INTRODUCTION Inverted tooth impaction is a rare occurrence. Third molar impaction is the most extensively studied, and only eight cases of inverted third molars have been reported in a literature search of 40 years from 1973 to 2013. In a study, 43.4% of the premaxillary supernumeraries were inverted and 21.1% were transversely oriented, while occasional inverted central incisors have been ment...

A palatogingival groove is an anatomic malformation that predisposes the involved tooth to a severe periodontal defect. When the condition is complicated by pulpal necrosis, affected teeth often present a dilemma in terms of diagnosis and treatment planning. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with a maxillary lateral incisor with a deep palatogingival groove extending to the root...

Intentional replantation (IR) is the final treatment option to save teeth when the conventional or nonsurgical root canal treatment fail and periradicular surgery is unfeasible. In IR, a safely extracted tooth is treated outside the oral cavity in a controlled environment and is replaced into its original alveolar socket. Studies revealed that IR has a relatively high success rate, although dif...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a rapidly evolving area of medicine and dentistry with a prevalence of use of 9 to 65% worldwide. Phytomedicines have come to occupy a place in dentistry and of these; propolis is a medicament that has been widely tested. Propolis has far reaching applications in dentistry, ranging from its use as a pulp capping agent to its role as a medium for a...

The aim of this case report was to present a treatment for severe inflammatory external root resorption. The condition developed due to the patient's neglect to seek adequate treatment following replantation of an avulsed maxillary left central incisor. Following diagnosis, treatment consisted of conventional endodontic therapy with calcium hydroxide dressings and definitive filling of the root...

Biomechanical and biochemical factors are involved in bone remodeling. Occlusal loading is a well-known mechanical modulator of alveolar bone remodeling. Neuropeptides, such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and calcitonin generelated peptide (CGRP), have been described within the biochemical bone regulators. In this study, the influences of occlusal loading on the alveolar bone remodeling...

Progressive replacement resorption following delayed replantation of avulsed teeth has proved to be an intractable clinical problem. A wide variety of therapeutic approaches have failed to result in the predictable arrest of resorption, with a good long-term prognosis for tooth survival. Bisphosphonates are used in the medical management of a range of bone disorders and topically applied bispho...