To cite: Shah KM, Mistry JD. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013008998 DESCRIPTION An 18-year-old patient came to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, to get a replacement for the missing mandibular front tooth. The patient gave a history of trauma to the anterior region a few years ago. Intraoral examination revealed missing mandibular ...

Dentigerous cyst is the second most common developmental odontogenic affecting 0.91-7.3% of population and always associated with an impacted tooth. They are commonly found lower third molars followed by upper canines, premolars, molars.The current treatment protocol for surgical enucleation or marsupialization extraction Three-dimensional (3D) printing industrial revolution, in which 3D models...

ABSTRACT Root resorption is characterized by the loss of cementum and / or dentin from tooth root as a result internal external odontoclastic action. This case reports premature cervical deciduous teeth in an 8-year-old boy. Large on mesial faces maxillary mandibular right left canines (teeth #53, #63, #73 #83), with asymptomatic pulp involvement, was detected during routine radiographic examin...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence and pattern of impacted teeth and associated pathologies in the Hong Kong Chinese population. SETTING The Reception and Primary Care Clinic, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong. DESIGN Retrospective study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The records of 7486 patients were examined to determine whether the chief complaints were related to impacted teeth an...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of roots, root canals and apical foramina in human permanent teeth using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT images of 1,400 teeth from database previously evaluated were used to determine the frequency of number of roots, root canals and apical foramina. All teeth were evaluated by preview of the planes sagittal, axial, and coronal. Na...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and the position of enamel defects of primary teeth and hence to estimate the approximate time of an insult. MATERIALS AND METHODS 121 children aged 3 to 5 years were included in the study. The Modified Developmental De-fects of Enamel Index was used to diagnose and classify the defects. The defects wer...

UNLABELLED Objetives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the tooth size discrepancy (TSD) in a group of Libyan schoolchildren, and to compare TSD between sexes. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sample comprised 333 Libyan schoolchildren (162 males with a mean (SD) age of 14.4 (1.1) years, and 171 females with a mean age of 14.1 (1.1) years). Anterior and overall TSD ratios were ...