dens invagination is a developmental anomaly requiring specific treatment approaches. oehler's type iii dens in dente, extends into the root and perforates at the apical area or lateral surface of the root. in this case endodontic treatment of the invaginated tooth was carried out through the central lumen of the invagination with calcium hydroxide without manipulation of the main pulp canal, t...

Maxillary central incisor impactions occur infrequently. Their origins include various local causes, such as odontoma, supernumerary teeth, and space loss. Supernumerary and ectopically impacted teeth are asymptomatic and found during routine clinical or radiological examinations. The surgical exposure and orthodontic traction of bilaterally impacted central incisors after removal of impacted s...

F ollowing extraction of a natal or neonatal tooth, continued growth of the dental papilla may occur and a tooth-like form may develop.'^ This report describes an atypical tooth form (probably the result of continued growth of the retained dental papilla) that abscessed and may have caused delayed eruption of the adjacent primary lateral incisor. A 13-month-old white male presented to the autho...

Changes in incisor inclination and position in both jaws of children during the first 5 years after adenoidectomy were studied. The main change is a significant increased labial inclination of the incisors for the adenoidectomy groups. All variables that measure the labiolingual position of the mandibular incisors confirm a significant labial incisor positioning for both sexes. Stepwise regress...

A history of trauma and fracture of upper right central incisor (11) in childhood during play was reported by the patient. The tooth was not discoloured and the patient had been asymptomatic ever since. No treatment for the same was ever taken. He had developed gum problem around eight years back when spaces started to appear between the teeth, bleeding on brushing became frequent and teeth sta...

AIM Supernumerary teeth represent a numerical dental anomaly in which more teeth than the norm are present in the dentition. A sixteen year sample of supernumerary teeth has been reviewed in order to analyse epidemiological data, morphological and topographic features of these teeth, especially of those located in the praemaxillary region. MATERIALS AND METHODS All cases in which supernumerar...

Treatment of carious or traumatized teeth with open apex is usually a challenge to a dentist. Recently, some case reports have shown that revascularization process induced maturogenesis of immature non-vital teeth. This case report describes the successful revascularization process of an immature central incisor. The upper left central incisor of 14-year-old boy was treated by revascularization...

Dens evaginatus is a developmental anomaly that is observed as additional tuberculate cusp on the palatal surface of incisor teeth (talon cusp) or the occlusal surface of molar teeth. This additional cusp consists of enamel, dentin, and usually pulp. A 9-year-old boy presented with a talon cusp on the palatal surface of maxillary left lateral incisor. The clinical and radiographic appearance an...

Extraction versus non-extraction debate has been a major controversy in orthodontics and it is still continuing since Angle era. Extraction of premolar teeth is the conventional treatment of choice for the management of class I malocclusion cases but in border line cases, orthodontists find difficulty in making a decision particularly in cases with good facial esthetics. However class I maloccl...

The talon cusp is a developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of an accessory cusp like structure projecting from the cingulum area of the anterior teeth. Gemination is an anomaly caused by a single tooth germ that attempted to divide during its development. These developmental anomalies may cause clinical problems including esthetic impairment, pain, caries and tooth crowding. Co-occ...