A major and important part of any surgical procedure is to re-position the raised flap (in surgery) or the injured tissue in case of injury to a position where it helps in healing. The healing which is initiated by proper suturing is called as healing by Primary intention. Definition of Suture material: Any strand of material […]
How many days should you wait to smoke after Wisdom tooth Extraction
Smoking after a Wisdom tooth extraction or removal is strictly prohibited as most third molar extractions are traumatic and very less are simple extractions. Wisdom tooth removal can be required due to a lot of reasons, Impacted wisdom tooth (upper or lower), decay in the tooth, preventive extractions at an early age etc. The anatomy […]
Nasopalatine nerve block Technique – Local Anesthesia
Nasopalatine nerve block: Used to block the nasopalatine nerve. This is used to provide anesthesia to the Soft tissue of the Palatal aspect from the Canine to Canine. It is anesthetized as it emerges from the anterior palatine foramen located on the anterior palate region just behind the central incisors. Let us look in detail […]
Anterior or Greater Palatine Nerve Block – Local Anesthesia Technique
Anterior or Greater Palatine Nerve Block: Used to block the Anterior palatine nerve. As the name suggests it blocks the Anterior Palatine Nerve Block, the nerve is anesthetized as it exists the Greater Palatine Foramen which is located on the hard palate on the posterior portion. Let us look in detail about How to give […]
Frenum and Types or Classification of Frenal Attachments in Oral Cavity
Frenum: It is a thin fold of mucous membrane with enclosed muscle fibres that attach the lips to the alveolar mucosa and underlying periosteum. The Oral cavity has multiple Frenal attachments which are mainly of two types – Frenum and Frenulum (small frenum). In any normal oral cavity there are multiple frena present such as […]
Care to be taken immediately after Wisdom tooth extraction
Wisdom tooth removal is a very common procedure and a traumatic one for the patient, wisdom teeth are either removed as a preventive measure for future impending complications when the tooth is not erupting in the correct position or the other situation is when the Wisdom tooth, be it maxillary third molars or mandibular third […]
Anaesthetic Necrosis – Causes, Clinical Features and Treatment
Administration of local anaesthesia is a very common practice in a dental clinic included in every other treatment and with such a common practice there are chances of things going wrong or complications taking place. One such complication is – Necrosis of the soft tissue at the site of injection called as Anaesthetic Necrosis. The […]
Inferior Alveolar Nerve block – Local Anesthesia Technique, Landmarks and Symptoms
It is sometimes called the Inferior Dental Nerve which gives off a motor branch supplying the Mylohyoid and the anterior belly of digastric and travels through the Mandibular foramen and enters the Mandible. After entering the Mandible it supplies to the following Mandibular Teeth: 2nd Premolar, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Molars. It extends Anteriorly forming […]
Best Books to follow for Local Anesthesia in Dentistry
Local Anesthesia is a very important and integral part of Dentistry and every Dentist or Dental Student should be well versed with the knowledge and all the aspects of Local Anesthesia. There are many procedures which will be performed after administration of Local Anesthesia like General Extractions, Dis-Impactions of Third Molars, Root Canal Treatment, Periodontal […]
Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve Block Technique
Posterior Superior Nerve Block is used to block or Anesthetize the Posterior Superior alveolar Nerve which will anesthetize the Maxillary Molars except the Mesio-Buccal root of First Maxillary Molar which is supplied by the Middle Superior Alveolar Nerve. Posterior Superior Nerve Block the LA agent is deposited in proximity to the Anatomical Landmarks: Mucobuccal fold […]
Type of Flaps used in Impaction of Maxillary 3rd Molar
Impacted Maxillary third molars are very difficult to extract mainly because of the lack of visibility and the presence of a very thin Tuberosity and other factors like the Visibility, Reach and the proximity to Maxillary Sinus all of which make it comparatively difficult. Maxillary Third Molar Impaction are can also be of many types based […]
Maxillary 3rd Molar or Wisdom tooth Impaction Classification – Archer
Maxillary 3rd molar is not as commonly impacted as the Mandibular but the frequency of Impaction rate is high. Maxilalry 3rd moalr impaction is considerably difficult because of many factors which are favorable when compared to Mandibular 3rd molar like the Visibility factor, Reach, Tuberosity and its Proximity to the Maxillary Sinus. These are the […]
Can Tooth infection cause Sinus infection ??
Tooth pain is a common symptom of Maxillary Sinus infection because of the close proximity of the Palatal root of Maxillary first molar to the floor of Maxillary Sinus. The close proximity is the reason why dentists are very careful before going for extraction or doing Root canal treatment in Maxillary first molars. Most of […]
Favourable and Unfavorable fractures of the mandible
Fractures of the mamdible are considered to be the most common type of fractures in the body and Angle of mandible being the most common in mandible fractures. Fractures are divided into favorable and un favorable fractures due to the action of muscles attached to the fractured segments of the mandible. The action of the […]