Mouth Breathing: A Menace to Developing Dentition

Full Mouth Reconstruction of a Patient with Worn Dentition: A Clinical Report

Abstract The attrition of anterior teeth leads to the loss of efficient anterior guidance, which protects posterior teeth from wear during lateral excursions. This clinical report describes a 48-year-old man with diagonal tooth wear and posterior mandibular tooth loss. The clinical diagnosis was based on a complete oral examination, photos, functional analysis of lateral excursion movements,...

Developing Vaccines against Foot-and-Mouth Disease: a Biotechnological Approach

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a contagious viral disease of livestock with significant economic effect. It is prevalent in various regions of Asia, Africa, and South America. The causative agent of this disease is called foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which is a member of Aphthovirus genus. Vaccination is an effective technique to prevent the complications of FMD and to eradicate the di...

Case report: Full mouth rehabilitation of a patient with multiple myeloma and worn dentition

Abstract Treatment planning for a patient with worn dentition and systemic disorder needs to assess different aspects of patient’s oral condition and life. This study presents prosthetic reconstruction approach of a patient with worn dentition using metal ceramic restorations, and removable partial denture. It showed that a simple and low cost but careful treatment planning may results in im...

Full-mouth restoration of a severely decayed dentition.

Organophosphate intoxication as a consequence of mouth-to-mouth breathing from an affected case.

We report three cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning. One patient was a 19-year-old woman who drank OP compounds in an attempt at suicide. The other two patients became intoxicated on the way to the hospital during mouth-to-mouth breathing. The first patient died in the emergency department, and the other two were taken to the ICU. There, they were treated with atropine and pralidoxime. Thre...