AIM To provide clinicians with useful information for immediate diagnosis and management of impacted maxillary incisors due to trauma. METHODS We present a case of post-traumatic impaction of a central right maxillary incisor in a young patient. The treatment plan consisted in the interceptive management (surgical and orthodontic), the valuation of the necessary space to move the impacted too...

Pain in the masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joint is the main symptom of temporomandibular disorders. The etiology of temporomandibular disorder pain is multifactorial. Several studies have reported that there are predisposing, initiating and aggravating factors contributing to this disorder. Although factors such as trauma, occlusal discrepancies, stress, parafunctions, hypermobility...

Labial talon cusp, or dens evaginatus is a very rare dental anomaly of unclear etiology and significance. It can occur as an isolated finding or be associated with other dental anomalies or some syndromes. The present report describes two Caucasian males with labial talon cusp on maxillary permanent left central incisors. In both cases accessory cusp caused plaque accumulation and marginal ging...

CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 22-year-old white female presented with a solitary, well circumscribed, round radiolucency 15 mm in diameter, with a largely sclerotic border in the mandibular midline, seen on Panorex (Fig 1) and occlusal films. The lesion was asymptomatic and of unknown duration, and there was no detectable expansion of the jaw. The incisor teeth were nonrestored, noncarious, and vital...

The aim of this case report was to present management of a case of multiple apical root resorptions due to orthodontic treatment in a 27-year-old adult female using implant supported crowns. External root resorption of the permanent teeth is a multi-factorial process. Well recognized causes of apical root resorption in permanent teeth include orthodontic therapy, trauma, periapical or periodont...

Abstract The goal of this research was to carry out a systematic review verify the possible influence occlusal factors on occurrence gingival recession and noncarious cervical lesions. To answer specific question—whether or lesions teeth are present under trauma—a bibliographic search conducted at MEDLINE/PubMed, Web Science, Gray Literature databases focusing articles published, following stri...