Incidence of Oral Cancers has increased considerably in the past few decades irrespective of gender or Age as compared to the 1980’s. The exact reasons for this kind of increase is not clear and a team of researchers conducted a case-control study using SEER-Medicare dataset (1992-2013) which included 2534 oral tongue cancers, 6832 oral cancers, […]
What is Phentolamine Mesylate – Used to Reverse effect of Local Anesthesia
Phentolamine Mesylate is an Alpha Adrenergic blocker which is used in Dentistry as a Reversal agent for Local anesthesia. It helps in reversing unwanted prolonged Anesthesia or Numbness and aids in faster recovery from Local anesthesia effect after the Procedure is done. Phentolamine Mesylate is most commonly used in Hypertension as it helps in Vasodilation […]
Vazirani Akinosi Nerve Block – Mandibular Nerve Block
Vazirani Akinosi Nerve Block also called as VA Block is a mandibular nerve block which is preferred in patients with limited mouth opening as it is a closed mouth nerve block. It can be very useful in patients with large tongue or buccal fat which make it difficult to administer a Gow Gates or Inferior […]
Gum infection can lead to Hearth Arrhythmia – Research by Hiroshima University
Are you facing Heart Arrhythmia and you are not able to find any underlying cause for why it is happening? Gum problem or Gum Infection or Periodontitis has been linked to Heart Arrhythmia or Irregular or Abnormal Heart beat or Rhythm. According to a study published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology Heart Arrhythmia has been linked […]
Classification of Fluorosis Stains on Teeth
Dental Fluorosis definition – It is defined as the Hypoplasia or Hypomineralization of the Enamel or Dentin of the tooth produced by Chronic Ingestion of excessive amounts of fluoride during the period of tooth development. The age at which Fluorosis can affect the developing teeth ranges between – 22 months to 5-7 years of age. […]
Indian Orthodontic Society complain against at-home Aligner providers to DCI
The Indian Orthodontic Society or (IOS) has complained to the Dental Council of India regarding Aligner Providers in the Country who are aggressively marketing At-Home Dental Aligner treatment in most cases without involving professional Dentists. IOS has also started taking an initiative to bring it to the notice of the common public via its Smile […]
Triple Antibiotic Paste Composition and use in Root Canal Treatment
Triple Antibiotic Paste is a type of Intra Canal Medicament which is used in Endodontic Treatment or Root canal Treatment to kill the micro organisms in the periapical region of an infected Root Canal. Triple antibiotic Paste or (TAP) consists of three medicines – Metronidazole, Ciprofloxacin and Minocycline. This combination of medicines have been found […]
Frequently asked Questions regarding Dental Braces and Water Sports
Orthodontic treatment is the correction of Irregularly placed teeth in the oral cavity or teeth with spaces in between. There are many questions which patients have regarding what can and what cannot be done while wearing Teeth Braces – Metal braces or Ceramic Braces. Orthodontic treatment is a prolonged treatment which can take anywhere between […]
Researchers use Nanobots to eliminate bacteria in root canals – Nano Dentistry
With millions of Root Canal Treatments being performed every day across the globe, it is important to make sure that Root Canal Treatment is successful in clearing out the bacteria form the Root canals to achieve the purpose of saving an infected tooth using root canal treatment. Disinfection protocol being used today includes mechanical preparation […]
What is the Ideal Age to get Dental Braces ??
One question which is in everyone’s mind who have maligned teeth are, “What is the Ideal Age for getting Dental Braces” or “What is the Ideal Age to Start Orthodontic Treatment?”. If the answer has to be in terms of Ideal conditions in the human body for starting Orthodontic treatment, it would be from ages […]
Artificial Enamel – Stronger and Durable finds other uses beyond Medicine
Researchers have successfully designed artificial Enamel in their lab, which might not be used in repairing or replacing lost Enamel on natural teeth but can be used in other areas beyond medicine. Artificial Enamel can be used in creating Body armor, stronger body for Vehicles, hardening surfaces of many appliances and even in building materials […]
5 Types of Braces for Teeth – Metal, Ceramic, Self Ligating, Lingual and Aligners
Orthodontic treatment or acceptance to Types of Braces for teeth has gained a lot of acceptance in recent times, many factors such as to correct spaces, crowding, aesthetic appearance or functional corrections are being done using Orthodontic treatment plans. The acceptance and increase in number of people willing to go for correction of teeth defects […]
How Artificial Intelligence is becoming part of Dentistry
Artificial Intelligence is slowly turning out to be an integral part of our everyday life. Right from the simple Google search you do to complicated stuff such as Scientific, Medical and also Robots roaming the face of other planets, AI which was touted to be the future is now slowly becoming the present. And Dentistry […]
Dentists seem to be at Lower risk to COVID 19 as compared to General Public
COVID-19 has been known to transmitted due to close contact between the infected with non-infected person, this keeps Dentists at greater risk of getting COVID 19 as they are not just in close contact to the patient but are exposed to aerosols or droplets. It has been shown it studies that droplets are the main […]