Fusion is an abnormality of tooth development defined as the union of two developing dental germs, resulting in a single large dental structure. This irregular tooth morphology is associated with a high predisposition to dental caries and periodontal diseases. As a result of recurring inflammatory periodontal processes, disorders such as periodontal pocket, pericoronitis, and paradental cysts m...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of the RMF in mandibles, considering gender and ethnic group. The RMC was also analyzed using periapical radiography. METHODS Eighty-six mandibles from adult individuals of both sexes, of white and black skin colours were analyzed. The presence of RMF (bilateral or unilateral) was observed, with the side and the number of foramina in e...

To evaluate the effect of third molar impaction and impaction-related parameters on development. Panoramic radiographs (N=3972) from 473 males 558 females between 3.2 23.5 years old were analysed. Three examined: hindering contact adjacent second molar, retromolar space availability (only in lower molars), angulation molar. From separate parameters, a definition for was derived. Third molars’ d...

A new microsurgical closure of the soft cleft palate was done in ten cases. The essence of the surgical procedure is summarized in three points; 1) a pancaked shaped musculomucosal flap of the soft palate and if necessary mucoperiosteal flap of the hard palate, 2) a whole layer Z-plasty at the palatopharynge:l muscle region, and 3) muscle sling of the levator veli palatini muscle. This surgical...

Osteoblastoma is a rare benign tumor that accounts for less than 1% of all bone tumors. About 10% of osteoblastomas are found in the skull bones and almost half of these cases involve the mandible, especially the posterior segments. This report describes the case of a 27-year-old female patient with a unilocular radiopaque expansive lesion in the left mandible, which had well-delimited margins ...