Papillon-Lefévre syndrome (PLS) is characterized by severe periodontal disease extending to destruction of the alveolar bone surrounding deciduous teeth and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis of the skin. Increased susceptibility to infection has been reported among individuals with the cathepsin C (CTSC) gene mutation. This article reports a 7-year-old Japanese girl who presented with deciduous tooth...

The main component of natural teeth was determined many years ago as calcium phosphate, mostly in the form of hydroxyapatite with different crystallites. In the past, the method used in tooth crystal investigation has been mainly powder X-ray diffraction analysis, but this method has its drawbacks, i.e. the destruction of the natural tooth structure and the difficulty in examining the preferred...

The development and sequence of eruption of the maxillary cheek-teeth of rabbits were studied by histological methods. The presence of three deciduous molars which were replaced by correspondent premolars and of three permanent molars without predecessors was confirmed. The eruption of the maxillary deciduous molars was shown to begin at 4 days postnatally and that of the permanent molar at 9 d...

Objectives: To analyze the ion exchange between conventional glass-ionomer restorative material, (Fuji IXGC Co., Japan) and tooth components in primary molars after long periods of function in vivo. Methods: Five deciduous mandibular molars were collected after normal exfoliation. An intact deciduous molar served as control, a second deciduous molar was restored occlusaly with Fuji IX in vitro,...

The existing eruption schedules for permanent and deciduous dentition are based on studies in industrialized countries. This study determined the dates of emergence of deciduous teeth in a cross-sectional sample of 1132 Egyptian infants aged 4-36 months selected from different governorates of Egypt. The dates of emergence of individual teeth were calculated using Probit analysis. The mandibular...

Dental disease and its prevention and treatment comprises approximately 10% of the general equine practitioner’s work. The most common disease affecting the equine hypsodont teeth is the development of dental overgrowths. Brachydont dentition (canines and wolf teeth) are less often diagnosed with dental disease. Gingivitis and periodontal disease as seen in many young horses can affect any toot...

Oligodontia is defined as a congenital tooth agenesis with the absence of six or more permanent teeth. This clinical report describes a patient with non-syndromic partial oligodontia, with retained deciduous teeth and the absence of 16 permanent teeth. Anterior esthetic problems were caused by interarch tooth size discrepancy, interdental space, aberrant tooth dimensions, and the absence of cen...

Fracture of anterior teeth by trauma is a common problem in children and teenagers due to their active and carefree lifestyle. Reattachment of fractured fragment to the remaining tooth can provide good and long lasting aesthetics since the tooth original anatomic form, color and surface texture are maintained. It also restores function, provides a positive psychological response and is a relati...

Tooth formation begins with the bud stage during which the dental lamina (derived from epithelial tissue) produces a series of tooth buds along its buccal margin. This is followed by the cap stage in which a coned structure, termed the enamel organ, is formed by an invagination of mesenchymal tissue into the tooth bud. All deciduous teeth and permanent molars are derived from the enamel organ o...