BACKGROUND Early childhood caries discloses a distinct clinical pattern, and the teeth most often involved are the maxillary central incisors, lateral incisors, and the maxillary and man-dibular first molars. The maxillary incisors are most severely affected, with deep carious lesions usually involving the pulp. Teeth that have been endodontically treated often have little coronal tooth tissue ...

PURPOSE This study was performed to estimate the prevalence of giant dentin tubules or microcanals in primary maxillary anterior teeth. METHODS One hundred sixty eight extracted or exfoliated primary maxillary anterior teeth were sectioned and examined by optical microscopy and image analysis. Differences in the proportion of teeth with microcanals among tooth types were tested by using the P...

fusion is a developmental anomaly defined as the :union: of two normally separated tooth buds or the partial splitting of one tooth bud into two buds. depending on the stage of development, fusion may be either complete or incomplete. the significance of this particular case was that this fusion occurred in a posterior permanent mandibular tooth, while such a manifestation is more reported in m...

To cite: Bargale SD, Kiran S, Mulchandani V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210663 DESCRIPTION Supernumerary teeth are additional teeth present in dentition and are more common in permanent dentition, however, they are a rare finding in primary dentition and can be due to various genetic or environmental factors. The majority of supernu...

This study investigated the prognosis and related correlates of 307 luxation injuries of primary anterior teeth sustained by 222 patients. Primary anterior teeth that had sustained luxation injuries were identified from the dental records of a pediatric dental practice. Data collected included: the child's birth date, sex, and occlusion; date, etiology, and type of injury; treatment rendered; a...

This paper reviews the published data on restorations of primary anterior teeth. The discussion includes Class III restorations, Class V restorations, various forms of full coronal restorations, atraumatic restorative technique (ART) and recommendations for future research.

The purpose of this study was to associate oral hygiene frequency and presence of visible biofilm in the primary dentition. The sample consisted of 90 children, aged up to 4 years old, outpatients of the University Hospital of the Rio de Janeiro State University. The examinations were carried out in a dental office by a single trained examiner who was aided by an assistant. The parents answered...