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Australian Dental Journal
December 2004 - Volume 49 Number 4REVIEWADRF REPORTSSCIENTIFIC ARTICLESCASE REPORTDens evaginatus and dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral incisor: Report of a rare occurrence and review of literature
A case of dens evaginatus (DE) and dens invaginatus (DI) concurrently affecting the maxillary right permanent lateral incisor in a 25-year-old Hispanic male is reported. DE, referred to as Talon’s cusp in the anterior teeth and Leong’s premolar in the premolar teeth, is a relatively rare condition by itself. An association of DI with this rare anomaly within the same tooth has never been reported before although it has been known to occur within the same patient. Since it is known that DE may be composed of normal enamel and dentine, as well as varying amounts of pulpal tissue, care should be exercised while performing any aesthetic procedures to remove or recontour it.
| M Mupparapu
SR Singer
JH Goodchild |
COCHRANE REVIEWSOzone therapy for the treatment of dental caries
Dental caries is a bacterially mediated disease characterized by demineralization of the tooth surface, which may lead to cavitation, discomfort, pain and eventual tooth loss. Ozone is toxic to certain bacteria in vitro and it has been suggested that delivering ozone into a carious lesion might reduce the number of cariogenic bacteria. This possibly could arrest the progress of the lesion and may, in the presence of fluoride, perhaps allow remineralization to occur. This may in turn delay or prevent the need for traditional dental conservation by ‘drilling and filling’.
| GD Rickard
R Richardson
T Johnson
D McColl
L Hooper | Antibiotics to prevent complications following dental implant treatment
Some dental implant failures may be due to bacterial contamination at implant insertion. Infections around biomaterials are difficult to treat and almost all infected implants have to be removed. In general, antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery is only indicated for patients at risk of infectious endocarditis, for patients with reduced host-response, when surgery is performed in infected sites, in cases of extensive and prolonged surgical interventions and when large foreign materials are implanted.
| M Esposito
P Coulthard
R Oliver
P Thomsen
HV Worthington |
DATA WATCHAccess to dental care in Australia
A range of factors including awareness of the need for a check-up or recognition of a dental problem prompts dental visits. The potential benefits of the visit are weighed against the costs including time, inconvenience, anxiety and monetary cost.
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