Oral Carcinomas or Malignancies are becoming more and more prevalent due to the oral habits like smoking, ghutka chewing, alcohol etc. With the increase of such habits the incidence of malignancies have also drastically increased. With Squamous cell carcinoma being one of the most common carcinoma of Oral cavity and other carcinomas affecting the Oral […]
What are Radix Entomolaris and Radix Paramolaris
Definition of Radix Entomolaris: The presence of an additional Distolingual root in mandibular molars is known as the Radix Entomolaris. the extra root is on the lingual side of the roots. Definition of Radix Paramolaris: The presence of an additional Distobuccal root in mandibular molars is known as the Radix Entomolaris. The extra root is […]
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor – AOT
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor was formerly considered to be a variant of aneloblastoma and was called as Adenoamelobalstoma. It is termed as AOT in short and represents 3% to 7% of all odontogenic tumors. It is considered as a Hamartoma rather than a true Neoplasm because of Slow growth and Circumscription of the lesion. AOT is […]
Dental Diseases or Oral Manifestations of Thyroid and Pituitary Conditions
Thyroid conditions have become very common in the human population due to many reasons, every alternate person mainly females are affected with various thyroid conditions and as a Dentist, it is important for us to learn the various effects of Thyroid and Pituitary problems seen on the Oral cavity. The Oral manifestations of Thyroid and […]
Effect of Laser on Tissues – Laser Dentistry
Laser Dentistry is a new trend in dentistry which is being increasingly used because of its advantages and the ease of use in certain procedures in your dental clinic. Lasers are being used in multiple Dental treatment procedures like – Tooth Decay, Gum Disease, Lesion removal or taking a specimen for Biopsy, Gum de-pigmentation and […]
Taste perception by different papilla and taste buds and the nerves associated
Taste perception by tongue is possible with the help of taste buds present in the papilla present on surface of tongue, all but filliform papilla contain taste buds. It was first described by Harvard Psychologist D.P Hanig in a German paper (Zur Psychophysik des Geschmackssinnes) about the location of different types of taste perception on […]
NEET – MDS Entrance Detailed information 2012-2013
NEET – National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination is the national entrance examination being conducted by AIIMS for admissions into MDS seats all over India for the year 2013. Here is the NEET MDS 2013 Question paper – NEET MDS 2013 NEET MDS Examination dates 2013: As per the latest updates from DCI – NEET for […]
Advantages of Lasers in various branches of Dentistry
Dental Lasers: It is the Focused beam of light which acts on the water molecules of our soft and hard tissues which bring about the desired changes in dentistry. Which cannot be used in every technique but is very effective in most of the techniques where it can be used. The first Dental Laser for soft […]
Structures of Dentin
Dentin is a Light Yellowish Viscoelastic material made up of Inorganic (Hydroxyapetitie) and Organic (collagenous fibrils and mucopolysaccharides) material which is harder than bone. Dentin thickness is 3-10 mm based on the location. Dentin is made up of dentinal tubules which are S shaped and perpendicular to Dentino enamel junction and Cementoneamel junction. Dentin is […]
Abnormalities in physiologic stages of tooth development
Tooth development is divided into 4 stages based on physiological process of tooth growth: Initiation: It is a part of Bud Stage. For Initiation Epithelial Ectomesenchymal interactions are essential. Initiation is the first step in the development of tooth. Each tooth has its own initiation time and it is not know how this time is […]
Differences and Similarities between Natal Teeth and Neonatal Teeth
Both Natal and Neonatal teeth are anomalies and not normal. The difference between the natal and neonatal teeth is mainly due to the presence or absence of each type at birth. Both of these conditions are a type of premature eruption. Natal and Neonatal teeth are also called as “Baby Teeth” and “Aberrant Nodules” Main Difference: Natal […]
Caries Susceptibility of Primary and Permanent Teeth
Dental Caries is an irreversible microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the teeth, characterized by de-mineralization of the inorganic portion and destruction of the organic substance of the tooth. Both Primary and permanent teeth are susceptible to caries. And we are going to see the decreasing order in which teeth are affected with caries separately in both […]
Tooth Brushing techniques recommended in Periodontal disease
In case of any periodontal disease or after performing periodontal treatment the dentist has to recommend the patient on how to brush, there are different type of tooth brushing techniques which are designed for specific function and to be used in specific conditions of periodontal disease. Improper Brushing or brushing technique is the most common […]
Types of Periodontal probes and their Classification
Periodontal probes are the instruments designed for specific purpose of assessing the periodontal health with clinical techniques. Periodontal probes are used to measure, locate and mark the pockets and also determine their related to each tooth surface. According to Glossary of Periodontal Terms 2001 – A Calibrated Probe is used to measure the depth and […]