INTRODUCTION To obtain essential information in clinical endodontics, cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging can be used in all phases of treatment including diagnosis, treatment planning, during the treatment phase, and through post-treatment assessment and follow-up. The purpose of this article was to review the use of CBCT imaging in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and assessing th...

Through the use of a new trauma form, the incidence of various types of oral trauma were reported at The Children’s Hospital Medical Center and two private pedodontic offices. During a one-year period, 338 cases of oral trauma were treated. The major cause of the trauma seen involved falls of various types. Sports and bicycle accidents accounted for a number of injuries as well. The number of t...

Anterior crown fractures are the most common type of injury in dental trauma. The ideal treatment is to reattach the fragments as quickly as possible following intraoral and radiographic examination, but sometimes delayed treatment appointments are necessary because of uninformed patients/parents or multidisciplinary cases included endodontically and periodontically. Delayed reattachment may le...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to estimate the overall frequency of complications associated with third molars (M3) removal and to identify the risk factors associated with these complications. STUDY DESIGN To the transversal analysis, a researcher confidentially reviewed the records of all M3 surgery patients. The predictor variables were demographic (i.e. age and gender), localizat...

known that these teeth are generally weak because of dental structure loss, cavities, filling preparation, and root canal instrumentation. These teeth are thus rendered weak. Moreover, the decrease in the dentin moisture further lowers their strength properties, thus making them more susceptible to fractures. Therefore, it is necessary to take utmost care while selecting the most efficient way ...

Vertical root fractures (VRF) in endodontically treated teeth have long been reported and pose diagnostic difficulties. A hemisection/root resection procedures removes the fractured fragments completely, and retains a portion of the compromized tooth offers a predictable treatment option. The key to this rests in ideal case selection involving balancing all indications and contraindications. Th...

INTRODUCTION A number of vital pulp therapy techniques have been recommended to preserve pulp vitality in teeth with complicated crown fractures, especially in young patients. Calcium hydroxide has been the gold standard as a pulp capping material, but recently mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has been recommended. This case report describes the treatment of tooth discoloration caused by white ...

PURPOSE Mandibular fracture after impacted lower third molar removal is a rare, but major, complication. The factors leading to a mandibular fracture secondary to third molar removal are analyzed retrospectively. PATIENTS AND METHODS Six patients who suffered from a mandibular fracture as a complication after third molar removal were examined clinically and radiographically. RESULTS All fra...

AIMS To assess the relationship of anterior tooth fractures with type of occlusion and craniofacial morphology. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted on 76 subjects of age group 9 to 13 years with at least one fractured permanent anterior teeth. Lateral cephalograms were taken and study models were prepared for each subject with prior consent of their parents. Then cephalometric traci...

It is known that fractures are more likely to occur in altered teeth, particularly following restoration or endodontic repair; consequently, it is important to understand the structure of altered forms of dentin, the most abundant tissue in the human tooth, in order to better define the increased propensity for such fractures. Transparent (or sclerotic) dentin, wherein the dentinal tubules beco...