The Leeds restorative dentistry group have published a review illustrating how 'baby' teeth can be efficiently built up with white filling material to function like adult teeth. This procedure doesn't require the need for anaesthesia or tooth drilling and can be delivered easily.
Hypodontia or missing teeth can result in crookedness, spaces between teeth and small or malformed teeth. Patients can also present with a reduced amount of jawbone.This is an information resource on the oral condition known as hypodontia (also known as anodontia or oligodontia). There is also useful information for dentists on current research for treatment.
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Showing posts with label replacement teeth. Show all posts
Sunday 6 September 2015
Wednesday 2 September 2015
Patients with Hypodontia have different needs to other patients
The hypodontia team from the Eastman Dental Institute have published a review paper outlining the management needs of patients with hypodontia with specific reference to the dental, psycho-social, medical, functional, educational and
financial implications that this diagnosis can bring. They identified the need for disease prevention as well as the management issues that can present during growth and development. The article can be accessed on the link below.
Wednesday 5 August 2015
Which teeth are commonly missing in hypodontia patients ?
Some teeth are more likely to present with Hypodontia than others. Polder in 2004 published a meta-analysis that ill the differences between different teeth and their likelihood of being missing. In the order of most commonly missing moving down to least commonly missing.
- Mandibular second premolar
- Maxillary lateral incisor
- Maxillary second premolar
- Mandibular central incisor
- Mandibular lateral incisor
- Maxillary first premolar
- Mandibular second molar
- Maxillary canine
- Mandibular first molar
- Maxillary Central incisor
Thursday 16 July 2015
Why overcomplicate hypodontia treatment?
A recent research article in the International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research emphasised the importance of non-destructive restorative management of missing teeth. A good aesthetic outcome was achieved with bonded white composite fillings and resin bonded bridges (sticky bridges). After 4 years of fixed orthodontics, a good aesthetic result can be achieve with minimal intervention, non-tooth destructive restorative treatment in a relatively short period of time.
Click on the link below for the full article:
http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/3/2A/1/
This post was by Lakshmi Rasaratnam, StR in Restorative Dentistry, Kings College Hospital. l.rasaratnam@nhs.net
This post was by Lakshmi Rasaratnam, StR in Restorative Dentistry, Kings College Hospital. l.rasaratnam@nhs.net
Monday 15 June 2015
Hypodontia is a common problem amongst Cleft lip palate patients
A recent dental review from Malaysia has reminded dental professionals and informed patients that hypodontia is a common problem amongst patients who present with cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip and palate is a group of conditions that includes cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and both together. A cleft lip is an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. The opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle.
These disorders can result in feeding problems, speech problems, hearing problems, and frequent ear infections. Less than half the time the condition is associated with other disorders. One of the most significant problems is that of difficulties in eating due to the opening in the mouth and the routine absence of teeth near the opening.
Click on the link to be taken to the article.
Sunday 7 June 2015
Scottish research shows how common hypodontia is !
Recent research from Aberdeen Dental School has shed new light on how common (incidence/prevalence)
Hypodontia is. Approximately 6.5% of the worlds population has hypodontia but this can vary by continent. Hypodontia was most common in Africa: 13.4%, followed by Europe 7%, Asia 6.3% and Australia 6.3%with a lower prevalence in North America 5.0% CI: 4.1–5.9 and Latin America and Caribbean 4.4%.
Hypodontia is. Approximately 6.5% of the worlds population has hypodontia but this can vary by continent. Hypodontia was most common in Africa: 13.4%, followed by Europe 7%, Asia 6.3% and Australia 6.3%with a lower prevalence in North America 5.0% CI: 4.1–5.9 and Latin America and Caribbean 4.4%.
Click on the link below for the published paper.
Saturday 23 May 2015
New research shows that resin bridges can last a very very long time without any problems !
New research from Bristol Dental Hospital illustrates that resin bonded bridges can last 15 years or more when delivered under the right circumstances to patients with missing teeth. A survival study was conducted on patients who have had resin bonded bridges and it was shown that patients who did not loose the bridge by 4 years could possibly have the bridge for life such were the excellent nature of the results.
Click on the link below for the abstract.
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