Pediatric dentistry
Pediatric dentistry 26 October 2022
One of the milestones of preventing occlusal caries is the early application of sealants for pits and fissures. Recently, a new group of primed adhesive sealants have been introduced with an aim...
Endodontics is a very common treatment in the pediatric dental practice and dental caries with infected root canals is an everyday problem in primary ...
Pediatric dentistry 20 July 2022
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...
Pediatric dentistry 06 June 2022
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 16 May 2022
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...
Pediatric dentistry 04 May 2022
The evaluation of MTA and Biodentine as a pulpotomy materials for carious exposure in primary teeth
The aim of the present study was to compare the long term clinical and radiographic success rates of Biodentine and MTA pulpotomies, performed on primary teeth...
Pediatric dentistry 28 February 2022
Black stains and early childhood caries: which is the relation?
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 28 January 2022
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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