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The Goltz (Goltz-Gorlin) syndrome or focal dermal hypoplasia is a relatively rare disease. Its clinical manifestation shows a great variety. The syndrome characterized by anomalies of cutaneous, osseous, dental and ocular structures. The authors present the case of a six-year-old girl with typical anomalies of Goltz-Gorlin syndrome with special respect to the dental problems.
The purpose of this review was to give a complete summary of the ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) for dentists, especially for those who deal with dental traumatology. Children with ADH disorder show symptoms of restlessness, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviour and inattention often resulting in serious dental accidents. The article summarizes the literary data concerning ADH-Syndrome, presents a typical case and also deals with the dental considerations.
There are various factors which influence the oral status, among them the dental fear. Dental anxious individuals are likely to have more missing teeth and fewer filled ones. This study examined the association between dental anxiety and oral health status in parents and indirectly in children. The authors found that there is positive correlation between dental fear and missing teeth in the older generation. These tendency can also be seen in younger ones.
The role of salivary immunoglobulins (IgA, IgM, IgG) in caries etiology is not yet clearly known. Our aim was to study whether there might be a connection between the amount of immunoglobulins in the saliva and caries prevalence. It was found that there was a significant difference (p < 0.05 or less) in secretory IgA, IgM, IgG levels, as well as DMF-T, DMF-S (approx) indices between selective IgA deficient, hypogammaglobulinemic, and healthy children, who had primary teeth.
Maxillofacial fractures under 10 years of age are uncommon, with an occurrence of 7.3%. Isolated fractures of the mandible are even more rare, due to the fact that in young children the mandible is relatively small and resilient. Some authors suggest that the occurrence of this form of fracture is about 1-5%. Different methods have been described for treatment of fractures off the mandible in children. In the therapy since the introduction of titanium mini plates the trend has been to select surgical repositioning followed by osteosynthesis. This paper describes the management of a 7-month old boy with isolated mandibular fracture, using this method to avoid the damage of the tooth germs. This particular case raises the issue of child abuse, which is on the increase in Hungary as well. To find a kind of solution would be not only a task of dentists but also of society in general.
Patients with platelet disorders usually bleed into superficial sites such as the skin, mucous membranes, genitourinary tract and gastrointestinal tract caused by thrombocytopenia or thrombocyte dysfunction. Thrombocytopenia is caused by one of three mechanisms-decreased marrow production, increased splenic sequestration, or accelerated destruction of platelets. We report a 9-year-old male patient with thrombocytopenic purpura, dyserythropoetic anaemia, freckles on the skin and nanosomia, resembling Fanconi's (constitutional) anaemia. Although many patients with constitutional anaemia own other bony abnormalities, it was not found in this case. On the other hand, the patient showed enamel hypoplasia. To our knowledge, this association has never been reported before. Laboratory diagnosis, clinical findings, dental abnormalities and treatment are presented in details.
The developmental anomalies of dental hard tissues are relatively common in children. These anomalies can involve separately the enamel and they are due to many factors acting during odontogenesis. The paper deals with the main ethological factors and describes a case of idiopathic hypercalcemia. It is normally accompanied by aortic stenosis, mental retardation and a characteristic elfin face. This is called Williams syndrome. In this case we only found enamel hypoplasia on the cusps of the first molars.
Fluoride therapy is a widely accepted method of reducing smooth surface caries. Sealant therapy is intended to provide similar results for the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. In this study the retention of sealants was examined and a comparison was made between the caries rate in the group with sealed molars and controls after 12 months... The caries increment was significantly lower in the sealed group.
The aim of the present investigation was to study tooth wear in extracted primary teeth. Altogether 992 deciduous teeth were examined under a stereomicroscope with a magnification of 25X. The amount of attrition (former name abrasion) was scored according to the Tooth Wear Index published by Smith and Knight (1984). On the basis of the present study the following conclusions can be drown: 1. Attrition was found in more than three-quarter of the examined teeth which shows that children with all certainty chew more than it is assumed. 2. Attrition could be assigned mainly in the class 1. and dentin was exposed in 12% of the cases. 3. Attrition of molar teeth is higher than that of the anterior teeth. 4. Attrition of the first molars is higher than that of the second molars.
The aim of the present investigation was to study the number of the carious surfaces of extracted primary teeth in order to determine component m in the dmf-s index. Altogether 903 deciduous teeth were examined under artificial light with a dental probe. The surfaces were evaluated separately. The examined teeth were divided into two groups according to the amount of root resorption. On the basis of the present study the following conclusion can be drawn: 1. The average of df surfaces of molars was 2.34, whereas it was 0.74 at the front teeth. The df number shows practically only caries, because filled surfaces were found in only 1.99% of the cases. 2. In any type of the teeth df lesions were the rarest on the vestibular and oral surfaces. 3. Caries (filling) was found most frequently on the occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower 1st molars. Caries (filling was the rarest on the vestibular surfaces of the upper 1st and 2nd molars. 4. The amount of root resorption did not show much influence on the df score. 5. During the calculation of the dmf-s average of the primary teeth the m value can be substituted for 2.0.
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In 44 patients (22 females, 22 males, aged 18-61 years, mean 36 years) regular dental screening and treatment were started in January 1982. Two years follow-up revealed that the oral hygiene of these haemodialysis patients was worse than that of the average population. In 42 cases calculus formation and gingivitis, in each case atrophy of the alveolar bone and pocket formation were found. We consider these symptoms as cardinal in uraemic haemodialysis patients. As a consequence, the teeth had a pathologic mobility which was proportional to the bone resorption. Although not very typical, 10 cases were found with clicking of the temporomandibular joint associated with painfulness of the joint and the surroundings. Owing to the increased tendency to caries and the parodontal disease, the majority of patients lost most of their teeth untimely. Therefore special measures should be taken to achieve restoration. We emphasize the need for special dental care of haemodialysis patients.
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