OBJECTIVE To investigate the anatomic symmetry of maxillary and mandibular posteriors in Indian subpopulation using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS CBCT images of 246 patients that had at least one noncarious, posterior tooth free of restorations in each quadrant were enrolled for retrospective analysis. A total of 3015 teeth (811 maxillary premolars, 845 mandibula...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of present study was to assess the surgical management of impacted third molar with proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve and complications associated with coronectomy in a series of patients undergoing third molar surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS The position of the mandibular canal in relation to the mandibular third molar region and mandibular foramen in the front pa...

Purpose: The study was designed to investigate the relationship between root resorption patterns of deciduous mandibular molars and position of erupting permanent successors by a Radiographic Evaluation. Methods: A total of 250 radiographs of primary mandibular molars (126 first molars and 124 second molars) of 5to 12-year-old patients were evaluated. The root resorption pattern and the premola...

AIM The purpose was to present the frequency of periapical healing in first and second/third mandibular molars, after root-end resections sealed with a dentine-bonded resin composite. METHODOLOGY Root-end sealing of resected mandibular molar roots was made with dentine-bonded composite (Gluma-Retroplast) as a cover on the entire slightly hollowed root-end, in an attempt to prevent leakage. ...

Fractures of the mandibular angle are common and mandibular third molars are frequently implicated in their pathogenesis. The study was done to investigate this cause and effect relationship. The objectives were to measure the relationship between presence and status of mandibular third molar (M3) and mandibular angle fracture. Study design was descriptive. It was carried out in the Department ...

Introduction: Angle and internal position of lateral pterygoid muscle leads to contraction over two half of the mandible in maximum opening and protrusion position so it can affects impression prosthetic procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mandibular flexure in two transverse and antro-posterior dimensions. Methods: Seventy edentulous patients at Mashhad Faculty of Dentistry a...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in the periodontal status of mandibular second molars after surgical extraction of adjacent impacted lower third molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was based on a 1-year follow-up of 48 patients (20 men and 28 women) recruited consecutively after the extraction of an impacted lower third molar. Panoramic radiographs were obtained a...

BACKGROUND The most common technique to anesthetize mandibular primary teeth is inferior alveolar (I.A) nerve block injection which induces a relatively sustained anesthesia and in turn may potentially traumatize soft-tissues. Therefore, the need of having an alternative technique of anesthesia with a shorter term but the same efficacy is reasonable. The aim of this study was a comparison of th...

The aim of this study was to analyse anchorage loss with reduced, in comparison with total mandibular cast splints during Herbst treatment. Lateral head films of 32 Class II division 1 patients (15 females, 17 males) aged 13.0 years with reduced mandibular cast splints (RMS: second premolar to second premolar) and of 34 Class II division 1 patients (19 females, 15 males) aged 13.9 years with to...