this case of a female patient, 14 yr old with association of the two anomalies, which we came across with in 2014, is rarely met in the specialty practice. the impacted canines are part of the group of dental anomalies of position, while the agenesis is part of the group of dental number anomalies. the orthodontic treatment in the two arches has to be differentiated, the therapeutic objectives ...

We characterized the expression of sall4, a gene encoding a zinc finger transcription factor involved in the maintenance of embryonic stem cells, in taste buds of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Using an enhancer trap line (ET5), we detected enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in developing and adult transgenic zebrafish in regions containing taste buds: the lips, branchial arches, and the nasal...

The purpose of this study was to determine, in Turkey, the patterns and distribution of partial edentulism (PE) according to Kennedy-Applegate classification. This study was carried on patients who applied to the dental university clinics and who were diagnosed as requiring a removable partial denture (RPD), at least for one arch. Total of 319 patients were included in the study (206 females, 1...

Previous studies have shown that ablation of cranial neural crest results in heart malformations in chick embryos. Cranial neural crest cells populate all of the pharyngeal arches and provide the mesenchymal walls of the aortic arch arteries. Neural crest cells migrate from the pharyngeal apparatus into the outflow region of the heart. However, it is not known which of the pharyngeal arches con...

Purpose. The purpose of this retrospective case series is to evaluate the clinical advantages and limitations of monolithic zirconia restorations for full arch implant supported restorations and report the rate of complications up to 2 years after insertion. Materials and Methods. Fourteen patients received implant placement for monolithic zirconia full arch reconstructions. Four implants were ...