Midline diastemas in the primary dentition are common. They are usually associated with a thick maxillary frenum attachment and do not warrant treatment. However, clinicians should appropriately assess large midline diastemas in the primary dentition to rule out the presence of supernumerary teeth. In the permanent dentition, maxillary central incisors erupt buccal to the primary […]
Drs. Christine Chambers and Ross Anderson joined Dr. John O’Keefe to present ideas about how to deal with children who are anxious and fearful of dental treatment. Dr. Christine Chambers Dr. Christine Chambers is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology. Her research, based in the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research (IWK Health Centre), […]
One of CDA Oasis priority topics for 2015 is communication and its role in the success of the dental practice. We are pleased to present a series of made-up scenarios related to various aspects of communication in the dental office. In the first phase of this case conference, we request that you provide your comments and feedback as […]
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Non-nutritional sucking habits are learned patterns of muscular contraction. The most common types are: Finger habit Lip wetting or sucking Abnormal swallowing or tongue thrusting Abnormal muscular habits Sucking is the best-developed sensation avenue for an infant. Deprivation may cause an infant to suck on the thumb or finger for additional gratification. If a child stops non-nutritional sucking […]
This summary is based on the article published in International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry: Reported side effects of intravenous midazolam sedation when used in pediatric dentistry: a review (May 2015) Arathi Papineni Mcintosh, Paul Francis Ashley and Liege Lourenco-Matharu Context Intravenous (IV) midazolam may be of value as an alternative pediatric dental sedation technique, […]
Natal teeth are present at birth, whereas neonatal teeth emerge through the gingiva during the first month of life. There is a large range in the reported prevalence of natal teeth. One study used two methods of determining prevalence: method 1 prevalence was 1 in 3667 births and method 2 prevalence was 1 in 716 births. In previous […]