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Calcification can manifest itself in many ways in the body depending on the location. In the pulpal structure of a tooth, calcification often presents asymptomatically, and is diagnosed as an incidental finding during radiographic interpretation. Individual teeth with calcified pulp will typically respond negatively to vitality testing; te
Hand instruments are specially designed tools used by dental professionals to remove plaque and calculus deposits that have formed on the teeth. [39] [40] These tools include scalers, curettes, jaquettes, hoes, files and chisels. [39] [40] Each type of tool is designed to be used in specific areas of the mouth. [40]
Calcification due to degenerative changes in the epithelial cell rests of Malassez [5] Calcification of thrombosed (blocked) capillaries in the periodontal ligament [ 5 ] (i.e. a phlebolith ) [ 6 ] Microtrauma to Sharpey's fibres [ 2 ] causes small spicules of cementum or alveolar bone to splinter into the periodontal membrane [ 4 ] Some do not ...
It is more common in the radicular pulp. Pulp stones with regular calcification grow in size by addition of collagen fibrils to their surface, whereas the irregular type of pulp stones are formed by calcification of pre-existing collagen fibres. Pulp stones may also form around epithelial cells such as remnants of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath.
Causal factors may occur locally, affecting only a single tooth, or they may act systemically, affecting all teeth in which enamel is being formed. Local trauma or abscess formation can adversely affect the ameloblasts overlying a developing crown, resulting in enamel hypocalcification or hypoplasia. Affected teeth may have areas of coronal ...
Idiopathic osteosclerosis, also known as enostosis or dense bone island, is a condition which may be found around the roots of a tooth, usually a premolar or molar. [2] It is usually painless and found during routine radiographs as an amorphous radiopaque (light) area around a tooth.
Hypercementosis is an idiopathic, non-neoplastic condition characterized by the excessive buildup of normal cementum (calcified tissue) on the roots of one or more teeth. [1] A thicker layer of cementum can give the tooth an enlarged appearance, mainly occurring at the apex or apices of the tooth.
Apexification is a method of dental treatment to induce a calcific barrier in a root with incomplete formation or open apex of a tooth with necrotic pulp. [1] Pulpal involvement usually occurs as a consequence of trauma or caries involvement of young or immature permanent teeth.