Practica odontologica最新文献

Most cephalometric analysis published to date are based on studies performed by orthodontists, focused on individuals in the growth and development stages, and based mainly on individuals with morphogenetic patterns different from those of the Latin prototype. Such studies concede little attention, if any, to the evaluation of the median (middle) third, which makes them insufficient to amply determine sites of structures found in this area of the face. In Mexico, the maxillofacial surgeon often needs to analyze individuals at the end of their growth stage, with very varied morphogenetic patterns, a result of wide ethnic interbreeding. This preliminary study aims to attain an analysis applicable to Latin individuals, whose morphogenic pattern tends toward the Caucasian prototype, and to establish standards from which to evaluate the middle third.

Bibliography was researched in pursuit of an improved classification of retained canine teeth that may, ideally, prove to be simpler, easy to apply in any individual case, and uncomplicated to remember. Desirably, such classification would allow establishing the location of each retention in the maxilla, mandible, or both, and its relationship with adjacent structures. Additionally, a proposal was put forth for a retained canine teeth classification that may clearly and simply outline the retention, be easily understood and remembered, and may also apply to retained dentary organs with some similarity to canines as to their shape and root number.

The dental practices found by Spaniards in the new world in the sixteenth century were totally different from the ones done in Europe at that time. They were of two types, ornamental and curative. This paper displays the diverse types of ornamental dental practices performed in pre-Hispanic America, which have nothing to do with the concept of Odontology, as the object of these practices was to impart a type of dental aesthetics different from the classical concept of beauty. Outstanding among such practices were inlays, filing and polishing of teeth, and their pigmentation.

Current strategies for improving oral and dental health in the community are, in general, relatively inefficient and definitely costly. They are inappropriate for industrialized nations and offer few realistic options to underdeveloped countries. Ideally, systems of community oral health should have clearly defined objectives, pursue preventive strategies, be oriented toward health promotion, prefer public health programs to those directed at the individual patient, and manifest their commitment to offer realistic opportunities for good oral and dental health of the entire society. This article offers a profile of such strategies, aimed at reforming attention to oral and dental health, specially in regards to dental caries and restoration treatments.

The literature abounds in analyses of the causes, diagnosis and treatment schemes for handling dental-facial asymmetries. In the course of time, however, our understanding of the subject has improved considerably, thanks to efforts and findings contributed by different researchers.

This study comprises an analysis of traumatic dental injuries in children, from cases treated at the dental unit of the National Institute of Pediatrics over a period of seven years; a total of 1,444 traumatic injuries were seen in 809 children. Data under study included; type, frequency and site of injury, sex and age of patients, maxilla more often predisposed, dentition most affected by trauma and, finally, time of the year in which more cases occurred.