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Orthodontic Re-Treatment Case

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Introduction:     The Orthodontic treatment require the long-term use of a retainer to prevent relapse. So the retainer is very important for any orthodontic treatment. Your teeth are always on the move if you want even if you have had orthodontic treatment in the past. Without retainer, the teeth can gradually shift out of position, worsen the perfect smile that you once enjoyed. Patients who may have forgotten to wear their retainers, have lost their retainers, or who wear their retainers inconsistently may suffer an orthodontic relapse. When this occurs, the teeth may have shifted into positions which can no longer be managed by a retainer alone. In that cases, Orthodontic retreatment is mandatory for the correction of the teeth. BRINGING BACK YOUR SMILE:     Your teeth may have shifted, your retainer no longer fits, but the smile can again bring back by retreatment and help you to prevent the same problem from occurring in the future. It should be started with a new orthodontic ev

Case Report: Single Visit Pulpectomy and Stainless Steel Crown

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A male patient with a chief complaint of pain on the upper left and lower right region. The patient had severe and continuous pain. The patient’s medical and familial history did not reveal any diseases. In the clinical examination of the oral cavity, large carious lesion was detected on the upper left second deciduous and lower right second deciduous molar. The tooth was sensitive to percussion and palpation. However, no sinus tracts or flow of pus was detected. The occlusal caries was observed on the lower left second deciduous molar. The single visit pulpectomy procedure of upper left second deciduous and lower right second deciduous molar was performed. Both the tooth was restored with stainless steel (SS) crown. The GIC restoration was done on the lower left second deciduous molar.