Traumatic Dental Injuries and Its Relation to Overweight among Indian School Children Living in an Urban Area.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries to permanent incisors and explore the association between dental trauma and overweight in a sample of school children residing in an urban area. Our hypothesis was that there was a significant association between overweight and the presence of dental trauma among urban children.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional survey included 858 school children aged 10-12 years, of both sexes, randomly selected from 12 schools in urban Bangalore, India.

A rare case of transmigration of mandibular canine associated with an odontoma.

Transmigration or intraosseous migration of mandibular canine is a very rare phenomenon. Specific aetiology and mechanism of transmigration is still unclear. Majority of these transmigrated canines are impacted, asymptomatic and involve the left mandible.