While going through different books i came through many interesting facts related to dentistry, mostly about the kind of dentistry which was in practice before the original dentistry practice started.
So here are some of the interesting facts about the techniques and the sort of myths in dentistry.
Before toothbrushes were invented people used twigs or their [...]
In order to explain the way pain is transmitted to dentin many scientists proposed many theories of transmission of pain through the dentin to the pulp where the nerves are largely crowded.
The pain or the stinging sensation seen on the teeth is due to the dentin which makes up the bulk of the tooth, and [...]
Mineralization is a Process taking place in all the calcified structures in the body like the bone & enamel.
It is defined as the deposition of the mineral salts in and around the organic matrix to make it a calcified structure.
The mineralization process is based on 2 mechanisms:
Booster Mechanism
Seeding mechanism
And it is explained with the help [...]
Permanent teeth which consist of 32 teeth completely erupt by the age of 18-25, the first in the sequence to erupt being the 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 the posteriors [...]
At about the age of 8 months there is a start in the eruption of the primary dentition through the alveolar gingiva, The first anterior teeth can be seen around the 8th month after birth, and the first posterior tooth can be seen at around 16 months.
The development of tooth can be considered in 2 [...]