Plaque control is the most essential Step towards maintaining a proper and a healthy Oral Environment. What is Dental Plaque: It is a highly specific variable structural entity formed by sequential colonization of microorganisms on the tooth surface, epithelium and Restorations. The natural physiologic forces that clean the oral cavity are in-efficient in removing Dental [...]
Dental Plaque
October 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dental Plaque is defined as a BioFiolm of Structured Resilient Yellow Greyish substance that adheres to intraoral tooth surface or other hard surface in the oral cavity including removal and fixed restoration. Plaque is differentiated from other deposits such as calculus and material alba on the tooth surface. Slide 4 Plaque is found preferentially at [...]
Periodontology
October 4, 2008 By 2 Comments
Periodontology (or) Periodontics is the branch and scince of dentistry which deals with the study of supporting structures of the tooth and the diseases and diagnosis and treatment of these structures. The Periodontium (or) the Periodontial ligament is the main supporting structure surrounding the tooth, this is why the name periodontology. But it also deals [...]
Dental caries
March 13, 2008 By 1 Comment
Dental caries is commonly called tooth decay. Definition:Dental Caries is an irreversible microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the teeth, characterized by de-mineralization of the inorganic portion and destruction of the organic substance of the tooth. Dental caries is mainly of 4 types : Smooth Surface caries. Pit and Fissure caries. Root Surface Caries [...]
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