[Cleidocranial dysplasia: review of the literature and presentation of a case]. / La dysplasie cléidocrânienne: mise à jour et présentation d'un cas.

Cleidocranial Dysplasia, although not frequent, can present to the dentist. In this article, we have reviewed the literature concerning this disease and we present a patient with this condition. An overview of the disease would reveal partial to complete absence of clavicles, delayed closing of cranial fontanels, prolonged retention of deciduous teeth, subsequent delay in eruption of permanent teeth and multiple impactions.

[Lasers in dentistry and in oral and maxillofacial surgery]. / Le laser en médecine dentaire et en chirurgie buccale et maxillofaciale.

During the last few years, lasers have begun to appear in dentistry. There are, however, different types of lasers and different therapeutic indications in almost every field of dentistry. This is a review of the current literature on the applications of lasers in oral and maxillofacial surgery.