Bisphosphonates are compounds used to treat osteoporosis and malignant bone metastasis. Despite the benefits related to the use of these medications, osteonecrosis of the jaws is a significant complication in a subset of patients receiving these drugs. This complication occurs either spontaneously or after a simple dento-alveolar surgery. Recently there were two patients who showed the features...

To report a rare case of a 19 year old female presenting with bilateral dacryocele and punctal and canalicular agenesis without epiphora. After clinical and radiological examination, the patient was found to have bilateral lacrimal gland agenesis as well. No other dental, otological or systemic abnormality suggestive of lacrimo-auricular-dento-digital syndrome was detected. She was managed with...

CATALINA IULIA SAVEANU1*, OANA DRAGOS2, VLAD DANILA3, CORINA CHEPTEA4 1 Grigore T. PopaUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Preventive Dentistry Department, 16, Universitatii Str., 700115, Iasi, Romania 2National Institute of Research-Development for Technical Physics – IFT Iasi 3 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Dento ...

The maxillary canines are amongst the most frequently impacted teeth, second only to the third molars. Several conservative orthodontic and surgical techniques are available to position the teeth properly in the dental arch, even in severe cases. However, when an extraction is necessary, it often leaves a critical alveolar defect of difficult management. The authors present the technique of par...

Authors argue that about in ≈89% of cases nasal septum deviation (DNS) combines with the dento-maxillary anomaly (DMA) and vice versa. The paper concludes that DNS conduces to DMA. According to investigators DNSs have complications such as, maxilla narrowing and close position of frontal teeth (43.8%), upper prognathism with maxilla narrowing and close position of frontal teeth (16.5%), upper r...

The aim of this study was to identify the etiology and type of dento-alveolar injuries in children. The study involved 2492 children (1344 boys, 1148 girls) aged 1-5 years examined. Injuries were classified according to drawings and texts based on the WHO classification system, as modified by Andreasen and Andreasen. Boys accounted for a higher percentage of injuries than girls. The difference ...

UNLABELLED Recent changes in the law concerning air gun ownership have made air guns a topical subject and many have called for even tighter restrictions. A case of accidental injury during play with an air rifle is described. It highlights the dental and soft tissue damage that can arise from an injury from such a 'toy' and outlines its subsequent management. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This case hig...