To cite: Valour F, Chidiac C, Ferry T, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014206557 DESCRIPTION A 22-year-old woman attended the infectious diseases consultation for a 2-week history of painless afebrile submaxillary tumefaction with continuous serous exudate (figure 1A). Oral examination revealed multiple carious teeth (figure 1B). Panoramic ...

Objectives: In this article, we report two cases of type I dentin dysplasia (DD): the first case is subtype “d” DD and second case is severe form of DD type I, which presents all of four subtypes and describes characteristics and the management of this type of teeth anomalies. Materials and methods: Dentin dysplasia is a rare abnormality of dentin that involves both primary and permanent dentit...

This case report describes the endodontic treatment of a large cyst-like periradicular lesion a 29-year-old female with a large chronic periapical abscess in the region of right maxillary sinus presented into private practice, accompanied with non-vital first upper molar and poorly root treated second upper molar. Conservative root canal treatment was carried out for both of the involved teeth ...

INTRODUCTION Open-apex teeth with irreversible pulpitis require complex and difficult treatment. Providing the right environment for apexogenesis and pulp protection is vital for their long term prognosis. The young pulp of open apex tooth, however, is better equipped against irritation and assault. The aim of this study was to evaluate pulp inflammation in open apex canine teeth of cats. MAT...

PURPOSE This study described the incidence and predisposing, enabling, and need factors of outpatients in a pediatric ER who sought care for nontraumatic preventable dental disease and analyzed treatment rendered by attending physicians and associated hospital charges for treatment. METHODS Chart review of outpatients discharged from the ER of a children's hospital during 1996-97, using ICD-9...

this case report describes the endodontic treatment of a large cyst-like periradicular lesion a 29-year-old female with a large chronic periapical abscess in the region of right maxillary sinus presented into private practice, accompanied with non-vital first upper molar and poorly root treated second upper molar. conservative root canal treatment was carried out for both of the involved teeth ...

introduction: open-apex teeth with irreversible pulpitis require complex and difficult treatment. providing the right environment for apexogenesis and pulp protection is vital for their long term prognosis. the young pulp of open apex tooth, however, is better equipped against irritation and assault. the aim of this study was to evaluate pulp inflammation in open apex canine teeth of cats. mate...

Many treatment strategies have been proposed for pyogenic liver abscesses; however, the indications for liver resection for treatment have not been studied in a systematic manner. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of surgical treatment in pyogenic abscesses and to determine an optimal treatment algorithm. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients who had a ...

Pediatric Dentistry – 21:2, 1999 Abnormalities of dentin formation have been classified into two large categories: those that are primarily diseases of the dentin itself and those in which the dentin defect accompanies defects in other tissue systems. For example, the former category contains dentin dysplasia types I and II, dentinogenesis imperfecta types II and III and regional odontodysplasi...