Gingiva: Gingiva is the soft tissue covering that surrounds the teeth consisting of fibrous tissue which is continuous with the periodontial ligament and the mucosa covering the teeth. Gingiva shows stiplling, which is its typical appearance and is known as stippled gingiva as seen in the above picture. The gingiva is a type of Masticatory […]
Complete Denture
What is a Complete Denture? Definition: A dental prosthesis which replaces the entire dentition(teeth) and associated structures of maxilla and mandible. It is also known as Full Dentures. Diagnosis in Fabrication of Complete Denture The Steps in Fabrication of Complete Denture Advantages of using a Complete Denture: Mastication: i think this is the main advantage […]
Microdontia – Developmental Disturbances in Size of teeth
In the developmental disturbances of teeth as you have seen in the classification we have 2 types: Microdontia Macrodontia We are going to discuss in detail about Microdontia here: Microdontia: It is defined as the size of theeth which is smaller than normal (or) outside the normal range of teeth size. Microdontia is again divided […]
What is the Difference between a Dentist and a General Physician
Many people think that as the dentists are also called ‘Dr.’ can treat any kind of disease regarding the whole body, but here i am going to tell what the two really mean so that we can spot the difference. Physician: A Physician is a person who having been completed his education in a medical […]
Health
As we know that Community Dentistry forms the basis of Dental Health services and it helps in giving awareness to the people about health and how to prevent diseases. So we can see that Health is the main priority in human life, according to a common man Health is ” Being free from disease or […]
Impression Trays
Impression trays are dental instruments which are used to hold the Impression material in place to take a Impression of the tissue surfaces in the oral cavity, the impression trays are mainly used in Prosthodontics and used in Orthodontics to take impression of the Dentulous teeth. [GPT Definition] “The Impression trays are also defined as […]
Prosthodontics
That branch of dentistry and science pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and structures with artificial devices. It is also defined as ” The science and art of providing suitable substitutes for the coronal portions of teeth or for one or more lost or missing natural […]
Classification Of Impression Materials
IMPRESSION Definition: It is the negative replica of the structures of the oral cavity be it hard(tooth) or soft(gingiva, mucous membrane) structures, which are used to fabricate the cast or model of the patient, and for making crowns, dentures, and other prosthesis. CLASSIFICATION OF IMPRESSION MATERIALS. I) Based on mode of setting & elasticity a) […]
Developmental Disturbances in Teeth
Developmental disturbances of teeth means any abnormality of the teeth where the pathology starts in the embryonic stage of human life, during the formation of the dentition. Developmental disturbances are caused due to multiple factors like Trauma during development, tumor in the pitutary gland, heriditary, hormonal imbalances dueing development etc. Developmental disturbances in teeth are […]
Impression Compound
Dental Impression is a negative replica of the oral cavity, many impression materials are present which are capable of getting the perfect impression if the proper guidelines are followed. Impression Compound is used to take a negative replica or an Impression of the Edentulous Oral cavity in a process called Primary Impression. The material is […]
How to Diagnose a potential Bleeding Disorder
How do you screen a patient for potential bleeding problems? The best screening procedure for a bleeding disorder is a good medical history. If the review of the medical history indicates a bleeding problem, a more detailed history is needed. The following questions are basic: Is there a family history of bleeding problems? Has bleeding […]
IDA Conference Warangal 2008
29th A.P State Dental conference conducted on Dec 5th, 6th, 7th 2008 in Warangal with venue NIT campus. The dental conferences conducted are a great place to visit to gain some quality knowledge and for interaction with other people of our profession and to share knowledge about topics and to hear to the presentations given […]
A Museum about Dentistry
We have gone to many museums but recently i came across a website which belongs to the National Museum Of Dentistry. I never expected a museum on Dentistry, Started in 1996 and getting the designation as the Official Dental Museum in 2003. It provides the visitors with innovative, age appropriate, oral health-based educational programming for […]
Dilaceration
Dilaceration is the anamolie in the tooth shape and its structure and it refers to a sharp bend in the tooth which can be in the crown portion or in the root, making sharp angles at the junction of the crown and root. The abnormal Angulation may be present anywhere along the the length of […]