Public health, education, nutrition, ethics and the wider dental profession.
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Background : Traumatic Dental Injuries are among the most common oral health problems affecting school aged children. Since a large proportion of these injuries occur within the school…
Dr. Divyani Gupta
Nutrition is a key determinant of health, influencing growth, development, immunity, and overall well-being. Adequate intake of essential nutrients supports normal body functions, energy…
Dr. Smruti Swagatika Dutta
Modern Medicine had greatly evolved to improve health of mankind. Drug is basically a chemical substance which is used to treat disease. FDA is one among the bodies which regulate the…
Dr. Vaishali Chuniyani
Dental caries is the disease of civilization affecting the mankind since the dawn of the time. Caries has also been noted in the fossil remains of Pithecanthropus erectus and Homo…
Dr. Shrey Vardhan
Background: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption remains a major public health challenge in India, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Despite increasing awareness regarding the…
Dr. Jyotsna Seth
Pediatric dental health is a foundational component of overall well-being, yet it often receives less attention compared to other aspects of child health. Addressing this gap requires…
Dr. Angha Patil
Health is a multidimensional concept influenced by a complex interplay of biological, behavioral, social, economic, and environmental determinants. 1 Despite significant advancements in…
Dr. Enakshi Mitra
Stem cell-based regenerative dentistry marks a significant change from traditional restorative methods, focusing instead on the biological regeneration of tissues. Stem cells are special…
Dr. Aditi Vaishishth
Intraoral scanners (IOS) have transformed many workflows in modern dentistry, particularly in prosthodontics, orthodontics, and implantology. This review critically examines the clinical…
Dr. Zhivko Miloshevski
The interaction between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease is well established, with extensive evidence supporting a bidirectional relationship. Periodontal inflammation negatively…
Dr. Vikas Gowd
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are diseases that are not spread through infection or through other people, but are typically caused by unhealthy behaviors. They are the leading cause of…
Dr. Radhika Jeloka
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. Numerous industrial sectors, including robotics, transportation, smart…
Dr. Raksha Suresh Bajpe
An antioxidant is a molecule which inhibits oxidation reaction. Antioxidants terminate the chain reaction caused by free radicals of oxidation reaction, preventing cell damage or death of…
Dr. Sachin Sharma
Dentistry has put down its roots into all the specialities that deals with every aspect of tooth and its surrounding structures. All these specialities are considered when the patient is…
Dr. Sahithi
Study included material and techniques of root-end modification in necrosed immature permanent teeth, which focus on the majority of the cases within regenerative endodontics. Usually…
Dr. Surbhi
Ethyl-based investment materials have gained increasing attention in dentistry due to their favorable handling properties, thermal stability, and minimal expansion characteristics. These…
Dr. Vishnu S
Oral cancer encompasses several types of cancers that affect the lips, tongue, gums, and other parts of the mouth. Over the years, concern has emerged regarding potential links between…
Dr. Saumya Gupta
Healthcare systems around the world face significant challenges in achieving the ‘quadruple aim’ for healthcare: improve population health, improve the patient's experience of care, enhance…
Dr. Saurabh Malik
Oral microbiota comprises roughly 700 species, rendering it vulnerable to contagious conditions such as dental caries. This health hazard affects an estimated 700 million individuals. A…
Dr. Manovishwa Patel
Lifestyle is associated closely with particular ways of living, promoted through advertising and branding forms. It is a diffuse concept that is often used to denote the way people live…
Dr. Saurabh Agarwal
The present work underlines the importance of employing fixed and essential oils in oral care. Fixed oils such as coconut oil, sesame oil and essential oils such as oil of clove, cinnamon…
Mr. Yashaschandra
Fluoride is the ionic form of fluorine, the thirteenth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. It is released into the environment naturally in both water and air. Its concentration in…
Dr. Garima Rani
A nutraceuticals word is comprised of 'Nutrient' and 'Pharmaceuticals'. According to AAFCO, 1996, 'Nutrient' means a feed constituent in a form and at a level that will help, support the…
Dr. Niharika
Child abuse is a pervasive issue with profound physical, emotional, and psychological consequences, particularly in regions like Uttar Pradesh, India. This article elucidates the various…
Dr. Sheeba Quamar
SPLIT DAM This is a technique where larger areas are isolated by cutting the dam sheet open, adapting it onto the target area and then (optionally) resealing it using varying materials…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
In the wake of recent global health concerns, the transmission of viral infections, particularly in healthcare settings like dental clinics, has garnered significant attention. This review…
Dr. Sheeba Quamar
ISOLATION FOR PROSTHETIC BONDING OF CROWNS OR VENEERS Typically, isolation for anterior bonding cases involve the use of clamps like B4 or 212, which have a small head with a tall bow…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
