A case is presented of a nine-year-old male having a supernumerary maxillary right first primary molar together with a supernumerary maxillary right first premolar. The implications of early diagnosis and orthodontic management are discussed. The occurrence of supernumerary teeth in both the primary and permanent dentitions in the same patient seems to be rare. A review of the literature (inclu...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of dental caries in the primary and permanent teeth, and evaluate the brushing habits of school children in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).  Methods. This study was conducted at Dammam, KSA. Oral examination of the participants was conducted from February to May 2014. The total sample size for this cross-sectional study was 711. There were 397 child...

Objective: To determine the frequency of patients who require extraction of permanent premolars among those treated with extraction of deciduous teeth for the correction of incisor crowding in the mixed dentition and analyze possible associated variables. Methods: The sample was composed of orthodontic records of 70 patients with permanent dentition whose treatment had begun in the mixed dentit...

introduction: the aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and etiology of traumatic dental injuries (tdi) in school children of the northeast of iran. the type of involved teeth, the place of injury and treatment quality as well as the relationship between tdi and anatomic predisposing factors such as overjet and lip coverage were evaluated. methods and materials: a to...

In cariously exposed immature permanent teeth, the treatment choice is controversial in pediatric dentistry. Radical root canal treatment usually appears to be the solution for these teeth. Even partial pulpotomy is a vital treatment for traumatically exposed immature permanent teeth; extending the borders of indication towards cariously exposed immature permanent teeth with reversible pulpitis...

INTRODUCTION The pulp vitality preservation after a trauma to permanent teeth is of great importance since dental injuries are common. The aim of our study was to investigate the pulp vitality preservation after tooth injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis of records of patients with a trauma was performed. The sample consisted of all patients who had been referred to the Dep...

Background: Traumatic injury to primary teeth is a very common phenomenon as kids are often involved in facial trauma, and because the central incisors hold a prominent position in the facial profile. The standard of treatment is to extract the teeth if severely mobile or to leave them if stable. Of interest is the effect of the injury to the developing permanent dentition. These effects can ra...

An unerupted supernumerary tooth was attached to the root surface of an unerupted permanent lateral incisor. It was necessary to remove both the supernumerary and the permanent lateral incisor as a single unit. The permanent lateral incisor was separated from the supernumerary and placed back into the original developmental crypt. The replanted lateral incisor erupted normally one year later. W...

The study investigates the gender predictability of permanent maxillary first molar teeth. Mesio distal width of 30 permanent maxillary first molar teeth from casts of 15 male and 15 female patients between the age group of 1725 were measured. Results showed that permanent maxillary first molar tooth exhibited sexual dimorphism but accuracy of gender predictability was only moderate.