Dental Bleaching: 'Now I can Smile for my Selfies' - Paediatric Patients' Perspectives.

Children presenting with discoloured teeth commonly suffer from low self-esteem. This paper reports the findings from a questionnaire evaluating changes brought about by dental bleaching and the psychosocial effects of bleaching on 22 patients. All patients reported to like the overall appearance of their teeth following bleaching and reported a significant improvement in mental wellbeing. In the current climate where positive mental health is at the forefront of the minds of commissioners, health care providers, and the general public alike, this service evaluation demonstrates the positive effect that carefully planned dental bleaching can have on the mental wellbeing of under 18-year-olds with discoloured teeth.

A Mouthful of Anomalies.

Isolated bilateral macrodontia of the mandibular second premolars is a rare condition. We believe that the case reported here is the first in which isolated bilateral macrodontia of the mandibular second premolars presents with numerous dental anomalies affecting other teeth. A 14-year-old boy was referred to the Paediatric Dental Department of King's College Hospital with a partially erupted mandibular left second premolar. Clinical and radiographic examination subsequently revealed macrodontia of both mandibular second premolar teeth and multiple other dental anomalies. This report discusses the presentation and multidisciplinary management of this case. Clinical relevance: This case report describes an already rare condition made even more extraordinary owing to its presentation with multiple other dental anomalies.