Pediatric dentistry
Pediatric dentistry 29 November 2021
PFE is defined as incomplete tooth eruption despite the presence of a clear eruption pathway. The primary failure eruption (PFE) was first described by Proffit and Vig in 1981, in which...
black stain is a type of extrinsic discoloration characterized by a dark line or by a group of dark dots tipically localized on the cervical third of the tooth.black stain are the results of the...
Pediatric dentistry 11 June 2021
Fluoride supplementation during pregnancy: is it effective in preventing dental caries in children?
Dental caries in infants and children is one of the most prevalent dental problems of this period with 50% of children have one or more decayed primary teeth by the end of toddler age.
Pediatric dentistry 16 May 2021
Management of Riga-Fede disease associated to natal and neonatal teeth.
Authors: Alessandro Venditti, Paolo Maturo, Alessia Vincenza Brescia, Raffaella Docimo
Riga-Fede disease (MRF) is a benign pathological condition of the child characterized by ulcerative lesions of the tongue, buccal mucosa, gum or floor of the tongue, most frequently caused by the...
Dentistry involves numerous procedures, first of all administration of anesthesia and dental extractions, which can be perceived as painful, mainly for children. The prevalence of dental anxiety...
Pediatric dentistry 14 February 2021
Paediatric Vascular Malformation of Head and Neck: Diagnosis and Treatment
Authors:Andrea Cassoni, Resi Pucci, Giulia Di Benedetto, Valentino Valentini
Objectives: Vascular Anomalies frequently involve the face are a pathological entity, consisting of different types of tumors and malformations that can affect the head and neck in paediatric...
Pediatric dentistry 12 January 2021
The Hall Technique: a misunderstood method against cariuous primary molars
The high frequency of carious lesions in primary teeth is one of the major public health problems during childhood. However, inadequate treatment of these cases are often found. Traditional treatment...
Pediatric dentistry 07 December 2020
Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on the prevention of early childhood caries
Prevention of childhood caries has always been a tough challenge for the dentist and consists mainly in educating parents to maintain the oral health of their children, but in many cases the primary...
Pediatric dentistry 13 October 2020
Antibiotic in pediatric dentistry: when prescription is necessary?
Antibiotics can be considered one of the drugs which have mostly revolutionised healthcare. They are commonly used in dentistry both for prophylactic and for therapeutic issues thanks to their skills...
Preservation of primary teeth is essential for oral health and for the maintenance of functions of chewing and speech. Nonetheless dental caries among...
Many times primary teeth are given less importance as they are believed to shed automatically. Quite the opposite, primary teeth help in chewing, speech, are...
Pediatric dentistry 24 March 2020
Prevalence of dental caries in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of pancreatic beta cells and consequent lack of insulin production. It affects over half a million children...
Pediatric dentistry 25 February 2020
Primary Molars Restorations: Flowable Bulk-fill Materials VS Nano Ceramic Composites
One of the most common materials for the restoration of primary teeth are glass ionomer cements (GIC), because of their time-saving feature. Nonetheless their...
Dental caries of primary dentition continues to be one of the major health problem in the world. And even if prevention and acknowledgment of the dental...
Endodontics is a very common treatment in the pediatric dental practice and dental caries with infected root canals is an everyday problem in primary ...
Dental pulp in deciduous teeth can be involved earlier than in permanent teeth in the progression of carious lesions. In addiction it is also known that...
Pediatric dentistry 25 September 2019
Premature tooth loss in primary dentition: causes and consequences
Dental caries are frequent and represent real oral health problems even in preschoolers and school children. It is a disease of the hard tissues of the tooth,...
Many dental procedures can be performed with local anesthesia. Nonetheless in certain clinical situation and especially with pediatric patients it can be...
Although caries is on the decline in most population groups, early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence continues to be high, especially in low socioeconomic...
Pediatric dentistry 08 May 2019
Pediatric patients with deep caries: which type of anesthesia to choose?
In pediatric patients with deep carious permanent, soft tissue anesthesia doesn’t always assure pulpal anesthesia and this can lead to a painful and even...
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