Radio-carpal joint dislocation, with or without fracture of the radius, is an uncommon injury; only 21 cases have previously been reported. Successful treatments of closed reduction and surgery have also been reported. A 35-year-old right-handed man was injured in a traffic accident and taken to an emergency room of a hospital, where radiographic examination showed a right palmar radio-carpal j...

Osteomas are benign, slow-growing osteogenic tumors commonly occurring in the craniofacial bones. Osteomas are characterized by the proliferation of compact and/or cancellous bone. It can be of a central, peripheral, or extraskeletal type. The peripheral type arises from the periosteum and is rarely seen in the mandible. The lingual surface and lower border of the body are the most common locat...

Hyperdontia or supernumerary teeth without associated syndrome is a rare phenomenon, as supernumerary teeth are usually associated with cleft lip and palate or other syndromes such as Gardner's syndrome, cleidocranial dysplasia, and so on. Five patients with supernumerary teeth visited our department. They had no familial history or other pathology, certain treatment protocols was modified due ...

A survey which included brief case histories and intraoral photos of four primary dentitions ranging from healthy to severely carious was mailed to a random sample of 2000 general dentists and 1000 pediatric dentists. Radiographic options were listed, from which the dentist was to indicate all films needed for each child's examination. Surveys were received from 1273 (43%) dentists, including 7...

Aim: This report presents a case of fibroma with its clinical features, treatment, and diagnosis follow up period.Background: Fibroma is the lesion that occur in response to stimulus within oral cavity, may result aesthetic functional issues related mastication. Peripheral ossifying considered be reactive, non-neoplastic exhibit variant characteristics. article describes reactive gingiva treatm...

BACKGROUND Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of acute respiratory disease in ambulatory care settings. The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of medical history and physical examination in diagnosing CAP. METHODS Pediatric residents prospectively completed a questionnaire documenting patients' medical history and physical examination whenever a chest rad...

The microbiologic contamination can occur in all the steps of an intraoral conventional or digital radiographic examination, unless some measures to avoid the cross-infection are applied. Scientific articles have shown that during the radiograph taking procedure, there is contact with the patient’s oral fluids (saliva and blood) and, consequently, the contamination of the film or digital sensor...

While impaction of tooth is widespread, multiple impacted teeth by itself is a rare condition and often found in association with syndromes such as cleidocranial dysplasia or Gardner's syndrome. A light of radiographic examination, we describe three Turkish young males with multiple impacted teeth who didn't possess any systemic conditions or syndromes involving both jaws. The first patient, a ...