Extracting a tooth isn’t a simple act of just holding the forceps and pulling the tooth out. There’s a lot more things involved, which includes the pre-treatment medication to the post-extraction care and check-up, and thus it involves a lot of procedure. For many, it’s a big thing and they are happy with the costs […]
Permanent Dental Crowns? Are we supposed to guarantee the life of a crown?
Dental Crowns are a main part in the Cosmetic dentistry, and they are very differently rated when it comes to the actual Dental practice. In the Indian dental market, the best crowns made from Zirconium material are charged from Rs. 6000 to even Rs. 15000 depending on the material used, and of course, depending on […]
Top Advantages of Gold Teeth
Though many people may think gold teeth are a fad of the past, there are numerous advantages to filling your mouth with the most precious metal on earth. For those who need a bit of history to wrap their head around this phenomenon, we have you covered. In the 1840’s during the Gold Rush, dentists […]
Treatment Options for Oral Submucous Fibrosis – Medical & Surgical
The Oral Submucous Fibrosis is a condition more common in India and the Eastern Asia where the main cause is chewing of Areca Nuts, and many a times the ignorance leads to prolonged stages and as this is a pre-cancerous condition, several of these cases lead to cancer in the mouth. The medical management of […]
Nasal Spray Anesthetic – Painless, Needleless Anesthesia technique for Dentistry
Many people fear from going to the Dentist not because of the pain during the treatment but the pain due to the Dental Anesthesia that is given using the injection. No one would want to have the sharp needle pointing right into their mouth, but that has been the standard way of making the tissues […]
Reasons Why You Should Brush / Clean your Tongue Every Day
Each and everyone would pretty well know about the importance of cleaning the teeth, by proper toothbrushing regularly, but there’s a majority in them who don’t care about the health of the tongue and the cleanliness to be maintained on the tongue to complete the proper oral hygiene daily, along with brushing and flossing. Tongue […]
Dental Crowns or Veneers? Which is the best option for Discolored Teeth
Discoloration of the teeth happens due to one of the several responsible factors, and this could be from the early developmental stages or the late after-eruption stage and thus the way of treating it changes based on the condition. Below we compare the two treatment procedures for the discolored teeth – Crowns and Veneers. Let’s […]
Ignorance about “Bleeding Gums” leads to the worst consequences: Real Story
Let me start with something different from the general informative articles I write usually. This time, it’s an eye opener for many who keep ignoring things, pretending to be very much busy into their work life, and then giving up with the health one day when the body gives up. Lets see what one of […]
Famdent Show 2013 in Mumbai – Dates, Registration Info & List of Events
Famdent is one of the largest trade shows for Dentists in India, attracting thousands of dentists from all around and the next one being in Mumbai is going to happen in June 2013. There are going to more more than 250 exhibitors coming to the trade show and they would display their products for sale […]
Biotooth – Scientists Attempt Growing Bioengineered Teeth from Gum Cells
It has been a growing phase in the world of Dentistry, where newer methods and ways of replacing the missing teeth by a best replacement have been tried out all the time, but growing a natural tooth again in the same place was something not heard of earlier. The day a new “biotooth” can be […]
Major Salivary Glands – Location, Ducts and Blood and Nerve Supply
The human body has got three major salivary glands, including the Parotid Gland, the Submandibular Gland and the Sublingual Gland. These are all the exocrine glands which have a duct for the salivary supply. Commonly for all the salivary glands, the entry and exit of the blood vessels and nerves is at the hilum and […]
Differences between Permanent Maxillary Canine and Mandibular Canine
Each tooth in the upper and lower jaw has its own morphology, and same is the case with the canines in the maxilla and mandible where most of the morphologic features are different in the two canines. The Canine teeth are called the corner stone which are said to be one of the strongest teeth […]
WAND System of Local Anesthesia – Computer Controlled Anesthesia System
The WAND System is a computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery system, which has proven to be more comfortable for patients in the Dental office. The injection technique is ought to be comfortable as the flow rate of the local anesthetic is controlled by a computer and thus is slow and steady. There are quite a few […]
APPG 2013 MDSET Exam Question Paper and Answer Key – Q. 76 to Q. 100
APPG 2013 Questions and Answers list, with the questions from no. 75 to 100 framed below. Check the links below for the other parts. The official key isn’t out yet, but I have tried to answer the questions. The questions below are from the Booklet Code C. APPG 2013 MDSET Question Paper & Key – […]
APPG 2013 MDSET Exam Question Paper and Answer Key – Q. 51 to Q. 75
Following are the questions framed in the APPG 2013 MDS Entrance test in Andhra Pradesh, by the NTR University of Health Sciences. These are the questions from no. 51 to 75. Check out the below links for the various parts: APPG 2013 MDSET Question Paper & Key – Part 1 APPG 2013 MDSET Question Paper […]