Foliate papillae -  Description: Foliate papillae appear as an area of vertical folds and grooves located on  the extr…

Resin bite turbos, sometimes referred to as build-ups, are created by  bonding composite material to the palatal or oc…

The development of soft tissue cervicofacial emphysema after dental treatment is a rare complication, with few descrip…

Gemination is an anomaly in size, shape, and structure of the teeth. The primary dentition is more frequently affecte…

Orthodontic preparation for surgical treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion involves joint planning with an ora…

Tuberous sclerosis (TS) complex is an autosomal dominant disease with largely variable clinical manifestations. It…

The increase in life expectancy in Switzerland is  posing new challenges, as more and more people  are becoming depend…

Trismus is a restriction in the ability to open the mouth. Trismus can occur following trauma, surgery, radiation ther…

Ionizing radiation causes damage to normal tissues located in the field of radiation. Oral mucositis may result from …

We report the case of an elderly female patient who presented with dangerous space emphysema occurring after  a dental…

Apert syndrome is a rare type I acrocephalosyndactyly syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis, severe syndactyly o…

Cleft Lip and Palate is one among the most common congenital abnormalities of the orofacial region. This condition de…

Orthodontic microscrews (OMSs) are widely used in contemporary orthodontics. However, they exhibit a relatively high …

The etiology of odontogenic keratocyst tumor (KCOT) consists of the remnants of dental lamina (Philipsen, 1956). Matc…

Mononucleosis is an infection caused by the EpsteinBarr  virus. You may have heard it called “mono,”  “Epstein- Barr v…

The most common objectives of an orthodontic treatment are facial and dental aesthetics  and the improvement in the ma…

Let’s Talk About Mouth Cancer is a Scottish charity set up by a group of healthcare professionals with the aim of imp…

This article describes the orthodontic treatment of an adolescent patient  presenting a class II skeletal, convex prof…