Changes in incisor inclination and position in both jaws of children during the first 5 years after adenoidectomy were studied. The main change is a significant increased labial inclination of the incisors for the adenoidectomy groups. All variables that measure the labiolingual position of the mandibular incisors confirm a significant labial incisor positioning for both sexes. Stepwise regress...

A prospective clinical trial was conducted to determine the skeletal and dental contributions to the correction of overjet and overbite in Class III patients. Thirty patients (12 males and 18 females with a mean age of 8.4 +/- 1.7 years) were treated consecutively with protraction headgear and fixed maxillary expansion appliances. For each patient, a lateral cephalogram was taken 6 months befor...

The purpose of this study was to determine the severity of gingival margin discrepancy affecting the mandibular incisors in children with a single-tooth anterior crossbite. The response of the position of the gingival margin to correction of the crossbite also was investigated. Twenty-two subjects with a single central crossbite and 16 subjects with a single lateral crossbite were identified fr...

BACKGROUND Perception of midline diastema differs among individuals and cultures. To some, it is a feature of beauty, while to others it is aesthetically appalling. From a scientific point of view, midline diastema is a deviation from normal adult dentition. It is not uncommon among some African natives to find individuals demanding for artificially created midline diastema from dental practiti...

A sample of 267 patients with maxillary hyperplasia, a Class I or Class II/I occlusion and anterior vertical open bites, collected from three different institutions, was analysed regarding stability after surgical corrections. Skeletal and dento-alveolar stability of the maxilla, and positional changes of the mandible and of the incisors were evaluated. All patients underwent Le Fort I intrusio...

Anomaly in the number of teeth may manifest as a supernumerary tooth. Occurrence of a supernumerary tooth in the mandibular incisor region is uncommon. This report presents a rare case of five mandibular permanent incisors in a nine year old non-syndrome healthy male child. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed the presence of a supplemental (type of supernumerary) permanent incisor in...

The internal anatomy of mandibular anterior teeth is more complex than previously assumed with high incidence of two canals. Performing endodontic treatment in mandibular anterior teeth can pose several challenges if the traditional lingual approach is adopted. A labial or labioincisal approach is more appropriate in managing such teeth. A case is described where a labial access preparation pro...

Etiology of Class III malocclusion can be genetic or environmental. Proclination of mandibular incisors and retroclination of maxillary incisors can cause posturing of the mandible in an anterior position due to incisal interference, a condition called pseudo Class III malocclusion that can be misleading in evaluating a patient with skeletal Class III malocclusion. Unfortunately, cephalometric ...

Concordance is an identical expression of phenotype in two related individuals. Concordance expression of hypodontia is an uncommon condition where associated individuals are affected with exactly similar kind and number of missing teeth. There is very limited documentation of this condition either in twins or in siblings, and literature shows paucity of data with regard to this anomaly. To the...

This case report highlights the treatment of a skeletal Class II malocclusion with pseudoanodontia that indicated clinical but not radiographic absence of teeth. A 21-year-old female patient presented with a skeletal Class II malocclusion with an orthognathic maxilla and a retrognathic mandible, with Angle’s Class I malocclusion with rotated maxillary and mandibular anteriors with fourteen impa...