CLINICAL TIPS AND TRICKS Fig. 3.137, 3.138: Secure the clamp with a long strand of floss tied on it. This helps prevent any accidental aspiration or ingestion. The floss should be tied and…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
RUBBER DAM PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES There are various protocol options that can be used to correctly seat the rubber dam and its components onto the target area. All techniques provide a…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
Menopause is a normal physiologic event experienced by women. During this phase, different biological and endocrine changes occur, particularly in the sex steroid hormone production…
Dr. Minie Anand
CHOOSING THE RIGHT CLAMP DESIGN There are numerous varieties of clamps manufactured by different companies and have different applications. Although there are no specific guidelines yet…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
Purpose. To determine the concentration of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) from the Perio-chip in cervical gingival fluid (FCG) at different time intervals on patients with a clinical…
Dr. Sahmedin Sali
4. OPTRAGATE Fig. 3.38: Optragate is a latex-free lip and cheek retractor from Ivoclar Vivadent. Technique Optragate consists of two oval rings and is to be placed such that its thicker…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
The long-term viability of reimplanted teeth is closely linked to the preservation of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. Dental tissues possess a unique regenerative capacity, setting them…
Dr. Suma. G
Each dental procedure is unique in its set of requirements. While water is essential during tooth preparation, its presence during bonding can result in premature failure. As such, success…
Dr. Moez I. Khakiani
Sterilization is an essential step in the reprocessing of reusable dental instruments that have become contaminated with saliva, blood or other biological fluids. The aim of sterilization…
By Team ORO
Graphene has many unique properties, and research shows it has many applications in dentistry. Though there are challenges in the use of Graphene, Graphene has shown promising results in…
Dr. Charu Dayal
The future of dentistry is increasingly being defined by digital dentistry. As dental field transitions into the digital era of image capture, robotic dental restoration and computer design…
Dr. Awani Gupta
Root Canal Treatment (RCT) is also called as endodontic treatment of a tooth. Tooth has 2 outer layers which are hard, called as Enamel and Dentin. These 2 layers cover an inner most part…
Dr. Swapnil Rachha
Digital Dentistry is an emerging technology in dental field, which will enhance patient’s treatment modality in future. It provides digital equipment available to cosmetic dentists and…
Dr. Debalina Nath
Patient and doctor safety with utmost care for preventing the transfer of cross contamination & infection are the key highlight in any healthcare sector. Until the COVID a lack of infection…
Team ORO
Dentists are an important, but an often unrecognised, group of professionals in the field of modern medicine. The diseases of other organ systems are usually deemed to be more important…
Team ORO
Various modalities of treatment are available for different dental diseases, but the major drawback of these conventional drug therapies is the numerous side effects associated with their…
Dr. Indresh Rajawat
Medical grade paper and Tyvek Paper in combination with PET/CPP is commonly used and most popular packaging material. Medical grade paper with the lignin free pulp having excellent barrier…
Team ORO
Dental extractions are routine procedures performed by dentists all over the world. There are times when tooth loss is unavoidable. Advanced bone loss, trauma, and extensive decay can leave…
Dr. P. R. Vinutna
Disinfection is generally less lethal to pathogenic organisms than sterilization. The effectiveness of any disinfection procedure is influenced by several factors, including the type and…
Team ORO
Infections could be transmitted in the dental operatory through several routes: a. Direct contact with blood, oral fluids, or other infected materials b. Indirect contact with contaminated…
Team ORO
Steam sterilization process failures are the result of a series of unfortunate events. Steam sterilization process failures are identified by observing the available monitoring tools. These…
Team ORO
Germs and viruses can’t be avoided, but healthcare facilities must be especially vigilant in controlling them. Cross-contamination and cross-infection can occur by direct contact with…
Team ORO
Jurisprudence is the study and theory of law. 1 Law has been integral part of human civilization since time immemorial. With evolution of mankind, laws have also quietly grown. In this era…
Dr. Garima Rani
Dental disposables are those everyday staples used during most procedures and which no practice can go without. These items are often single-use and include everything from bibs and towels…
Team ORO
As the world evolves and digitalisation plays an ever-increasing part in our daily lives, the same also applies to the world of dentistry. Digital dentistry solutions are increasingly…
Team India Viking
Oral cancer, also known as mouth cancer, is cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. In the mouth, it most commonly starts as a painless white patch that thickens, develops…
Dr. Ratna Priya
THE MOST COMMON MISTAKES IN STEAM STERILIZATION Steam sterilization process failures are the result of a series of unfortunate events. Steam sterilization process failures are identified by…
Team ORO
According to the 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheet on oral health, “Oral health is essential to general health and quality of life. It is a state of being free from mouth and…
Dr. Aditi Rawat
