Avoiding problems in patients with craniotubular bone disorders
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Patients with craniotubular bone disorders may require special treatment while undergoing different dental procedures. Craniotubular bone disorders are a large group of diseases characterized by abnormally dense bone. Three patients who underwent different dental procedures had some type of craniotubular bone disorder. One patient was a 32-year-old man who was treated for pulpitis, an inflammation of the pulp tissue in the inner cavity of a tooth. Another was a 36-year-old woman who had a lower molar with numerous cavities extracted. The third was an infant who had several decayed teeth extracted. These patients required special treatment to reduce the risk of bone fractures. Patients with craniotubular bone disorders should be treated with antibiotics before undergoing any type of dental procedure.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1993
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How dentists perceive the effects of orthodontic extraction on facial appearance
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Orthodontic treatment that includes tooth extraction does not appear to produce an indented facial profile in patients. Researchers showed facial profile photographs of 45 adolescents to 58 general practitioners (GPs) and orthodontists. The clinicians were asked to determine whether or not the youths had had orthodontics and/or extractions. The GPs correctly identified the orthodontic treatment history in 52% of patients and the extraction history in 49%. Orthodontists accurately identified the orthodontic history in 55% of patients and the extraction history in 52%. GPs who specialized were more likely than the other GPs or orthodontists to identify patients with indented profiles as having had orthodontic treatment with extractions.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 1995
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Hemifacial microsomia: etiology, diagnosis and treatment
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Dentists and oral surgeons can substantially improve the life of children who have hemifacial microsomia. This means that one side of the child?s face is underdeveloped. It is the second most common congenital face disorder and usually affects the lower jaw and ear.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Dental Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-8177
Year: 2001
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