Developmental changes of the buccal teeth segments on the longitudinal dentitions during the period of buccal teeth exchange and the factors having effect on their dimensional changes were investigated by using three groups: normal group, group with good alignment in spite of the premature loss of the second deciduous molar and the group resulting ultimately in bad alignment. The dimensional ch...

Introduction Ectopic eruption of a first permanent molar" is a developmental disturbance in which the mesially directed path of eruption results in resorption of the second primary molar. Pulver and Bjerklin found no specific etiologic factor for ectopic eruption, but noted that it appeared more commonly among siblings^ and was not specific to any quadrant. Different modes of treatment have bee...

E ctopic eruption of the permanent first molar is a local eruption disturbance in the developing permanent dentition. This abnormal eruption pattern is most commonly seen in the maxillary arch. The abnormal mesioangular eruption path of the maxillary first molar causes resorption of the distal root of the adjacent primary second molar. Progression of ectopic eruption may cause impacted permanen...

AIM Ectopic eruption (EE) of a first permanent molar occurs during mixed dentition. However, treatment of first permanent mandibular molar EE has been seldom reported. CASE REPORT The cases of an 8-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy are described, whose EE first permanent mandibular molars were correctly positioned after treatment with a dental appliance comprising a lingual arch, sectional a...

Congenitally missing teeth are the most commonly seen dental anomalies. Agenesis of the permanent first molar has the least frequency of all the tooth types, and it usually occurs in association with oligodontia or anodontia. Thus, agenesis of the bilateral maxillary first permanent molar is an extremely rare occurrence, and no such case has been reported in ethnic Saudi Arabian population. We ...

The purpose of this study was to elucidate a possible association between ectopic first molar eruption causing root resorption on the distal root of the primary maxillary second molar, and ectopic canine eruption causing root resorption on the permanent maxillary incisors. The subjects consisted of 30 patients, 22 females and eight males in the age range 8.3-15.0 years in whom root resorption o...