BACKGROUND Recent advances in biomedical field have increased the value of research on stored biological samples in bio banks to aid in the development of bio medical research in many…
Dr. Sandeep J
Tooth loss after the traumatic dental injuries (TDI) often requires rehabilitation with a multidisciplinary treatment plan. In the growing patients, therapeutic approach may be different…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The “mucus filled cavities” that occur in the oral cavity mainly as a result of mechanical trauma that leads to rupture of salivary gland ductal system and causes mucin spillage into the…
Dr. Nailah Khan
Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. Their unique size-dependent properties make these materials superior and indispensable in many areas…
Dr. Amritha Chandran
Spindle cell neoplasms described as neoplasms that consist of spindle-shaped cells in histopathology. Spindle cell neoplasms affects the oral cavity. In the oral cavity, the origin of the…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The term 'forensic' implies 'court of law'. The term ‘Forensic’ is derived from a Latin word forensic (is) which means – of or belonging to the forum. From there it is but a small step to…
Dr. Shrikant Rajput
Attention on Sterilization & Disinfection in Dentistry Sterilization is the chemical and physical process that aims to eliminate all microorganisms present in any object. That is why…
Dr. Prashant Bhasin
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world is currently facing, killing more than 8 million people per year around the world. More than 7 million had died…
Dr. Nitul Barman
The menace of COVID 19 pandemic has become a major public health concern all over the world. It is a pandemic outbreak that originated from Wuhan, Hubei province of China in December 2019…
Dr. Sameera Begum
Lesions of gingiva are very common and several entities have a predilection for the gingivae, which are much less common in other parts of the oral cavity. Fibroma is the most common benign…
Dr. Anjali Ravi
The concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) began to evolve in Europe with reforms introduced by Bismarck in Germany in the 19th century. The Beveridge Report ushered in British reforms…
Dr. Monika
Cross contamination , also referred as cross infection which implies transfer of bacteria or other contaminants from one surface, substance or subject to another because of unsanitary or…
Dr. Ratnadeep Jadhav
Cardiovascular diseases are group of diseases that affects the heart and blood vessels. This article presents various dental considerations towards treating cardiovascular patients. Many…
Dr. Hannah Maryam
Bioterrorism is a phenomenon of illegal use of biological agents against a civilian population to influence the policy of a government in the pursuit of personal, political, religious…
Dr. Deepak Thakur
BACKGROUND: Several life threatening viruses have emerged recently and have been responsible for increase in the mortality rate and also raising serious health problems throughout the…
Dr. Pramada Prabhakar
Severe covid-19 cases are currently being managed with systemic drugs. Dentists are frequently being reported with cases presenting rare conditions which are destroying jawbones after covid…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
Tobacco use is one among the five greatest risk factors for mortality, and also the single most preventable cause of death. In developing countries like India, the disease burden, health…
Dr. Tanya Singh
Dental caries is a worldwide oral disease that effects individuals of all ages. It has only worsened with the introduction of refined and processed food and their ease of availability…
Dr. Rasheed Minhaz
Holistic dentistry also referred to as organic/biological dentistry, alternative dentistry, uncustomary dentistry, or biocompatible dentistry that is termed complementary and alternative…
Dr. Ngurang Anam
Mucormycosis is a severely invasive fungal infection, mainly affecting immunocompromised patients.Covid-19 infection might induce sustained lymphopenia, which increase the risk of…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The activity of germicides against microorganisms depends on a number of factors, some of which are intrinsic qualities of the organism, others of which are the chemical and external…
By Team ORO
Treatment and prevention is the key to successfully eradicate any disease condition and one such novel therapy which plays a role as a non- invasive therapy in the treatment of various…
Dr. Eeha Chhajer
Tissue engineering is a sprouting branch of biological sciences which applies the principles of engineering and life sciences Regenerative dentistry incorporates three important components…
Dr. Ashwini. S. Colaco
Humans have been skeptical with creating Artificial Intelligence (AI) ever since the idea of AI was proposed by Alan Turning in 1950 and John McCarthy in 1956 assuming the thinking…
Dr. Thota Monica Shree
The pathogenicity of covid-19 has various number of consequences striked by immunological changes, ischaemic pneumonia, hypercoagubility, use of high doses of corticosteroids and other…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The most common supernumerary tooth is a Mesiodens, which is a malformed, peg-like tooth that occurs between the maxillary central incisors. Mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth present in…
Dr. Kalpana Sinsinbar
Covid-19 a pandemic disease affected population around the world, came into existence during late 2019.It caused mild to severe symptoms majorly affecting upper respiratory system, in some…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
Chiropractic is a complementary alternative medicine that has been growing increasingly in different countries all over in recent years. It deals with the prevention, diagnosis and…
Dr. Bhavana I.
