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AUTHOR
K.v. Umashankara
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Successful closure of the root apex in non-vital permanent incisors with wide open apices using single calcium hydroxide (caoh) dressing: report of 2…
2010
Endodontic management of immature non vital permanent teeth in young pediatric patients is a great challenge to dentists. The walls of the root canals are frequently divergent and open apexes make debridement and obturation difficult. Thus closure of root apex is very essential for success of the endodontic treatment. Although different materials are used for the apexification procedure, calcium hydroxide is the material of choice for apical barrier formation and healing. There are different opinions regarding frequency of CaOH dressing change to induce complete closure of the apex. Literature suggests that dressing should be changed frequently. Therefore the aim of the present article is t…
Management of tooth discoloration in non-vital endodontically treated tooth: a report of 6 year follow-up
2011
Discoloration of teeth, especially the anteriors, can result in considerably cosmetic impairment in young children. It is the pediatric dentist’s responsibility to supervise those children who seek to undergo a whitening treatment to ensure the maximum cosmetic benefit within the boundaries of oral and systematic health. Among bleaching techniques, the walking bleach technique with sodium perborate and distilled water stands out because of its superior esthetic results with no side effects. This paper presents a case of tooth discoloration in non-vital tooth which was successfully bleached using walking bleach method. After 6 year follow up the prognosis was good with no reversal of tooth d…
Vanishing (Disappearing) Bone Disease in children: a review
2011
Vanishing bone disease is a very rare, peculiar destructive condition of the skeletal system resulting in spontaneous and progressive resorption and disappearance of osseous structures with replacement by vascular, fibrous connective tissue. Children and adolescents are most commonly affected, although patients ranging in age from 18 months to 40 years have been reported. Its clinical presentation is highly variable largely depending upon the site of skeletal involvement. The maxillofacial territory and upper extremity bones are the predominant sites affected by this ailment. The etio-pathogenesis of this condition still remains poorly understood, the natural history and prognosis is unpred…