Since the adrenals are important endocrine glands, their effects on hard tissues like tooth and bone have already been investigated by many, for example, Ikuta4), Yonaga15), Falta2), Schour and Rogoff10), and others7)12)13). Recently, a new vital staining method for hard tissues was originated by Okada and Mimura8). Because the time marked in dentine by this method is evidently visible on its s...

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of fluoride ion concentration on the morphology of calcium phosphate crystals grown on acid-etched enamel as a model for tooth enamel erosion. Samples were immersed in calcification solution for 16 h and changes in crystal morphology were monitored by field emission scanning electron microscopy. Without fluoride, plate-like octacalcium phosphate c...

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of enamel de-calcification following fixed orthodontic treatment and to discuss the various current treatment options available to avoid it. Group A (experimental) comprised a total of 47 (Male: Female Ratio 23:24) post-orthodontic treatment patients, compared to Group B (control) with a total of 49 (Male: Female Ratio 29:20) post-orthodont...

Trauma to primary teeth can lead to devastating sequels in development of permanent successors. The disturbance may range from enamel hypoplasia and/or hypo-calcification to arrest of dental bud development. Crown dilaceration of permanent teeth is one of the consequences of trauma to deciduous teeth mainly due to intrusion or avulsion. This report presents a mandibular central incisor with dil...

Ghost cell differentiation within an ameloblastic fibroma is extremely rare. The ghost cells found in an ameloblastic fibroma in previously reported cases were all associated with a typical calcifying odontogenic cyst. Here, we report a case of an ameloblastic fibroma with focal ghost cells and calcifications in some neoplastic epithelial islands, but without other histologic manifestations con...

A 36-year-old woman was examined and treated for a rare odontogenic tumor in the mandible, the calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as the Pindborg tumor. The tumor extended from the left mandibular molar region to the right premolar area and had almost completely destroyed the bone in the anterior mandibular region. An orthopantomogram showed a multiloculated radiolucent ...

Octacalcium phosphate (OCP) is proving to be an important intermediary in the formation of tooth and bone mineral and various pathological calcifications. Before this mineral can form, its solubility product must be exceeded. Thus, a knowledge of its precise values under various conditions is required for a basic understanding of calcification processes. The methodology suitable for measuring t...

Aim:To assess the skeletal and dental maturation of different facial types in growing children of south Indian population. Material and Methods: This study comprised of 60 samples with age group of 9-13 years and divided into 3 groups i.e Average growth pattern (control), Vertical growth pattern and Horizontal growth pattern . Lateral cephalograph , Hand wrist radiograph and Panoramic radiograp...

Apexification with calcium hydroxide is associated with certain difficulties, such as longer treatment time, risk of tooth fracture and incomplete calcification of apical bridge. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an alternative material that can be used for apexification of open apices due to its biocompatibility, non-mutagenicity, non-neurotoxicity, regenerative abilities, and good sealing p...

The Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor (AOT) is a rare, slow growing, benign, odontogenic epithelial tumor with characteristic clinical and histological features; which usually arise in the second or third decade. It is a tumor composed of odontogenic epithelium in a variety of histoarchitectural patterns which are embedded in a mature connective tissue stroma. It is mostly encountered in young pati...