AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Orthodontists generally agree that nonextraction treatment is associated with downward and backward rotation of the mandible and an increase in the lower anterior face height (LAFH). They also agree that extraction line of treatment is associated with upward and forward rotation of the mandible and decrease in the LAFH. The intent of this cephalometric investigation was to e...

The objective of this report is to describe combined orthodontic and endodontic treatment of a fused mandibular premolar with supernumerary tooth. The patient was a 15 year old girl seeking orthodontic treatment for the correction of maxillary and mandibular crowding. Cephalometric examination revealed skeletally Class I relationship. The panoramic radiograph showed a fused tooth with two separ...

This article aims to present a modified yet simple technique for the placement of implants between the mandibular foramina with the help of a radiographic stent. A radiographic stent was made on the patient’s mandibular cast on which two metal balls were fixed at the premolar area and this was then used to determine the exact position of the mental foramina with the help of a panoramic X-ray. A...

A lateral periodontal cyst (LPC) is a rare finding. Patients diagnosed with LPC younger than 40 years of age are not that common. Mostly asymptomatic LPCs can be discovered on routine radiographs as an oval radiolucency between two mandibular premolar teeth roots and vary in shape size. Most cases treated enucleation, bone curettage, or combination both, greatly depending the surgeon’s preferen...

INTRODUCTION A canted occlusal plane presents an unesthetic element of the smile. The correction of this asymmetry has been typically considered difficult by orthodontists, as it requires complex mechanics and may sometimes even require orthognathic surgery. OBJECTIVE This paper outlines the case of a 29-year-old woman with Class II malocclusion, pronounced midline deviation and accentuated o...

We compared the feature tuning of neuronal activity in area 21a with the tuning in areas 17/18. Local field potentials and multi-unit activity recorded in alert animals showed similar selectivity to orientation in both areas, higher selectivity to spatial frequencies in areas 17/18 and higher selectivity and tuning significance to temporal frequencies in areas 17/18. In addition, only at sites ...

Introduction: Regarding the anatomic variety in the anterior mandible it is necessary to obtain adequate information about the vital structures in this area to protect them in dental surgeries and preventing injuries that might occur afterwards. The aim of this study is to describe anatomic characteristics of mental foramen and anterior loop on CBCT images.  Materials and Methods: On CBCT imag...

Implant placement has now become the lifeline of dentistry, but most aspect its treatment begins with diagnosis patients condition.Rehabilitating dental implants require thorough evaluation implant site.All vital structures need to be evaluated and a safe distance should maintained while planning for like nasal floor, maxillary sinus in region mental foramen, inferior alveolar nerve sublingual ...

A pier abutment is the lone standing tooth between two critically situated edentulous spaces, in a frequently seen clinical situation, missing first premolar and molar seen, which leads to design where canine second acts as terminal abutments abutment. This fulcrum may lead debonding of less retentive during function, overcome this situation non rigid connector advised. paper presents case repo...