[A case of a giant calculus of the submandibular gland]. / Su un caso di calcolo gigante della ghiandola sottomandibolare.

The case of salivary calculi of the submandibular gland and of its duct is very frequent, anyway, in this field it is very unusual to find a calculus heavier than 1 g. In this report the Authors relate about a particularly interesting case of a giant calculus. This kind of calculus is very interesting because of its large size, its position and some morphological peculiarities. In the end the experts confirm the necessity, in these cases, of a surgical intervention, including the extirpation of the gland.

[Lower fourth molar: pathogenesis and treatment]. / Quarto molare inferiore: patogenesi e trattamento.

After having examined the many theories on the pathogenesis of molar polydontias, the paper describes a very interesting clinical case involving the lower 4th molar. The results suggest that the most reliable theories are those postulating either the hyperactivity of the epithelial tract or the proliferous production of enamel (in the broadest sense).

[Changes in dental eruption and morphogenesis in a case of hypoparathyroidism]. / Alterazioni dell'eruzione e della morfogenesi dentaria in un caso di ipoparatiroidismo.

A personal case of dental anomalies in a patient suffering from calcium deficiency since birth possible due to chronic idiopathic hypoparathyroidism is described.