A 26-year-old man who had end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to primary glomerulonephritis presented for a routine dental examination. He had peritoneal dialysis (PD) as renal replacement therapy for 2 years. He had smoking one to two packs of cigarettes a day for five years and did not drink alcohol. On clinical examination, the maxillary left canine tooth was absent. The left first molar toot...

Uterine rupture is a rare but life threatening obstetrical emergency. It often occurs at term during trail of labour rarely may occur early pregnancy in first trimester. Here, we report case 28 years, G2P1+0L0 3 months with fundal shock history previous caesarean section. Ultrasound revealed massive hemoperitoneum (2 litres) dead fetus lying outside the uterine cavity. Emergency laparotomy was ...

The maxillary canine is second only to the mandibular third molar in its frequency of impaction. The prevalence is about 1.5% and the canine becomes ectopic more often palatally than buccally with over double the frequency. Management of this condition often faces general dental practitioners and orthodontic specialists. Mismanagement and failures in diagnosis may be costly in terms of clinical...

The acronym CHARGE refers to a non-random clustering of congenital malformations whose cause remains unknown. To date, the dental features of CHARGE association are not well known. A brief review of the literature and a case in a 10-year old boy with the CHARGE association are presented. The patient had multiple dental anomalies including congenital absence of teeth, ectopic eruption, submergen...

Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) refers to the consecutive loss of three or more clinically recognized pregnancies prior to the 20th week of gestation (excluding ectopic, molar and biochemical pregnancies). RPL is classified into two categories: primary RPL, which consists of repeated miscarriages in which a pregnancy has never been carried to viability; and secondary RPL, in which a live birth h...