PHACES syndrome and multi-regional odontodysplasia: a case report.

PHACES syndrome is an acronym for the syndromic presentation of Posterior fossa malformation, Hemangioma, Arterial anomalies, Coarctation of aorta/cardiac defects, Eye abnormalities and Sternal malformations. Infantile hemangiomas are the most common tumors of infancy. Regional odontodysplasia, commonly referred to as "ghost teeth", is a rare localized developmental malformation of enamel and dentin with varying levels of severity that results in unusual clinical and radiographic appearances of affected teeth.

Pediatric dentistry for the general practitioner: satisfying the need for additional education and training opportunities.

The Pediatric Oral Health Access Program is a joint project of the California Dental Association and the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry. The results have been remarkable in terms of the number of underserved children who have received oral health services. What is less certain is the number of general dentists who, as a result of the training, have been able and willing to provide comprehensive care to more and younger children.

The paradigm shift in the etiology, prevention, and management of dental caries: its effect on the practice of clinical dentistry.

Treatment of dental caries as an infectious disease will require a paradigm shift in the way dentists and other health care professionals approach prevention and management of the disease. Prevention of dental caries has relied upon patient cooperation and often requires significant lifestyle changes that are at best difficult to implement and maintain or at worst ignored. This paradigm shift in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of dental caries demands that clinicians redirect their energies and emphasis from the "surgical" approach to dental caries to a "medical" strategy that focuses on early (prenatal if possible) risk assessment of the mother and implementation of appropriate therapeutic intervention, including use of antimicrobials, risk assessment of infants at 6 months of age, and a reduction in the levels of caries-producing bacteria.