Objective: To analyze the radiological characteristics of impacted teeth in the population of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 2199 digital panoramic radiograph (OPG) scans collected from the database of the dental teaching hospital at Umm Al-...
Chapter 5 Orthodontic Considerations in Surgical Interventions for Impacted Teeth Massoud Seifi and Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/59143 1. Introduction Parallax is the effect whereby the position of a tooth ...
Within the limitations of this study, we conclude that in all impacted teeth treated by modified closed eruption method with palatal traction, the attached gingiva was sufficient, and the assessment of the clinical crown showed no difference when compared to teeth with spontaneous eruption after space...
CONCLUSION: Small volume CBCT may be justified as a supplement to a routine panoramic X-ray in the following cases: when canine inclination in the panoramic X-ray exceeds 30°, when root resorption of adjacent teeth is suspected, and/or when the canine apex is not clearly discernible in the...
Orthopantomogrphic pre-surgical assessment of mandibular third molar teeth form and structures using surgical findings as a gold standard Background: Mandibular third molars are the most frequently impacted teeth in human and their surgical extraction has become one of the commonest dentoalveolar surger...
To the Editor: A 21-year-old male patient came to our department with the chief complaint of malaligned teeth. The patient was advised routine radiographic investigations (orthopantomogram [OPG] and lateral cephalogram) (Figs. 1A, B). An impacted left maxillary central incisorwas seenin the...
IMPACTION of teethRADIOGRAPHSRADIATION dosesBackground: Maxillary canines are one of the most common impacted teeth. The objective in localization of an impacted canine is to be able to decide such a radiographic technique which has minimal radiation dose, cost and minimum superimpo...
An Unusual Occurrence of 5 Impacted Supernumerary Teeth in a Non Syndromic Patient: A Case ReportA supernumerary tooth is one that is additional to the normal series and can be found in almost any region of the dental arch. Here we are presenting a case report of a 9 year old male ...
Table 1: Showing the relation of 651 impacted teeth with gender and area. Area Gender Total No. (%) P - value Male No. (%) Abha 165 (61.79)Pillai, A. K., Thomas, S., Paul, G., Singh, S. K., & Moghe, S. (2014). Incidence of impacted third molars: A radiographic study ...
The patient had generalized gingivitis, multiple carious teeth, and dens evaginatus of upper incisors. An orthopantomogram (OPG) confirmed the clinical findings and impaction of the tooth. Localization of the tooth was done using the parallax technique with the addition...