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How to use Mandibular Extraction Forceps – Anterior, Premolar and Molar

October 5, 2021 by Dr. Varun Pandula 2 Comments

Mandibular Forceps movements for tooth extraction

Mandibular Extraction Forceps as the name suggests are used to extract the Mandibular or Teeth of the Lower Jaw. The Mandibular Extraction forceps are divided into types based on the teeth which they are used to extract. Each Forceps has three parts – Handle, Hinge and Beak. In Mandibular Forceps the Beak is at a […]

Mandibular Forceps Used in Dental Extractions

September 16, 2021 by Dr. Varun Pandula 1 Comment

Mandibular Extraction Forceps

Extraction of teeth is what everyone associated Dentistry with, as that has been what everyone has known from a long time. Dentistry in General has come a long way and there are other ways to save a tooth now than there were a decade ago. But in some of the worst cases where the teeth […]

Oral Symptoms of Mucormycosis – Diagnosis and Treatment

June 12, 2021 by Dr. Varun Pandula 1 Comment

Oral manifestations of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus

Mucormycosis or Black Fungus Infection as it is being called is a Fungal infection affecting the Nasal, Oral regions more commonly. The other regions which it affects less commonly are Eyes, Cerebral, Lungs, etc. Mucormycosis is usually seen affecting people with reduced immunity – AIDS/HIV patients, patients on Corticosteroid medication – Organ transplant patients, auto […]

How many days does it take for extraction socket to heal after wisdom tooth extraction

October 18, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula 3 Comments

how many days does it take for extraction socket to heal wisdom tooth extraction

Wisdom Tooth Extraction is usually a surgical procedure as most Wisdom teeth are Impacted in one form or the other – Classification of Wisdom Tooth Impaction. And with a surgical procedure there is need to remove bone and Incise Soft tissue which means it increases the time to heal as compared to normal tooth extraction. […]

Fractures of Mandible – Classifications and Types

October 9, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

Fractures of Mandible Classifications and Types

Fractures of the Mandible are the most common Fractures of the Facial region. Mandibular Fractures were first described in 1650 BC by Edwin Smith Papyrus. Mandible is the only moving bone in the Skull, it is also the strongest bone of the skull as it is made up of Cortical bone which is thicker in […]

How to Extract tooth with minimum Trauma – Atraumatic tooth Extraction

July 5, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

Atraumatic Tooth Extraction

Extraction of a tooth without damaging the surrounding structures (Atraumatic tooth extraction) is the main aim of any Dentist or Dental student. To attain this goal I am going to explain in 5 simple steps how you can Extract a tooth like a professional as atraumatically as possible. Before we go into the steps let […]

Modifications of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Technique

May 8, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

Modifications of Inferior alveolar nerve block

Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block is one of the most used Nerve Block technique as it supplies to Incisors, Canines, Pre-Molars and Molars of the injected side, modifications of Inferior alveolar nerve block are used on failure to achieve anesthesia using the regular technique. IANB has the most failure rate of all Nerve blocks in both […]

Failure of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Anesthesia – Hot Tooth

April 29, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

Failure of Inferior alveolar nerve block or hot tooth

Failure to achieve Inferior alveolar nerve block Local Anesthesia is most common problem many Dentists face during Root canal Treatment, it leads to the patient experiencing pain while pulp extirpation and increases difficulty along with consuming more time for the Dental Practitioner or Endodontist. Having facing many such cases even after maintaining proper Injection technique […]

Medications that interact with General Anesthesia

April 13, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

General Anesthesia is an integral part of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, it consists of many components that might interact with medications taken for other health issues. General Anesthesia is administered in Dental treatments such as surgeries for Orofacial trauma Trauma such as Le-Fort fractures, Prosthetic surgeries such as Orthognathic surgery, Large Tumors (Ameloblastoma) or Cyst […]

What is Infection and various Types of Infection

April 11, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

Types of Infections and their mode of transmission

Infection is the lodgement and multiplication of a microorganism in or on the tissues of a host constitutes an infection. The host tissue or body is invaded by the disease-causing organism which multiples in the host tissue leading to infection of the host. There are different types of Infections based on the micro-organism involved – […]

TMJ Ankylosis – Types, Classification, Aetiology, Diagnosis, Clinical Features and Treatment

April 6, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula Leave a Comment

TMJ Ankylosis types, clinical features and treatment

Ankylosis in general means immobility of a joint due to any reason, TMJ ankylosis is immobility of the Mandible due to reasons such as trauma, infection, disease, failed surgery, Rheumatoid arthritis and most common being congenital. Temporomandibular Joint is a complex structure that helps in the movement of the mandible with the help of Ligaments […]

Local Anesthesia Allergy and how to perform Skin Test in Dental Clinic

January 7, 2020 by Dr. Varun Pandula 2 Comments

Allergic Reactions to Local Anesthesia is quite rare but when it does happen, it can turn complicated very fast and requires immediate response from the Dentist and Dental Staff to make sure that the vitals of the patient are kept Stable. Local Anesthesia is categorized into 2 types – Amides (Lidocaine, bupivacaine, prilocaine, articaine etc) […]

Teenager with Half of lower Jaw hanging with few centimeters of Skin after Horse Riding injury

October 11, 2019 by Dr. Varun Pandula 1 Comment

In one of the most graphic injuries due to horse riding, a teenager Emily Eccle a facil trauma to her lower jaw (mandible) when she accidentally fell from her Horse when a exhaust popping sound spooked her horse and she fell off her horse onto a gatepost when the horse bolted. After the incident she […]

What are Sequestration, Sequestrectomy and Saucerization

May 13, 2019 by Dr. Varun Pandula 1 Comment

To understand Sequestration and Sequestrectomy you need to first know what is Sequestrum – It is a piece of dead or necrosed bone or tissue formed within a diseased or injured bone, separated from the the normal or healthy bone by the process of necrosis. It is usually seen in Osteomyelitis or Osteoradionecrosis. The Sequestrum […]

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Hi I'm Varun, I'm currently a Dental Surgeon from India practicing from the past few years. I Started this Blog to help dental students as you can see from the name and also constantly try to keep updating information which can be useful for patients and Dental Practitioners as well. You can contact me here to for any Questions. Read More…

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