Tooth eruption is a complex and tightly regulated process that involves cells of the tooth organ and the surrounding alveolus. Mononuclear cells (osteoclast precursors) must be recruited into the dental follicle prior to the onset of eruption. These cells, in turn, fuse to form osteoclasts that resorb alveolar bone, forming an eruption pathway for the tooth to exit its bony crypt. Some of the m...

INTRODUCTION A unilateral Class II relationship could arise due to early loss of an upper second deciduous molar on one side during the mixed dentition period. This would allow the mesial drift of the molars, which may block the eruption of the second premolar. METHODS AND RESULTS A 15-year 8-month-old male patient presented with a Class II molar relationship on the right, and Class I canine ...

Failure of eruption of primary teeth can be considered rare, especially in maxillary anterior teeth. The problem can be either mechanical obstruction of eruption or a failure of the eruption mechanism. This case report presents failure of eruption of the maxillary right deciduous central incisor in a 4-year-old girl. The unerupted primary tooth was removed surgically. The histological finding r...

AIM This was to assess the predictability of eruption of delayed permanent incisors after supernumerary removal and creation of adequate space, in relation to: root maturity, degree of vertical impaction, and degree of angulation of impaction. METHODS The dental records of children with supernumerary teeth delaying the eruption of permanent incisors were analysed. The type of a supernumerary ...

During late September 1996, a major eruption took place at the NW part of the VatnajoÈkull glacier in central Iceland. The eruption was preceded by intense seismic activity, which began with a Mw ˆ 5:6 earthquake two days previously. Two very active volcanic systems, BaÂrdarbunga and GrimsvoÈtn, are situated in that area underneath the permanent ice cap. The volcanoseismic phenomena associated ...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of fixed 'drug' eruption is not difficult for dermatologists, but it is difficult to identify the causative agent when the patient denies ingestion of any drugs. There have been some reported cases of fixed 'food' eruption. CASE SUMMARY A 71-year-old woman experienced repeated erythema and tense bulla with a burning sensation and pruritus on the right ankle. The erupt...

The September-October 1989 flank eruption at Mt. Etna marked a change in the recent eruptive style of the volcano. Seismicity, at mid (order of months) and short (order of days) time, preceding the eruption onset has been analysed by means of D (time fractal dimension), and of materials science equation. The behaviour of the upper and lower crust volumes has been investigated, by considering sh...

OBJECTIVE To describe the eruption chronology of the first deciduous teeth in premature infants with birth weight less than 1500 g and to compare it according to gender and nutritional status at birth. METHODS Longitudinal study including 40 low birth weight premature infants of both genders. The tooth was considered erupted when the crown went through the gum and became part of the oral envi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between the stages of dental formation and the timing of eruption of mandibular second premolars. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample comprised panoramic radiographs of 25 children, 7 to 12 years old, observed by space supervision during development of dentition. The initial radiograph (T1) was taken in the mixed dentition period and the progress radiograph...

Eruption sequestrum is an uncommon disturbance in eruption and consists of small fragments of calcified tissue overlying the crowns of erupting permanent molar teeth, especially at the time of eruption of the mandibular first molars. This paper reports a case of unilateral eruption sequestrum in a 7-year-old Brazilian boy and describes its histopathological findings. A white small fragment, 0.5...