Etiological factors in developmental defects in the deciduous dentition art poorly understood. One method of studying these defects is to examine children who have had a definitive diagnosis of neonatal rickets--known to cause a major disturbance in calcium metabolism. Fifteen. children with this histonj were recalled and everyone had defects in the deciduous dentition. Seven children had combi...

In pulpally involved primary teeth, pulp therapy is necessary to preserve the teeth leaving permanent tooth bud undisturbed. And for successful therapy, ideal obturating material that suit specific properties of are necessary. Thus, a pediatric dentist should have thorough knowledge about various materials so integrity dental arch can be maintained. Hence, this article aims review with their mo...

During the period of the growth and development of the dental arch, anterior-posterior and medial-lateral changes in the maxillary deciduous and permanent canines were longitudinally studied in children. A longitudinal series of dental casts were obtained from 50 children at 2-month intervals from the completion of deciduous dentition to the stable period of permanent dentition. Subjects were d...