AIM The purpose of this report is to present two cases of totally impacted maxillary deciduous molars, considered a rarity in dental practice. BACKGROUND Primary tooth impaction is quite rare during the development of primary dentition. Various factors contribute to the impaction of a deciduous tooth, including anklyosis, congenitally missing permanent teeth, defects in the periodontal membra...

AIM Impaction of deciduous teeth is an uncommon event. The purpose of this report is to describe two unusual eruption failures of a second primary molar and their treatment management. CASE REPORT The diagnostic and therapeutic protocol of two cases selected at the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Science, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy, are presented. ...

In subjects with agenesis of the second mandibular premolar teeth, the primary molar may be left in situ. The long-term prognosis of a retained primary molar has not been established in any study that included large number of patients. The aim of this investigation was to monitor the survival of retained mandibular second primary molars, from 12-13 years of age to adulthood. The material compri...

AIM This was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of direct pulp capping (DPC) therapy in primary molar teeth following haemostasis with various antiseptics for 12 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 70 vital primary molar teeth with deep dentin caries were randomly allocated to different antiseptic groups. After observing the pinpoint exposure, 0.9% saline solution (SS,...

background and aims. the superiority of rotary systems has been reported in several clinical studies on permanent teeth. this study consisted of radiographic assessment and chair time of rotary instruments in the pulpectomy of primary second molar teeth. materials and methods. in this randomized controlled clinical study, 46 children, 3-6 years of age, were selected. the patients were divided r...

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to: (1) retrospectively assess the overall performance of formocresol pulpotomies in primary molars when definitively restored with a resin-based material; and (2) compare the results to previously published studies using more traditional restorative techniques (stainless steel crown, amalgam). METHODS Records of a 2-operator pediatric dental office using t...

INTRODUCTION Iatrogenic furcal perforation is a procedural accident in endodontic treatments of primary/permanent teeth; prognosis may be favorable if a complete seal with biomaterial is immediately established. The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate microleakage of calcium enriched mixture (CEM) cement and ProRoot mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) for sealing primary molar furcal pe...