1) The best and cheapest dentistry is when the right thing is done extremely well the first time and it lasts for a long time. 2) (good one) Dentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket. 3) Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth. 4) […]
Hypoxia
Hypoxia means the lack of Oxygen supply to the tissue. Hypoxia is classified4 types on how it develops into a pathological condition: Hypoxic hypoxia: It is the condition where there is poor availability of Oxygen to the pulmonary tissues. Anemic Hypoxia: It is the condition of Hypoxia based on the Quantitative availability of Haemoglobin and […]
Deglutition or Swallowing
Deglutition is also known as ‘Swallowing’, it is the process by which the food taken passing through the oral cavity into the Gastrointestinal tract. The Number of times a person or individual swallows per day: 600 times Deglutition is divided into 3 stages: Oral stage Pharyngeal stage Esophageal stage. The stages are divided into Voluntary […]
Guidelines to the Perfect Impression
The Perfect impression is the first step towards the preparation of a perfect prosthesis for the patient, so utmost care should be taken during Impression taking. Filed under are some guidelines which followed thoroughly will lead to a Good impression. 1. Uniform, homogeneous mix of Impression material 2. Tray is sufficiently filled with impression material […]
Theories of pain transmission through Dentin
In order to explain the way pain is transmitted to dentin many scientists proposed many theories of pain transmission through dentin to the pulp where the nerves are largely crowded. Pain in general is defined by International Association for the study of Pain (IASP) as – “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual […]
Eruption Timing / Sequence of Permanent teeth
Permanent teeth consist of 32 teeth, they completely erupt by the age of 18-25. The first in the sequence to erupt being the Lower 1st Molar (6-7 yrs) and the last to erupt is the 3rd Molar(18-21 yrs). The anterior teeth or the incisors mainly the mandibular erupt lingually to that of the deciduous, and […]
Abrasion of teeth
Abrasion of teeth refers to the loss of the protective layer of the tooth structure the enamel due to external mechanical forces. Due to this the gingival margin recesses and the dentin is exposed so there are more chances of tooth infection. Definition of Abrasion: It is the pathological wearing of dental tissues or dental […]