The month of onset, duration, and incidence of dental enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification was determined in sub-adults from the Dickson Mounds (Illinois) skeletal series (A.D. 950-1300). The onset of enamel defects occurred predominantly during the intrauterine period, suggesting maternal stress. There are marked differences in survivorship and the duration of enamel disruption in those aff...

Flourosis is the result of fluoride rearranging the crystalline structure of a tooth's enamel as it is still growing. It is evidence of fluoride's potency and ability to cause physiologic changes within the body and raises concerns about similar damage that may be occurring in the bones. Fluoride causes dental fluorosis by damaging the enamel-forming cells, called ameloblasts. The damage to the...

We have studied the expression patterns of the newly isolated homeobox gene, Hox-8 by in situ hybridisation to sections of the developing heads of mouse embryos between E9 and E17.5, and compared them to Hox-7 expression patterns in adjacent sections. This paper concentrates on the interesting expression patterns of Hox-8 during initiation and development of the molar and incisor teeth. Hox-8 e...

Received for publication: Sep. 06, 2007. Revised: Sep. 21, 2007. rEZUMat 1 Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Dental Emergency, Faculty of Dentistry, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, 2 Department of Material Sciences and Thermal Treatments, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Timisoara, 3 Department of Dental Materials and Dental Technologie...

In this study, multiphoton excitation was utilized to image normal and carious dental tissues noninvasively. Unique structures in dental tissues were identified using the available multimodality (second harmonic, autofluorescence, and fluorescence lifetime analysis) without labeling. The collagen in dentin exhibits a strong second harmonic response. Both dentin and enamel emit strong autofluore...

background: dental traumas are common among children and adolescents in many societies posing health and social problems. the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence, etiology, types, and other epidemiologic aspects of dental trauma in children and adolescents (0-18 years old). methods: in this systematic meta-analytical review, data were collected s...

Ionizing radiation remains the most significant environmental factor, causing severe impacts on human health on the vast territory of Ukraine for 25 years. Medical monitoring of the dental health of more than 1500 people who participated in cleaning work at the Chernobyl power station territory after the catastrophe has demonstrated an increasing of specific dental problems occurred after sever...