Comparative Evaluation of the Marginal Sealing Ability of two Commercially Available Pit and Fissure Sealants.

Introduction: The occlusal surfaces of the teeth usually have pits and fissures which provide a good environment for demineralization with minimal salivary access and make them caries prone. The success of pit and fissure sealing materials is highly dependent on the marginal sealing ability of the fissures.

Aim: The present study was carried out to evaluate and compare the marginal sealing ability of two commercially available pit and fissure sealants.

Comparison of the source of introduction to cariogenic food substance and caries prevalence in children.

Introduction: Dental caries being a multi-factorial disease depends on lot of factors. Since awareness and exposure seems to have increased, in the present scenario it is difficult to assume that one particular source would increase the occurrence of dental caries. Children are exposed to different media sources and spend most of their free time watching them.

Non-syndromic oligodontia of primary and permanent dentition: 5 year follow up- a rare case report.

Oligodontia designates the congenital absence of six or more permanent teeth, excluding the third molars. Oligodontia of primary and permanent dentition is a rare observance. This case report describes the missing teeth in primary and permanent dentition of an 8 year old boy.

Pierre robin sequence and the pediatric dentist.

This article on the dental management of a neonate with Pierre Robin sequence describes the clinical and laboratory procedures for construction of a feeding plate due to the presence of a cleft palate. Emphasis has also been laid on a few literatures to describe medical complications associated with this condition. A 56-day-old neonate had been referred to the outpatient department with the complaint of difficulty in feeding, description, and management of which has been described in the case report.