The pathway of mandible during chewing is referred to as chewing cycle. Characterized by opening, closing, retrusive, protrusive & lateral jaw movements The chewing cycle can take many forms; classically tear drop shape when viewed in frontal or saggital plane There are about 15 chews in a series from the time of food entry until […]
What are Masticatory Forces
Masticatory Forces are the Forces exerted during mastication with variations in region, persons, age, sex, food habits & race. The muscles of mastication are the main cause for these forces they contract and relax and lead to the production of force for Mastication. It is measured and sometimes termed as Bite force as it is […]
Sutures Of Skull
Human skull has around 20 Sutures which means that the number of bones fusing together to form sutures are 40 and including the number of single bones in the Skull the number of bones in the human Skull during birth are 45 and the number of bones in adulthood are 22 bones. Sutures: Def: Sutures […]
Various types of Suture Closure
Suture closure in our Skull occurs at a certain age and the proper Suture closure is important for the bone formation and structural integrity of the Skull. The infant Skull has 45 bones which occur many changes and suture closure changes take place and the Adult Skull has 22 Bones. So there are close to […]
Minor Salivary Glands Types, Location, and Function
Minor Salivary Glands: There are over 600 minor salivary glands in the Oral Cavity. They are of 2 Types: Mucous Producing Minor Salivary Glands Serous Fluid Producing Minor Salivary Glands Location Of Minor Salivary Glands: Minor salivary glands are found in large numbers on the Cheeks on all side of the Oral cavity which cannot […]
Learn Canine Carving – Video
Here is a video which shows you canine carving in the easiest possible way. Canine Measurements: Length of Tooth: 17mm Length of Crown: 10 mm Mesiodistal diameter of Crown: 7.5mm Mesiodistal diameter of crown at the cervical region: 5.5mm These measurements should be followed and the procedure seen in the video below should be very […]
Neurapraxia
Definition: Neurapraxia is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system in which there is a temporary loss of motor and sensory function due to blockage of nerve conduction, usually lasting an average of six to eight weeks before full recovery. We can say it is the injury to the nerve fiber which is present in […]
Waldeyer Inner and Outer lymphatic ring
Waldeyer’s lymphatic ring is a collection of lymphoid tissue It is also called as Waldeyer’s-Pirogov tonsillar ring It is divide into 2 types based on its location: Waldeyer’s outer ring: present in the neck Waldeyer’s inner ring / Waldeyer’s tonsillar ring: The lymphatic ring present around the pharynx Functions and Importance of Waldeyer lymphatic ring: […]
Gingiva
Gingiva: Gingiva is the soft tissue covering that surrounds the teeth consisting of fibrous tissue which is continuous with the periodontial ligament and the mucosa covering the teeth. Gingiva shows stiplling, which is its typical appearance and is known as stippled gingiva as seen in the above picture. The gingiva is a type of Masticatory […]
Abdominal regions
The abdomen is an important region of a human body it contains many of the vital organs of the body, so if there is discomfort in this region then the cause can be linked to many organs so first a medical/dental student has to know the regions of the abdomen to diagnose the present cause […]
A Brief Description of the cranial nerves
Here i have described about the cranial nerves their function and their supply to respective structures. Cranial nerves are important Nerves of the Head and Neck region having both Motor and Sensory function. Apart from the Vagus nerve which supply to the Other organs of the body, all other nerves supply to the Head and […]
Sensory neurons
Sensory neurons are the nerves which transmit the external stimulus from the external structures to the brain as chemical impulses, which are the senses like touch, hearing, taste, vision . . etc. sensory neurons are neurons that are activated by sensory input (vision, touch, hearing, etc.), and send projections into the central nervous system that […]
Motor Neurons
Motor Neurons: These are the nerve cells which transmitt information from the nerve ganglion to the muscle fibers through the synapse (or) the neuromuscular junction. They motor neurons transmit impulses away from brain or spinal cord toward or to muscles or glands with the help of neurotransmitters. Function: Motor neurons control the actions of the […]
Motor Nerves
Motor nerves: These are the nerves which are supplied from the the brain to the muscles and the glands to perform a function, they are used in contracting and relaxing the muscles to perform certain specified functions. These nerves are made up of many small neurons which are called as motor neurons. The Motor nerves […]