OBJECTIVE The current study aimed to determine the prevalence and pattern of partial edentulism among dental patients attending the College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 142 patients were selected, and the prevalence of partial edentulism among the selected patient was recorded. Patients were grouped into three age groups; Group I: 21-30 years,...

Clinical findings Clinical findings revealed neither signs nor symptoms of temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The maxillary dental midline was coincident to the facial midline, and the mandibular midline was deviated 2mm to the left due to a functional shift. The lower facial third was increased. The clinical intraoral exam revealed the patient had a Class III malocclusion with 0mm to 2mm ove...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is an evaluation of existing dentition reconstructions in HIV-infected patients and definition of prosthetic needs of the examined population. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 49 HIV-infected subjects (19-52 years of age) and 49 non-infected patients as the control group. Dental services were evaluated using treatment structure. The analysis of teeth loss was per...

Forensic Odontology is a branch of Dentistry that works with the Law in assisting Justice and the professional involved in this specialty helping the identification of human remains, in various situations – charred corpses, cadavers and unidentified bodies. The aim of this paper was to list and analyze the number and types of teeth present in cadavers submitted to the Forensic Anthropology Lab ...

Canine transmigration is a very rare dental anomaly in which an unerupted mandibular canine migrates, crossing the mandibular midline. This unusual condition is most often diagnosed by chance during a routine X-ray examination. The most common clinical signs announcing the presence of this anomaly are over-retention of the deciduous canine and the absence of permanent canine from the dental arc...

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of permanent incisor crowding in the maxillary and mandibular arches among Saudi schoolchildren. Three hundred and fifty four dental casts of Saudi schoolchildren attending pediatric dentistry and orthodontic clinics in College of Dentistry at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were studied by one examiner. The children’s age rang...

OBJECTIVES To comparatively evaluate the extrusive forces and torquing moments on the posterior dentition generated during anterior intrusion with different intrusion techniques in the maxillary and mandibular dental arch. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seven wire specimens were used for each of the following intrusive arches: Utility arch 0.016 x 0.016' Blue Elgiloy, Utility arch 0.017 x 0.025' TMA an...

BACKGROUND The benefits of breastfeeding on oral health are still inconclusive, especially the association on occlusion. This study aimed to investigate the association of breastfeeding and the development of primary dentition. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 851 Asian children aged 2-5 years old in Hong Kong. Questionnaires were completed by the parents to collect informat...

objectives: the aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of dental implant impressions obtained by a combination of different impression techniques and viscosities of polyvinyl siloxane (pvs). materials and methods: four parallel fixtures were placed between mental foramina in a master model of lower dental arch. three different viscosities (putty/light body, medium body/light body, and mo...

ge Can the transverse dimensions of the dental arches be widened in a stable fashion over the long term? This question continues to challenge clinicians and researchers. Most orthodontists cite the correction of crossbite as the primary reason for altering the transverse dimension with rapid maxillary expansion (RME). A less obvious but more common orthodontic problem, whose etiology in part is...