A 17 year old patient reported to the outpatient department with the chief complaint of unesthetic facial appearance with progressively increasing size of both the jaws. Although initially the condition appeared to be insignificant with the condition apparent as the skeletal class III facial appearance and mandibular prognathism (Figure 1a & 1b). Also intraorally angle’s class III molar relatio...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presurgical orthodontic tooth movement of mandibular teeth after dental decompensation for skeletal Class III deformities on the basis of vertical skeletal patterns. METHODS This cohort was comprised of 62 patients who received presurgical orthodontic treatment. These patients were divided into 3 groups according to their vertical skeletal patterns. Changes in the po...

intraosseous movement of an unerupted tooth across the midline of the jaw is known as dental transmigration. this infrequent event is mostly found in the mandibular canines. there are four new cases of mandibular canine transmigration presented here. the literature on this anomalous phenomenon is also reviewed.

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...

PURPOSE Imperfect spacing between the primary incisors and mal-alignment of the permanent incisors may suggest the need for orthodontic intervention. Without sufficient data, decisions to treat are based on individual judgment rather than evidence. The present study was undertaken to determine whether slipped contact arrangement (distal-lingual surface of mandibular permanent lateral incisors o...

INTRODUCTION A dentigerous cyst is the most common developmental odontogenic cyst and is frequently noted as an incidental finding on radiographs. The most common teeth affected are impacted mandibular third molars and permanent maxillary canines. This case involves a dentigerous cyst encompassing the right and left impacted mandibular canines and crossing the midline. This is, to the best of o...

OBJECTIVES To test the applicability of the Tanaka and Johnston prediction method in a Saudi population. METHODS The current study was conducted at the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from September 2013 to January 2014, on a sample of 409 pairs of orthodontic study models. The mesiodistal width of the mandibular permanent incisors, permanent canines, and perm...

This study investigated the early effects on mandibular incisor irregularity and rotation together with dental arch dimensions of the extraction of four deciduous canines. Children, during early mixed dentition, were randomized into one extraction (n = 32) and one control (n = 41) group. Dental casts from baseline (T0) and 1 year follow-up (T1) were used to evaluate changes in the irregularity ...