Deciduous tooth #E is fused with a supernumerary tooth

Note the marginal orange colored plaque in the pre-prophy picture.

Nice and clean.  

OHI were reviewed with the patient and the father.

 

Notice anything else? 

Deciduous tooth #E is fused with a supernumerary tooth

Panorex with Glasses. Congenitally missing tooth #17

"You didn't notice the glasses?...  Really?"  Was all I could say to my assistant through my laughter. 
This one makes me smile every time.



Panorex with Glasses left on
Congenitally missing tooth #17

Congenitally Missing Teeth... Can You Figure Out Which Teeth Are Missing??

Congenitally Missing Teeth... Can You Figure Out Which Teeth Are Missing??

Congenitally Missing Teeth... Can You Figure Out Which Teeth Are Missing??

Congenitally Missing Teeth... Can You Figure Out Which Teeth Are Missing??

Partial Denture for Cleft Palate Patient

I recently cleaned a patient with a cleft palate.  She was kind enough to let me take a picture of her partial denture. 
Its pretty neat the way that the denture was designed.
She said that many impressions were needed and that the lab man was there to help design it chairside.

Partial Denture for Cleft Palate Patient

 

Partial Denture for Cleft Palate Patient

Pulp polyp aka Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis

A pulp polyp, also called as Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis, is found in an open carious lesion, fractured tooth or when a dental restoration is missing. Due to lack of intrapulpal pressure in an open lesion pulp necrosis does not take place as would have occurred in a closed caries case. Also a good vascular and immune supply is necessary, therefore found in adults. It is a productive pulpal inflammation where the development of granulation tissue is seen.

---http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_polyp

The patient was referred to the oral surgeon for extraction.   

Pulp polyp aka Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis

Congenitally Missing 2nd Bicuspids and Canine

Congenitally Missing 2nd Bicuspids and Canine