Traumatic dental injuries result in damage to many dental and periradicular structures. They can be conservatively managed depending on the extent of the injury. Maxillary central incisors are most commonly involved in traumatic dental injuries mainly because of their anterior and protrusive positioning. The treatment of immature permanent teeth with severe internal resorption poses a lot of challenges to the clinician. The objective of the present article is to report successful management of traumatised maxillary central incisor with incomplete root formation and severe internal resorption in a 10-year-old boy using triple antibiotic paste, mineral trioxide aggregate and fibre-reinforced composite.

Dental professionals play an imperative role in detection and reporting of cases of child abuse. In addition they need to be aware of the existing primary laws for child protection in India, so that they can report to appropriate authorities without any hesitation. This article attempts to make dental practitioners throughout the country conscious of the legal aspects of child abuse.

The scope of pediatric dentistry is immense, and the role of a pediatric dentist is pertinent in abuse detection in children. They must safeguard the protection of children. Bite mark injuries in children represent child abuse in the majority of cases. Early detection and reporting of such cases can have a lasting impact on the lives of many children. With an attempt to make pediatric dental professionals around the globe aware of the forensic aspect of the specialty, the article suggests the guidelines and protocols required to check and report child abuse.

Paediatric dentists encounter many emergencies in child patients and entrapment of foreign bodies in teeth is a commonly anticipated complication. It is more frequently seen in children with chronic carious lesions or due to teeth with wide open pulp chambers and pulp canals affected with caries or traumatic dental injuries. Here, we report a case of successful management of foreign body lodgement in the primary teeth of a middle childhood female patient along with a literature review of various foreign bodies identified in the past and some practical recommendations for the prevention of such incidents in the future.