Root Resorption in Orthodontics
CBCT in Orthodontics
A Review of Wegener's Granulomatosis - A Rare Granulomatous Disease
Computerized Cepholometric Surgical Prediction in Orthognathic Surgery with Facad 2d Software
Management of Palatogingival Groove Associated with Localized Periodontitis - A Case Report
Dental Implants and the Growing Patient – A Successful Implant Insertion and Implant Support Prosthesis in a Young Boy
Drug Induced Oral Erythema Multiforme: A Case Report
Comparison of TMA, Stainless Steel and Timolium for Friction, Load Deflection and Surface Characteristics
Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy of Ki - 67 (Immunocytochemistry) and AgNOR in Detecting Early Changes in Smokers and Tobacco Chewers.
One Step Apexification "The Apical Barrier Technique”
Obturator is a prosthesis used to close a congenital or acquired tissue defect. A patient with an acquired maxillary defect resulting from surgery is presented here. A hollow bulb obturator is fabricated for the patient, and the various steps in the fabrication process are described.
Neonatal teeth are those teeth that erupt within the first month after birth. They commonly erupt in the incisor region and are very rare in the canine and molar regions. Here, a case report is presented of a neonatal tooth in the maxillary molar region.
Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome (PLS) is a rare disorder that follows an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. It has a prevalence of one to four per million individuals, and carriers are thought to be present in two to four per thousand individuals. PLS is characterized by palmar and plantar keratosis and severe early onset periodontitis affecting both deciduous and permanent dentition. This article focuses on a characteristic presentation of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome.
Congenital lower lip pits have been reported in about 0.001% of the population. They are usually bilateral but may be unilateral or centrally placed on the vermilion border of the lower lip. Lip pits are a rare congenital invagination of the lower lip. A higher incidence has been reported in females, but no genetic sex linkage has been found. It has been suggested that the genetic defect of lip pits is due to a microdeletion on chromosome bands 1q32-q41 [1, 2, 3, 4, 10].
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a rare condition, affecting only one in 750,000 people (Fletcher, 1966). It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can be one feature of a syndrome. In their review of various syndromes, Gorlin and colleagues (1990) identified hypertrichosis as the characteristic most often seen with syndromic HGF (Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis) and noted that HGF is occasionally associated with mental retardation and epilepsy. HGF is usually identified as an autosomal dominant condition, though recessive forms are described in the literature. The hyperplastic gingiva is usually of normal color and has a firm consistency, with abundant stippling on the adjacent gingiva.
