OBJECTIVES Assessment of pubertal status and pubertal growth spurt in orthodontic patients has a considerable impact on the diagnosis, treatment plan and the outcome of orthodontic treatments. Hand-wrist radiography is routinely used to evaluate skeletal development. Some studies have shown that there is an association between bone development and different stages of dental calcification; there...

Gingival and periodontal diseases in their various forms have affected human since the dawn of history. The earliest historical records dealing with medical topics revealed an awareness of periodontal diseases and need for treatment.1 The diagnosis of periodontal diseases which involve the soft and hard tissue destruction should be made systematically and should include both clinical and radiog...

Multiple supernumerary teeth affecting all four quadrants of the jaw are a rare dental anomaly which has become a chance finding on routine dental panoramic tomography (DPT). In this paper, two cases from the English-speaking Caribbean are reported. The role of radiography in the diagnosis and management of this rare developmental dental anomaly is emphasized. The paper stresses the importance ...

Aim: Carotid artery calcification can results in important vascular obstruction. It is reported that the combination of risk factors such as periodontitis, pulp stones contribute to carotid artery calcification. However in the literature, no study has yet investigated carotid artery calcification with respect to tonsillolith. The objective of this study was to investigate whether carotid artery...

Two patients presented with multiple concentric calcifications superimposed over the mandibular ramus region. The first patient was a 41-year-old male who to dental clinic requesting partial denture (Figure 1A). were detected incidentally on panoramic radiography. second 15- year-old female left facial swelling that had been present for 7 years 1B). What is your diagnostic hypothesis both patie...

Radiography of the maxillary sinuses is often undertaken using computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or the occipito-mental plain x-ray film projection. However the panoramic radiograph has been found superior to the latter for detection of “cyst-like densities.” [1]. The occipito-mental technique, first described by Waters and Waldron, clearly demonstrates the superior, inferior and...

The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry Volume 26, Number 3/2002 279 INTRODUCTION Facial growth tends to proceed along a vector composed of variable amounts of horizontal and vertical growth, as a result of osseous development at facial sutures, alveolar processes, mandibular condyles, and tooth eruption. Schudy reported that growth of the mandible was a principle-determining factor of faci...