NBDE – National Board of Dental Examination New Rules and Regulations from Jan 2012. This is an Entrance examination for Foreign trained dentists who want to practice as a Dentist in USA. Portion and Question Distribution in NBDE part I – Click here The Rules which have been changed from Jan-2012: Rule 1 — Numerical […]
Differences between Maxillary and Mandibular Incisors – Anatomically
Incisors are the first erupting teeth in both the Deciduous and permanent dentition. There are four Incisors in the Maxillary arch and four Incisors in the Mandibular arch in both deciduous and permanent dentition. The Deciduous Mandibular Central Incisors are the First Teeth to erupt into the oral cavity at an Age of 6 – […]
NBDE Part 1 – Syllabus and Questions Distribution
NBDE part 1 is an examination to get into universities in USA for DDS. NBDE Part – I consists of a total of 400 questions which are divided as follows: 400 questions: 320 questions – 80% – General discipline based questions 80 questions – 20% – Ethical based questions – representing a patient scenario Link: […]
Embrasures
Embrasures Definition: Two teeth in the same arch are in contact, their curvatures adjacent to the contact areas form Spillway spaces called Embrasures. A Gap between 2 adjacent teeth, as the teeth curve away from the contact area. The Embrassures are usually V-shaped valleys and provide a spill way for food to escape during chewing […]
Recurrent Apthous Stomatitis
Definition of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A common oral disease characterized by the development of painful, recurring solitary or multiple ulcerations of the oral mucosa. Synonyms: Aphthous ulcers Aphthae Canker sores Etiology of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: Bacterial infection – L form of streptococci – streptococcus sanguis – immunologic hypersensitivity reaction to L form of streptococci Immunologic […]
Why Gum Diseases increases with Age
With Age increases the probability of Gum diseases in both genders. In a new Study Queen Mary, University of London in collaboration with research groups in the USA have published a study in the “Nature Immunology” Journal which reveals the increase in Gum Diseases due to age – Which is directly related to the drop […]
Metal ceramic crowns Indications, Contraindications, advantages and disadvantages
Metal Ceramic Crowns or Porcelain fused metal crowns are used to get both Strength(due to metal) and Esthetics(due to Ceramic) which make it an ideal type of crown for every tooth be it Anterior or Posterior. Indications of Metal Ceramic: The metal ceramic crown is indicated on teeth that require complete coverage, where significant esthetic […]
Dental Ceramics | Dental Porcelains Composition and Classification
Ceramics or Porcelains are chemically intimate mixtures of metallic and non metallic elements, that allow ionic (K2O) and/or covalent bonding (SiO2) to occur. The most common ceramics used in dentistry are alloys of 3 main metallic oxides (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O). Composition of Dental Ceramics and Dental Porcelain: 1) Feldspar: 60 to 80%. this is a […]
A 20 Min Test to Detect Oral Cancer on its way
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and researchers from Rice University are working on a mode of Diagnosis for Oral cancer which will minimize the amount of time taken for the diagnosis of Oral Cancer, to as low as 20 mins. Procedure: The Dentist himself will collect Stem Cells from the […]
Direct Pulp Capping
DIRECT PULP CAPPING: Placement of a medicament / non medicated material on a pulp that has been exposed in course of excavating the last portions of deep dentinal caries. Direct Pulp capping is done mostly when there is accidental exposure of Pulp either by any Trauma or by accidental exposure by the dentist. Materials Used […]
Street Dentistry
Courtesy : Christian Luna – Flickr Street Dentistry has been prevalent from a very long time, even before Professional Dentistry has been introduced into the world. Road side dentists have been preferred by the Poor who are unable to bear the prices of Professional Dentists. In-spite of the unhygienic conditions and lack of professional degree. […]
7 ways to prevent Dental Corrosion
Prevention of Corrosion is very important for the long term success of a Dental Restoration, so you have to take the following precautions to prevent corrosion from ruining your Restoration. How to prevent Dental Corrosion First lets know about Dental corrosion a bit and then proceed to Steps which help in prevention: Definition: A Chemical […]
Corrosion – In Dentistry
Definition: A Chemical reaction between a metal and its environment to form metal compound. A Chemical or Electrochemical process through which a metal is attacked by natural agents such as air and water resulting in partial or complete dissolution, deterioration or weakening of any solid substance. A common Example of corrosion is “Rusting of Iron” […]
DCI Trying to Increase PG seats for the relief of BDS graduates
Dental Council of India acting chairman Mahesh Verma was concerned about the low number of PG seats for Dental Students which is 40% of the PG seats of Medical field. The fact that there are just 9 branches in Dentistry for PG and 32 in medical play a key role in the number of seats. […]