11/26. Endodontic treatment of a maxillary lateral incisor presenting dens invaginatus and transposition to the region of the canine--case report.Endodontic treatment was performed in a maxillary lateral incisor presenting two different types of anomalies: dens invaginatus and transposition to the region of the canine. The two transposed teeth were subsequently restored with light-cured composite, bringing dental esthetics to normal in a single session.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
12/26. The use of bone imaging to detect a periapical lesion of endodontic origin.This article reports the detection of a lesion of dental origin in the mandible of a 41-yr-old male patient during a routine bone scan used as a follow-up to cancer therapy. Unfortunately, more than 1 yr passed before the patient's signs and symptoms became severe enough for a definitive diagnosis to be made. A comprehensive dental examination is indicated for patients with positive bone scans in the area of the oral cavity. The use of bone imaging can be recommended to complement the dental examination of high risk patients with suspected metastasis or when all routine dental diagnostic measures are inconclusive.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
13/26. Isolated extramedullary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia in a tooth.We report a case of isolated extramedullary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia in a tooth following bone marrow transplantation. The patient was a 4-yr-old child who developed gingival swelling and bleeding while in bone marrow remission. Crush artifact prevented definitive diagnosis of leukemic relapse in a biopsy of the gingival soft tissue, but decalcification of the tooth showed an unequivocal leukemic infiltrate in the dental pulp. Decalcification and sectioning of extracted teeth are recommended when equivocal findings are present in the gingival soft tissue or when there is a history of lymphoreticular malignancy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
14/26. dental care for patients receiving chemotherapy.Common oral complications of chemotherapy include mucositis, infections secondary to profound bone marrow aplasia, and gingival bleeding. mucositis and infections were treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy; a symptomatic tooth was extracted before chemotherapy was begun. Transfusions were performed to obtain adequate platelet levels. A regimen of ticarcillin disodium and gentamicin sulfate is recommended for antibiotic prophylaxis for selected dental procedures.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
15/26. eikenella corrodens isolated in oral infections of dental origin.eikenella corrodens causes significant clinical infection more frequently than is suspected at the present time. The laboratory must be made aware of the organism and the techniques that are necessary to identify it. The clinician must be aware of the methods of isolating organisms in general. The use of a transport solution was shown to be a highly effective and clinically practical way of isolating those organisms present. The pathogenic potential of E. corrodens can no longer be doubted.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
16/26. Management of the primary dentition in vitamin d-resistant rickets.vitamin d-resistant rickets (familial hypophosphatemia) is a systemic disease secondary to defective renal-tubular reabsorption of phosphate. The major oral manifestations are spontaneous abscesses in a caries-free dentition. Pulpotomies or extractions were frequently described in the dental literature as the therapies of choice. This article presents a new prophylactic approach utilizing zinc oxide--eugenol pulpectomies and full crown coverage in an attempt to retain the primary dentition and prevent abscess formation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
17/26. Treatment of dental decay by CO2 laser beam: preliminary results.Results obtained from two clinical cases, representative of 1,140 human teeth treated by CO2 laser beam during 3 years, announce a new conception of treatment of dental caries. The beam (P = 4 - 5 W, energy density of 9 to 25 kw/cm2) causes a dentin healing which becomes sterile, chemically and physically more resistant than pathological dentin. In addition, this exposure leads to an activation of the dentinogenesis supported by X-ray, confirming histo-pathological results obtained from experiments performed on animals.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
18/26. Endodontic involvement resulting from dental abrasion or erosion.A case is presented of extreme loss of tooth substance, most probably as a result of dentifrice abrasion. The lesions resulted in many instances of pulpal death and periapical pathosis. In most instances, an opening into the pulp chamber could not be demonstrated using an explorer. In two instances, an opening into the pulp chamber was present and probable. This communication with the oral cavity resulted in pulpal pathosis and an accompanying periapical lesion. In most cases of dental abrasion and erosion, or both, pulpal pathosis and periapical pathosis do not occur because of the ability of the pulp to lay down dentin as the pulp recedes. The findings in this case are not typical.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
19/26. Calcific bridging of dental pulp caused by iatrogenic hypercalcemia. Report of a case.A case of renal osteodystrophy treated with high doses of vitamin d is presented. The treatment, carried out when the patient was between 3 1/4 and 6 years of age, induced hypercalcemia (up to 13.9 mg./dl.) which resulted in dentinal bridging corresponding chronologically to the part of the root developing at this age. Dentinal bridging associated with iatrogenic hypercalcemia has not been reported previously.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
20/26. Munchausen's syndrome: oral presentations.Munchausen's syndrome is a rare psychiatric disorder in which patients repeatedly confabulate so as to cause unnecessary investigations and operative treatments to be carried out on them. Two cases are reported and the literature reviewed. The first patient complained of repeated dental pain and subsequently underwent repeated endodontic treatment; the second had salivary gland pain and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Munchausen's syndrome can only be diagnosed by the exclusion of organic and other disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = dental (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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