INTRODUCTION Dental transposition and impaction are disorders related to ectopic eruption or failure in tooth eruption, which can affect child physical, mental and social development and may be difficult to be clinically solved. METHODS We describe a case of transposition between the upper left canine and lateral incisor associated with impaction of the central incisor on the same side, in a ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this paper was to study the effect of transmandibular distraction on the periodontal and dental structures, and the initial movements of the mandibular halves, when using an axial plane non-rigid bone-borne distractor (TMD). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fourteen patients undergoing bimaxillary transverse osteodistraction had their six lower anterior teeth assessed for mobility...

BACKGROUND We identified the most useful variables for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in patients with cervical spondylosis according to physical indicators and preoperative skeletal X-ray and soft tissue MRI measurements. We hypothesized that there was a closer association between difficult laryngoscopy and radiologic indicators. METHODS We randomly enroled 315 patients undergoing elec...

UNLABELLED New radiographic maxillofacial techniques, cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) are a necessity in the assessment of jaw bone offer to effectively evaluate the treatment. AIM To quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate anterior mandibular area on CBCT comparing to orthopantomography (OPG). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty-one dental patients, aged between 20 and 77 years, were qua...

AIM The purpose of this study was to verify the association between the facial type and the morphology of the upper central incisor, to potentially provide a guide for artificial tooth selection in esthetic and prosthetic rehabilitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 51 lateral teleradiographs (lateral cephalometric radiographs) and cast models of subjects with a naturally opt...

Incisors are the most frequently involved teeth to suffer dental trauma, with root fractures occurring in 3% of injuries due to dental trauma. Horizontal root fractures mostly affect upper central incisors, mainly in the middle third of the root. Nevertheless, apical and coronal third fractures are also sometimes reported. This case report presents the five-year follow-up of a 16-year-old male ...

AIM The aim of this report was to show the management of a case with an impacted central maxillary incisor caused by odontoma in a young patient with two mesiodentes in the region of the nasal floor. CASE REPORT A 9-year-old girl was seen in the Department of Orthodontics of the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'. Radiographic images showed intraosseous impaction of the maxillary right central ...

Adult dentoalveolar trauma most often occurs in the context of sports activities and traffic accidents. Coronal fractures are the most common type of lesion, followed by tooth luxation. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who suffered alveolar bone damage and coronal fractures of the upper incisors, with extrusive luxation of the right central incisor, as the result of a fall. On the fir...

Autotransplantation of teeth has been reported by many authors to replace missing teeth, either posterior or anterior, where it became a realistic treatment alternative and useful routine procedure for replacement of teeth in young adolescents where the implant option is relatively contraindicated, particularly to replace teeth lost due to trauma. This paper presents fourteen years old boy, who...