Wisdom Tooth or the 3rd Molar is the most commonly Extracted tooth due to pathological reasons by Dentists. Wisdom Teeth or 3rd molar teeth are being considered as vestigial parts of the human body as with evolution over decades it is seen that in some people 3rd molars are completely absent not even tooth buds […]
Tissue Holding Forceps – Instruments used in Dental Surgery to Hold/Grasp Soft tissue
Tissue Holding forceps as the name suggests are used to stabilize the Soft Tissue but holding or Grasping it to help prevent any interference by Soft tissues in Surgeries. They are used to hold tissue which is being excised or tissue ends while suturing, and also used to hold/grasp dressings and surgical materials. Tissue Holding […]
What are the Predominant Micro Organisms in various parts of the Oral Cavity
Oral cavity supposedly contains the maximum number of micro organisms compared to any part of the Human Body. There are both Harmful and Beneficial Micro organisms in the Oral cavity, Aerobic (or) Anaerobic, Gram (+ve) or Gram (-ve) etc. Solet us look at the list of micro organisms seen in the oral cavity based on […]
Drugs causing Taste Disorders – Hypogeusia, Ageusia, Dysgeusia
What is Taste: Taste is the perception of the Taste buds containing taste receptors in the Papilla present on the surface of the tongue, which is transmitted to the brain through nerves. The cells which perceive taste are called taste cells or gustatory cells. Here i want to disapprove a common misconception that different types […]
What are the Tissues Surrounding Dental Implant
Dental Implant is an Artificial structure used to replace a missing tooth with the help of Osseointegration. Dental Implant is placed in the desired position after making a hole in the Alveolar bone depicting the natural tooth. But the differences in Tissues surrounding the Natural tooth Root and the root portion of the Dental implant […]
Types of Suture material – Absorbable and Non Absorbable Suture material
Suture materials are used to bring together tissue or skin together in a wound or Surgical Laceration to aid in Healing of the wound. Suture materials are divided into various types based on: Absorbability Source Uni Filament or Multi Filament Type What are the Differences and Advantages and Disadvantages of Unifilament and Multifilament Sutures: Unifilament […]
What is Stippling of Gingiva and how is it formed and where it is seen
Stippling of Gingiva: Healthy gingiva presents a textured surface like that seen on the surface of an Orange Peel which is called as Stippled. It is also called as Alternate protuberances & depressions on gingival surface. Stippling was thought to indicate good gingival health, but it has since been shown that smooth gingiva is not an indication […]
Life History of Dental Plaque from Seconds to Weeks
Dental Plaque is defined as a BioFiolm of Structured Resilient Yellow Greyish substance that adheres to intra oral tooth surface or other hard surface in the oral cavity including removal and fixed restoration. Maximum accumulation of Plaque takes place in 21 days. Dental Pellicle forms within seconds after brushing. Initial plaque formation takes as long as 2 hours […]
Green and Orange Stains on Teeth Due to Chromogenic Bacteria
Chromogenic Bacteria cause Yellow/Green/Orange stains on the teeth in children. The Stains can be seen in Newly erupted teeth as well. We can see in the image that the incisal edges of the teeth are Green and the middle third of the teeth is Stained Black. Green color is due to the Chromogenic Bacteria and […]
Keratinized and Non Keratinized areas of Oral Mucousa in Oral Cavity
The outermost moist lining of the Oral cavity is called the Oral Mucosa. It has 3 main functions Protection, Sensation and Secretion. Oral Mucosa is continuous with the Skin but is entirely different in composition and structure due to the varied functions in the oral cavity. Based on the function the various areas of the oral cavity […]
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 […]
Effects of aging on periodontal ligament and supporting structures of teeth
Periodontal problems in old age is the most common reason for exfoliation of teeth. And Periodontal ligament and the supporting structures of the teeth are effected by increasing age in many ways. Here is a list of clinical and Histologic changes with increase in age. Gingival epithelium: Thining and decreases keratinization Increase in epithelial permeability […]
ANUG Classification by Horing and Cohen
ANUG or Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis is an inflammatory destructive disease of the gingiva which shows punched out, crate like depressions at the crest of the gingiva, covered by gray pseudo membranous slough which is demarcated from the remaining gingiva with a linear erythema. It is also called as Trench Mouth as ANUG was seen […]