Dental developmental alterations in patients with dilacerated teeth.

Background: The aim of this study was to record and analyze all DDAs associated to dilacerated teeth in patients attending the clinics of the Postgraduate Division, Facultad de Odontología, UNAM in Mexico City.

Material And Methods: Orthopantomograms from all patients seeking for stomatological attention in our institution were reviewed and those cases of dilaceration were separated. Age, gender, diagnosis, location, involved teeth and associated DDAs were recorded and analyzed.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in patients older than 45 years.

This study aims to evaluate the clinicopathological features, TNM status, AJCC staging and behavior of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue (SCCT) in patients older than 45 years. The files of the Department of Pathology of the Hospital General de México were reviewed and all cases of SCCT in patients older than 45 years were selected. Clinicopathological features, treatment, follow-up, microscopic diagnosis, and IJCC and TNM staging were retrieved.

Idiopathic osteosclerosis in the maxillomandibular area.

Objectives: To test a more complete set of morphometric radiographic parameters to evaluate the idiopathic osteosclerosis (IO) lesions located in the maxillomandibular area and to know their features during routine radiographic evaluation.

Materials And Methods: Radiographs from patients attending the oral diagnosis clinic of our institution were reviewed. Evaluated parameters were gender and age of the patients, size, side, homogeneity, morphology, radiodensity, mineralization, borders, relation to roots, affected tooth or teeth and location of the analyzed lesions.

Frequency of dilaceration in a mexican school-based population.

Background: The aim of this study was to record the frequency of dilaceration in patients attending our institution and to analyze the possible associated factors.

Material And Methods: Orthopantomograms from all patients attended in our institution were reviewed and those cases of dilaceration were selected. Documented data were age, gender, diagnosis, location and involved teeth.