating condition of her anterior teeth. On presentation, the appearance of her anterior teeth was less than ideal, and she requested treatment to improve the situation. Her medical history was noncontributory, but intraoral examination revealed excessive diastema between the maxillary central incisor...

Autotransplantation of teeth has been reported by many authors to replace missing teeth, either posterior or anterior, where it became a realistic treatment alternative and useful routine procedure for replacement of teeth in young adolescents where the implant option is relatively contraindicated, particularly to replace teeth lost due to trauma. This paper presents fourteen years old boy, who...

BACKGROUND Caries, enamel hypoplasia, molar incisor hipomineralization, amylogenesis imperfecta, dentine dysplasia, hypophosphatasia and other dental disorders lead to tooth mineralization disturbances and structural abnormalities, decreasing masticatory organ functions. Dental disorders in sheep can lead to premature slaughter before they have attained final stage of their reproductive life an...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper was to study the effect of transmandibular distraction on the periodontal and dental structures, and the initial movements of the mandibular halves, when using an axial plane non-rigid bone-borne distractor (TMD). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourteen patients undergoing bimaxillary transverse osteodistraction had their six lower anterior teeth assessed for mobility...

To cite: Vashisth P, Dwivedi S, Arora R, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-008797 DESCRIPTION A 4-year-old boy was brought to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry with major tooth decay. An intraoral examination revealed the presence of a complete primary dentition, fair oral hygiene and the presence of double teeth in ...

This case report describes the anomalous development of maxillary permanent lateral incisors in a seven-year-old white male. The maxillary right permanent lateral incisor radiographically demonstrated anomalous development characteristic of dens invaginatus. A coincidental finding of a microdontic maxillary left permanent lateral incisor also was observed at this time. This patient presented wi...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the thickness of buccal and palatal alveolar bone and buccal bony curvature below root apex in maxillary anterior teeth of Korean adults using Cone-beam CT images. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 3D image was reconstructed with dicom file obtained through CBCT from 20 - 39 year old Korean subjects (n = 20). The thickness of buccal and palatal plate, roo...

The aim of the retrospective study was to evaluate the influence of the initial vertical position of the impacted maxillary incisor on spontaneous eruption frequency and timing after surgical removal of the supernumerary tooth. Records of 33 patients with unilateral impaction of upper central incisor caused by supernumerary teeth with the average age 9.58+/-1.54 years were analyzed. Impacted te...

An unerupted supernumerary tooth was attached to the root surface of an unerupted permanent lateral incisor. It was necessary to remove both the supernumerary and the permanent lateral incisor as a single unit. The permanent lateral incisor was separated from the supernumerary and placed back into the original developmental crypt. The replanted lateral incisor erupted normally one year later. W...

T canines have the highest reported incidence of dental transposition—most commonly with the first premolar, followed by the lateral incisor.1-8 Several authors have described cases in which canine transpositions were resolved or the teeth were aligned in their transposed positions. 9-11 To our knowledge, however, no one has reported treating a patient in whom bilaterally impacted upper canines...