Dental Pathology
The fusion of two deciduous teeth
The clinical image clearly depicts fusion between two deciduous maxillary incisors, evidenced by the visible groove running vertically along the crown, indicating the junction where two separate dental entities have united during development. This developmental dental anomaly occurs during the morphodifferentiation stage of tooth development when two normally separated tooth buds develop too close to each other, leading to contact and subsequent fusion of dental hard tissues.
Advanced Dental Caries: Understanding Severe Tooth Decay in Premolars
The image displays an extracted premolar exhibiting advanced carious lesions that have significantly compromised the tooth structure. This severe form of dental decay demonstrates the progressive nature of caries, which begins with demineralization of enamel and can ultimately lead to extensive destruction of dentinal tissue and potential pulpal involvement.
Discolored teeth and tooth loss
The photograph reveals extensive dental pathology characterized by multiple missing teeth in both the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) arches, with remaining teeth showing clear signs of mobility, displacement, and potential decay.
A broken upper front tooth showing the pink of the pulp: Complicated Crown Fracture
This clinical image shows a fractured upper front tooth (maxillary central incisor) with visible pulp exposure, indicated by the pink spot at the fracture site.
