Correspondence to: Francisco H. Nociti Jr. Av. Limeira 901 Caixa Postal: 052 CEP: 13414-903 Piracicaba S.P. Brazil Tel: ++ 55 19 34125298 Fax: ++ 55 19 3412 5218 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract This article reviews developmental and structural characteristics of cementum, a unique avascular mineralized tissue covering the root surface that forms the interface between root dentin and peri...

EFFECTS OF CARBONATION ON THE MINERAL COMPOSITION OF CEMENT KILN DUST By Cecilia P. Anderson Department of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences

Clinical computed tomography provides a single mineral density (MD) value for heterogeneous calcified tissues containing early and late stage pathologic formations. The novel aspect of this study is that, it extends current quantitative methods of mapping mineral density gradients to three dimensions, discretizes early and late mineralized stages, identifies elemental distribution in discretize...

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, S.K.S. Sarabha Dental College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Department of Prosthodontics, Christian Dental College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Abstract Central ossifying fibroma is a relatively rare, benign, nonodontogenic tumor of the jaw, a subdivision of fibro-osseous lesions. The lesion originates from periodontal membrane and is usually seen...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) of cementum resembles other mineralized tissues in composition; however, its physiology is unique, and it contains molecules that have not been detected in other tissues. Cementum components influence the activities of periodontal cells, and they manifest selectivity toward some periodontal cell types over others. In light of emerging evidence that the ECM determi...

The ameloblastic fibro-odontoma is a rare mixed odontogenic tumor. It occurs predominantly in children and young adults with no sex predilection and locates most often in the posterior segment of the mandible. A painless swelling is the most common clinical sign. Radiologically, ameloblastic fibro-odontoma shows a circumscribed radiolucency, which contains radio-opaque foci of various sizes and...

Ankylosis is the abnormal adhesion of alveolar bone to dentin or cementum and commonly seen after traumatic dental injuries. Treatment of impacted and ankylosed teeth solely by orthodontics alignment may be challenging. Consequently, several treatment alternatives have been proposed for the management of ankylosed teeth involving extraction, surgical luxation, and osteotomy followed by dentoalv...