Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze the absorption of metal ions released from stainless steel crowns by root surface of primary molars. Study Design. Laboratory research: The study included 34 primary molars, exfoliated or extracted during routine dental treatment. 17 molars were covered with stainless-steel crowns for more than two years and compared to 17 intact primary molar...

PURPOSE This study investigated the effect of the primary second molars' distal surface caries on the incidence of the permanent first molars' mesial surface caries in 613 paired tooth surfaces of children ages 6 to 8 years at baseline examination. METHODS Proximal caries and its progression were diagnosed by bite-wing radiographs taken at a 1-year interval over a period of 4 years. The perma...

Introduction: Pulpectomy is a conservative treatment plan for primary necrotic teeth and Zinc Oxide Eugenol is still a good choice as root canal filling material but long term studies on poor prognosis molars are limited and almost contradictory. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiographical success rate of pulpectomy of necrotic primary molars using ZOE as the root c...

AIM Premature loss of primary molars due to dental caries and their complications has been associated with space loss and eruptive difficulties, especially when the loss occurs early. The aim of our study was to determine the impact of premature loss of temporary upper molars upon the longitudinal axis of the first and second upper permanent molar. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group include...

UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to compare, clinically and radiographically, the mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) to formocresol (FC) when used as medicaments in pulpotomized vital human primary molars. METHODS The sample consisted of 120 primary molars, all teeth were treated with the same conventional pulpotomy technique. Sixty molars received FC and 60 received MTA throughout a...

An investigation of pit and fissure sealant retention in 1,871 children in the Head Start program was conducted in Tennessee in September 1985 to determine the retention of the sealant after application to the occlusal surfaces of primary molars of 3- and 4-year-old children. The investigation shows pit and fissure sealants are retained on primary molars at a rate comparable to that expected on...

Primary and permanent molars are usually multi rooted. At times we can encounter cases with a single root, called pyramidal root. Oligodontia is defined as the developmental absence of six teeth or more, excluding third molars. It can be isolated (Oligodontia-I) or as a part of a syndrome (Oligodontia-S) such as in ectodermal dysplasia. The present report describes a case of single-rooted prima...

Although the delayed exfoliation of primary teeth among children is a common dental problem, simultaneous presence of primary teeth and corresponding successors is a rare feature in adults. This paper reports an unusual case in which both permanent teeth (molars, premolars, and canines) and primary teeth were present simultaneously. This report describes questions concerning...

AIM The purpose of this paper is to consider evidence for the early involvement of the pulp in primary molars following a proximal caries attack and to consider the evolution of ferric sulphate as the possible alternative to formocresol for pulp therapy in primary molars. Concerns have been expressed over the wisdom of using products containing formaldehyde in children and alternatives should b...