Kissing molars (KMs) is a condition of occlusal molar surfaces in a single follicular space with roots extending in opposite directions. Here, we have reported a case of KMs in a 58-year-old woman. The patient complai...
Kissing molars (KMs), first reported by Van Hoof in 1973, refer to molars with occlusal surfaces that contact each other in a single follicular space while their roots extend in opposite directions. This is a case of ...
Supported by Strategic Cooperation Project between Sichuan University and Luzhou Municipal Government,No. 2018CDLZ-14;Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Science and Technology Bureau,No. 21YYJSYJ0052
BACKGROUND Kissing molars(KMs)are a scarcely reported form of molar impaction in which the occlusal surfaces contact each other within a single dental follicle and the roots point in opposite directions.The direction ...
Purpose: In implant treatment, the abutments and superstructures form a transmucosal area. In addition to providing appropriate cleaning instructions to patients, its material properties must be carefully considered. ...
Masticatory hypofunction and soft food affect the tooth rows, occlusion, and jawbone. This study aimed to clarify the influence of tooth loss and a soft diet on morphology of the tooth root during the growth per...
There is plenty of literature on masticatory function and its impact on maxillofacial development. However, the influence of masticatory hypofunction on bone turnover in the alveolar bone has hardly been studied. This...
Background: The surgical removal of impacted mandibular molars represents one of the most prevalent procedures carried out by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Despite its prevalence, unusual impaction location of m...
The effects of childhood masticatory function loss and soft foods on the mandibular condyle have been the subject of much research. However, the corresponding bone turnover is not fully understood. The purpose of the ...
supported by the Specific Research Project of Health Pro Bono Sector, Ministry of Health, China (200802056)
We investigated the compensatory trends of mesiodistal angulation of first molars in malocclusion cases. We compared differences in the angulation of first molars in different developmental stages, malocclusion classi...