Replacing small, single incisors with implants can be esthetically challenging and difficult because of the limited amount of bone. In this investigation, 3.0-mm-diameter implants were used to support 30 single maxillary and mandibular incisors in 21 patients. The implants have been in function for 3 to 7 years, and 29 are still stable. Only 2 complications in the mandibular incisor region have...

AIMS Prediction of the mesiodistal crown width of unerupted canines and premolars is an important aspect of mixed dentition analysis. The accuracy of Tanaka-Johnston equations, the most commonly method, is questionable when it is applied to different ethnic groups. In this study, we aimed to develop a new regression equation for this prediction in an Iranian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

the purpose of this report is to present a rare case of a fused mandibular lateral incisor with supernumerary tooth with a follow-up for 18-months. a 35-year-old female patient was referred to our clinic with an extraoral sinus tract in the chin. the intraoral diagnosis revealed the fusion of her mandibular lateral incisors. vitality pulp tests were negative for mandibular right central and lat...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction : alveolar bone level is changed due to the balance between bone formation and resorption. radiographic examination has an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal diseases. this study was performed to compare the accuracy of vertical bitewing and periapical radiography in anterior mandibular ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the root and canal morphology of permanent mandibular anterior teeth in a Chongqing population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). METHODS CBCT images of 1,725 patients in a Chongqing population were selected, and a total of 9,646 mandibular anterior teeth were analyzed. The number of root canals and the canal configurations were investigated. RESULTS In tot...

Patient Jiang, Female,25 years old, came to the clinic for irregular teeth. The case was reported as lingual tipping deep overbite with maxillary undersized lateral incisors, which patient did not accept restore malocclusion morphology by denture, resulting in selection of extraction bilateral incisors and mandibular second premolars, orthodontic treatment zirconia straight wire appliances comb...

introduction an in vitro study was performed to determine the number and the type of root canals of mandibular incisor teeth in an iranian population. methods and materials sixty eight mandibular incisor teeth were immersed in india ink decalcified and cleared. results it was found that 55.9% of the teeth had two canals that in 51.5% of them the canals merged into one canal before exiting the t...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the changes induced in the pharyngeal airway space by orthodontic treatment with bodily retraction of the mandibular incisors and mandibular setback surgery without extraction. METHODS This retrospective study included 63 adult patients (32 men and 31 women). Thirty-three patients who had been treated via four-bicuspid extraction and bodily r...

A boy, aged 10.5 years, with a Class II molar relationship and a very deep overbite, complaining of a gummy smile and anterior crowding, was treated nonextraction with a mini-implant and Twin-block and edgewise fixed appliances. Severely extruded and retroclined maxillary incisors were intruded and proclined with a nickel-titanium closed-coil spring anchored to a mini-implant and segmented wire...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the root and canal morphology of the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth in a Turkish population by analyzing cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS CBCT images of 417 females and 410 males with a mean age of ranging from 14 to 70 years were examined in this study. A total of 1453 maxillary central incisors, 1504...