Eruption disturbancestreated in the Pedodontic Clinic of Niigata University DentalHospital　（１９７９−１９９６）

Tadashi Noda,ToshihikoTsunoda,Hiroyuki Haishima, Rakiba Sultana
Department of Pedodontics,School of Dentistry,　NiigataUniversity (Chief:Prof.Tadashi Noda)

Abstract:
In the pedodontic clinic, as it is one of the main purpose topass the process of the growth of occlusion, the treatment oferuption disturbances is important. During 16 years 6 months,from September, 1979 when the pedodontic clinic of Niigata dentalhospital was established to March, 1996, treatments of erupriondisturbances were given for 425 patients, on 493 teeth in total691 times. Treated patients were from 1 to 23 years old.Treatments were done in various ways, e.g. causal treatment,extirpation, fenestration, occlusal guidance, including tractionof the disturbed tooth etc. It is characteristic of pedodontic tobe able to continue all the process from surgical treatment likeextirpation and fenestration, to orthodontic treatments withappliance, like traction and occlusal guidance.
Moreover, it was recognized again that the recall examination oforal health for not only the caries treatment but also theobservation of growth and development was important. Thendetection of eruption disturbance in the new patient who hopescaries treatment, and early detection and treatment on the mixeddentition stage in the one examined and treated since low age,could be made.

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