A Comparative Evaluation of the Fracture Resistance of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) Plus and MTA Angelus: An In Vitro Study.

Background Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is a biocompatible dental material used for root-end filling in endodontics. A wide variety of literature has been published on the assessment of fracture resistance of MTA. However, the results were conflicting in the reported studies, and the sample size used was insufficient to conclude the efficacy of materials such as MTA Plus and MTA Angelus.

Nerve afflictions of maxillofacial region: a report of two cases.

Neurological disorders and conditions affecting the maxillofacial region result in disabilities that affect an individual's functioning. Sensory or motor disturbances of the nerves may be caused by trauma, infections, pressure effect or infiltration by tumours or other health conditions. Two rare cases of nerve afflictions are described here with their typical clinical features.

Non-syndromic oligodontia in permanent dentition of monozygotic twins: report of a rare case.

Aim: To report a case of non-syndromic oligodontia involving 26 permanent teeth in monozygotic twin sisters and to discuss the possible genetic etiology, inheritance pattern and associated dental anomalies of this condition.

Background: Hypodontia constitutes one of the most common developmental anomalies in humans and is defined as developmental absence of one or more teeth with reported prevalence of 1.6 to 9.