Bicuspidization

Furcation involvement remains a complex challenge to the dentist. The treatment option in most of the cases being extraction of tooth. As dentistry aims to maintain the dentition in a healthy and functional state, many procedures and treatment options are now available. Bisection or bicuspidization is the separation of mesial and distal roots of mandibular molars along with their coronal portion, where both segments are then retained individually. The recent trend to preserve the natural dentition to its fullest and the increased patient inclination towards this trend has forced the field of endodontic to seriously reevaluate the long dormant techniques of tooth preservation. The results are often predictable if the procedures performed are proper. In this paper a case is presented in which bicuspidization was done because the tooth was grossly carious along with furcation involvement. The tooth was resected from the furcation area so that they can be utilized as an individual tooth

Atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis - a rare case report

We present a 4-year-old girl with a 3-year history of spontaneous atrophic lesions of variable shape and size over face. There was no history of trauma, seasonal variation, photosensitivity or presence of inflammatory lesions preceding the development of atrophic lesions over the facial skin. Lesions were increasing in number gradually and spontaneously. Family history was insignificant. On examination sharply defined varioliform lesions i.e. oval, linear and small circular atrophic macules were evident on cheeks, nose and forehead with normal surrounding facial skin. Histopathological examination revealed mild elastic fibre degeneration in dermis. Clinical history, cutaneous and histopathological findings of our case fits in to the description of atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis