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Impacted teeth defined as retained teeth in the jaw beyond their normal date of eruption. The tooth becomes impacted because eruption is interrupted or obstructed by adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone or excessive soft tissue, malpositioning or lack of space in the arch.

Eruption is a complicated process where teeth begin to appear through the gums.Humans have 2 sets of teeth, namely primary dentition and permanent dentition.Primary dentition consists of 20 baby teeth and erupts when infants are around 6 months of age. Permanent dentition consists of 32 teeth which starts erupting at the age of 6 years old.

It is important to maintain good oral health before your transplant procedure and your mouth should be as healthy as possible. Decayed teeth, gum disease and any other mouth problems should be treated ahead of time.

Salivary gland calculus, also known as salivary stone, is a calcified hard mass found within a salivary gland or salivary duct. Salivary calculus varies in sizes and may found in multiple numbers.

Protective sealant is also known as fissure sealant. A fissure sealant is a material that is placed in the pits and fissures of teeth to prevent the onset of caries or decay. It has also been used to arrest progression of early caries from small pits to cavitations.

A number of children are highly anxious about dental treatment and this prevents them from accepting dental treatment in the conventional manner. There are a number of techniques available to help your child deals better with dental treatment, either using non-pharmacological or pharmacological method (use of drugs). There are few …

The overall treatment of patients with caries and periodontal disease, including associated pathologic conditions (e.g. pulpal and periapical lesions, tooth migration, tooth loss) can he divided into three different but frequently overlapping phases.

“Please doctor, I wonder, why are my teeth elongated?” This is among the frequently asked questions by patients referred to Periodontics Specialist Unit. (Figure 1a demonstrates an example of elongated teeth) Figure 1a : Elongated Teeth Anatomically, our teeth can be devided into crown, neck and root. As for the …

Oral mucositis is inflammation of the oral mucosa resulting from chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer.

Missing teeth in the dental arches can affect appearance and occlusion of teeth of the affected child.