On Nov 14 the world is going to celebrate yet another Diabetes day, This going to be the 19th World Diabetes day. History: The World Diabetes Day was introduced by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991. You might be thinking what is diabetes doing in a dentistry related […]
ADA sues McCain and Palin
The American dental association files suit in the DC Superior Court against the presidential candidate and the vice presidential candidate Palin for using the words “Drill, baby, drill!” in relation to improving the power facilities. This was strongly oposed by the ADA which owns this slogan and the words are the intellectual property of the […]
Root Canal Treatment – Indications, Procedure and Cost
Root Canal Treatment: It is a procedure aimed at treating an Infected tooth where the infected pulp tissue is removed from the root canal, and the cleaned root canal system is filled up with a bio-compatible material known as Gutta purcha, then the prepared cavity is filled or restored with a suitable restorative material – […]
Abdominal regions
The abdomen is an important region of a human body it contains many of the vital organs of the body, so if there is discomfort in this region then the cause can be linked to many organs so first a medical/dental student has to know the regions of the abdomen to diagnose the present cause […]
Aims of Endodontics
Endodontics mainly has the following aims: Preservation of healthy pulp. Curing a diseased pulp if possible. Removing the dead pulp, cleaning and shaping the canal space and filling it with inert materials. To restore and maintain the function and appearance of a non vital tooth. To cure a periapical disease, if present.
Treatments rendered in Endodontics
Endodontic treatment is mainly based on preserving the tooth structure without having to extract it, here are some of the procedures followed in endodontic treatment: Indirect pulp capping Direct pulp capping Pulpotomy and apexigenesis. Pulpectomy and root canal treatment. Periapical curetage. Apicectomy and retrograde filling. Replantation. Transplantation. Redisection and eisection. Endodontic endosseous implants. Bleaching. Perforation […]
Pain
“Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of damage. and we can say that pain is always a subjective sensation and is always unpleasant”. Pain is not necessarily associated with ongoing tissue damage, it is a subjective experience and has an emotional as […]
A Brief Description of the cranial nerves
Here i have described about the cranial nerves their function and their supply to respective structures. Cranial nerves are important Nerves of the Head and Neck region having both Motor and Sensory function. Apart from the Vagus nerve which supply to the Other organs of the body, all other nerves supply to the Head and […]
Sensory neurons
Sensory neurons are the nerves which transmit the external stimulus from the external structures to the brain as chemical impulses, which are the senses like touch, hearing, taste, vision . . etc. sensory neurons are neurons that are activated by sensory input (vision, touch, hearing, etc.), and send projections into the central nervous system that […]
Motor Neurons
Motor Neurons: These are the nerve cells which transmitt information from the nerve ganglion to the muscle fibers through the synapse (or) the neuromuscular junction. They motor neurons transmit impulses away from brain or spinal cord toward or to muscles or glands with the help of neurotransmitters. Function: Motor neurons control the actions of the […]
Motor Nerves
Motor nerves: These are the nerves which are supplied from the the brain to the muscles and the glands to perform a function, they are used in contracting and relaxing the muscles to perform certain specified functions. These nerves are made up of many small neurons which are called as motor neurons. The Motor nerves […]
The 12 cranial nerves
Cranial nerves: These are so called because they emerge through the foramina or fissures in the cranium and are covered by tubular sheaths derived from the cranial meninges. The cranial nerves are bundles or sensory (or) motor fibers that inervate muscles (or) glands, carry impulses from sensory receptors, (or) show a combination of both motor […]
Orthodontics
Orthodontics is a specialized branch of dentistry that corrects malocclusion and restores the teeth to proper alignment and function, mainly with the help of braces. According to wikipedia: Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper bites), which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate […]
Pedodontics (or) Pediatric dentistry
Pedodontics or pediatric dentistry is the branch of dentistry which deals with the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of teeth in children and adolescent patient, who are under the age of 16. Pediatric dentistry: The specialty of dentistry concerned with the care of children and adolescent teeth. According to wikipedia: Pedodontics is a branch of dentistry […]