Dental Topics

28 Mar 23

Halitosis

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Halitosis, commonly known as bad breath, is a common condition that affects people of all ages. It is estimated that over 80 million people in the United States alone suffer from halitosis. While it is not a serious medical condition, halitosis can be embarrassing and have a negative impact on…

08 Mar 23

Thyroid Gland

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INTRODUCTION:- Capsules of thyroid gland:- ARTERIAL SUPPLY:- {SILA – PNEUMONIC} Contributor- Medico Abinash Jena

01 Nov 22

Permanent Maxillary 1st Premolar

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Chronology– FIRST EVIDENCE OF CALCIFICATION – 1.5 YEARS TO 1 YEAR 9 MONTHSENAMEL COMPLETION – 5-6 YEARSERUPTION – 10-11 YEARSROOT COMPLETION – 12 – 13 YEARS DIMENSIONS– LENGTH OF THE CROWN – 8.5MMLENGTH OF THE ROOT – 14.00MMLENGTH OF THE MESIODISTAL DIAMETER OF THE CROWN – 7.00MMLENGTH OF THE MESIODISTAL…

06 Jun 22

TOOTH NUMBERING SYSTEM

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At the time of clinical practice, it is quite difficult to use the whole anatomical name of a tooth like PERMANENT MAXILLARY RIGHT CENTRAL INCISOR. To avoid this difficulties, there introduced some SHORT HAND SYSTEM of notation. There are many short hand system of notation. These are as follows :-…

31 Mar 22

Human Anatomy

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(PART – 1) The term anatomy is coined by Aristotle 2300 years back. It is derived from 2 Greek words. These two words are ANA and TOME. Here ANA means up and TOME means to cut. So, Anatomy means to cut up. Anatomy means dissection in Latin. Now let’s know…

14 Mar 22

SALIVARY GLAND

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Salivary gland consists of two words. One is salivary came from the word saliva and other is the gland. So let’s know what is saliva? Saliva is the fluid / liquid which is present in the mouth and secreted and produced by the salivary gland. Now let’s understand the term…

05 Mar 22

Pediatric Dentistry & Caries

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Introduction to pediatric dentistry and Caries in children Pediatrics is part of the health care that deals with infants, children through adolescence along with those with special needs Pediatric dentistry is such a speciality in which you deal with oral health necessities of above mentioned. The American Association of Pediatric…

28 Feb 22

Buccal Cavity (Basics)

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INTRODUCTION Cavity means space. So buccal cavity is the space in the mouth. It means when we open our mouth we see a space inside it. That space is called Buccal cavity. If we hold our cheek , then we will observe that there is also a space between our…

24 Jan 22

GINGIVAL DEPIGMENTATION

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INTRODUCTION : Pigmentation is a discoloration of the oral mucosa or gingiva due to the wide variety of lesions and conditions. Oral pigmentation has been associated with a variety of endogenous and exogenous etiologic factors. Most pigmentation is caused by five primary pigments. These include ; melanin, melanoid, oxyhemoglobin,…

11 Jan 22

BONE LOSS & PATTERNS IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

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INTRODUCTION:- The height and density of alveolar bone are normally maintained by equilibrium, regulated by local systemic influences between bone formation and bone resorption. When resorption exceeds formation, bone height, densities both are reduced. REASONS FOR BONE LOSS:– 1) BONE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY CHRONIC INFLAMMATION:- Chronic inflammation is…