Pregnancy is associated with hormonal changes that might induce periodontal diseases. A pregnancy tumor is a benign growth in the oral cavity. It appears as a painless sessile or pedunculated erythematous, exophytic, papular, or nodular lesion with a smooth or lobulated surface....
Background: Over the past two decades immediate implant placement (IIP) has gained attention for reducing edentulism periods and treatment time. However, IIP cannot correct changes in soft and hard tissues changes after tooth extraction, and restorative esthetics can be compromis...
Loss of teeth in the posterior mandible leads to progressive alveolar bone resorption, superficial location of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN), thereby diminishing the amount of hard and soft tissue available for implant placement. This biological process is compounded by the p...
The most prevalent giant cell lesion in the mouth is called a peripheral giant cell granuloma, also referred to as "giant cell epulis." Typically, it manifests as a soft tissue purplish-red nodule with extravasated red blood cells and mononuclear stromal cells surrounding the mul...
Context: Failure to locate and treat all root canals is a major cause of endodontic treatment failure. Various diagnostic methods are used to locate second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) canals, including direct visual inspection, loupe magnification, operative microscope, and cone-beam...
Premature loss of the primary teeth is a common occurrence in children. The safest way to prevent future malocclusions is to place a space maintainer that is effective, durable and economical. Of the various fixed space maintainers, the band and loop space maintainer are one of t...
Tooth avulsion is defined as the complete loss of a tooth or complete displacement of a tooth out of the alveolar bone socket as a result of an accident and represents a severe traumatic dental injury (TDI). Tooth avulsion mostly affects incisors in children and adolescents and i...
Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited genetic disease. Three distinct forms of the disease have been recognized, of which autosomal dominant Osteopetrosis is the most common. Malfunctioning of osteoclastic activity and regular osteoblastic activity causes defective bone remodelling,...
Cutting efficiency of dental burs is sparse and inconsistent. Difficulty maintaining constant handpiece speed torque and controlled water spray action lack sufficient test materials mimic dental hard tissue. Diamond burs provided by manufacturers to dentists is coarse grit diamon...
This case report showed the orthodontic treatment for a 14-year-old male patient who has Angle’s Class III malocclusion with bilateral maxillary lateral incisors missing and convex profile. Owing to the profile of the patient, patient’s age, the result of space analysis and the c...
Background: The fibroma most commonly appears as a nodular growth mainly on buccal mucosa along the occlusal plane. Other sites involved are gingiva, palate, lips, and tongue. The conservative surgical approach is best for management of this lesion. The effects of chronic local i...
Aneurysmal bone cysts are not real cysts or aneurysms; they are rare non-neoplastic bone lesions occuring mainly in the long bone metaphyses, they are rarely seen in the facial bones. Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a rare benign intraosseous lesion characterized by blood-filled sp...
Gingival recession is an apical displacement of gingival tissue which leads to root surface exposure causing aesthetic problem, attachment loss, hypersensitivity, and root caries. Connective Tissue Graft (CTG) is a gold standard procedure while GTR is also an effective and predic...
Sialolithiasis is caused by the development of a calculus in the salivary gland or duct, often observed in the oral region. This disease is most common in adults or young adults and rarely develops in children. Among reported all the cases of sialolithiasis, only 3% are seen in t...
Aim: The purpose of this case report is to present a case of a totally impacted maxillary second molar and horizontally impacted first premolar. Background: Impaction of deciduous teeth is an uncommon event. Various factors which lead to the impaction of a deciduous tooth include...