The corona virus disease outbreaked in 2019 (COVID -19) became pandemic, which cause severe respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV -2).COVID -19 is associated with inflammation that even resulted…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The current oral health crisis, whose causes are varied and complex, necessitates timely oral evaluation and early detection and treatment of oral health problems. Dramatic changes in…
Dr. Rupali Shrivastava
1-6 OZONE and the first thing that comes to our mind is air pollution. But it is this ozone which protects us from the harmful sunrays that is the major reason for skin cancers. In fact…
Dr. Preeti Sagar
One of the big changes in recent years has been the development of all-in-one resin cements. Because of the large number of systems, the dental team faces questions and decisions when…
Dr. Rashmi R. Shah
Background: Aging of the skin, dermal components, and cells means that the skin texture and appearance deteriorate and have been damaged . As we age , its natural for fine lines and…
Dr. Nivea Verma
Nutrition is the key to a healthy body. Nutritious food is essential not only for overall physical health, but also for the development and maintenance of a healthy mouth, especially the…
Dr. Eeha Chhajer
Radiology is an important diagnostic aid, essential for accurate and confirmed diagnosis and treatment planning. Radiology imaging being a medical speciality that is used in both diagnose…
Dr. Saumya Jaiswal
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the complex software that performs tasks in a way similar to human brains, often by sensing and responding to a feature of their environment which…
Dr. Pragathi R. Bhat
Midline diastema that occurs as a spacing between the upper central Incisors, most commonly seen in pediatric population, during mixed and early permanent dentition phases. At around 9-11…
Dr. Arpita Dash
COVID 19 pandemic has badly hit the world. COVID 19 is caused by SARS-Cov2. It has impacts us all .It has changed the way dental clinics were working before. And we all know that it is…
DR. SHOEB MUJAWAR
The recent spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its associated coronavirus disease has gripped the entire international community and caused widespread…
Dr. Preeti Sagar
The healthcare sector is a major producer of waste. The common sources of major waste at dental clinics includes X-ray fixers and film, chemical disinfectants, dental amalgam, sharps and…
Dr. Jyoti Gupta
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) an acute respiratory disease, caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, previously known as 2019-nCoV), has spread throughout the world. The emergence of…
Dr. Shaivy Ambuj
Corona viruses are a large family of viruses, including some that the common cold to some that cause major diseases such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)and the Middle East…
Dr. Deepika Rawat
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in both mammals and birds. While Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered…
Dr. Megha Sagar
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID 19 a pandemic infection that has spread rapidly across the globe. There has been no substantial evidence of any specific…
Dr. Adiba Pathan
Social distancing is a non-pharmaceutical infection prevention and control intervention implemented to avoid/decrease contact between those who are infected with a disease causing pathogen…
Dr. Preeti. Sagar
Health care associated infections are drawing increasing attention from patients, insurers, governments and regulatory bodies. This is not only because of the magnitude of the problem in…
Dr. Bisma Reyaz
The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a highly transmittable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in…
Dr. C. Pradeep
As professional health-care providers, dentists are primarily concerned with promoting good oral health. This does not only include oral hygiene practices but also good nutrition to promote…
Dr. Bareen J. Tramboo
Every year 31st may is celebrated globally as “WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY” to disclose the message of ill effects of tobacco consumption on health and to raise awareness against oral cancer. This…
Dr. Tanmay Mittal
Prevention of health is not an altruist concept. It is mankind’s primary hope for improving health. Prevention is currently receiving much attention but the germ of the concept is far from…
Dr. Sunil K Chaudhary
Dental diseases are a significant public health burden in India as well as across the globe. It is fundamental and universal right of all citizens of India to health which needs to be…
Dr. Jyotsna Seth
Ayurveda is a comprehensive system of natural health care that originated in the ancient Vedic times of India. Its primary emphasis is on prevention of disease and maintenance of health. It…
Dr. Gagan Raj
Infection is a process of tissue invasion by microorganisms, cross infection can be defined as the transmission of infectious agents between patients and health care provider within a…
Dr. Bhawana Agrawal
Point of sale (also called POS or checkout during computerization later becoming online point of sale or OPOS) is the place where a retail transaction is completed. It is the point at which…
Gulrez Alam Khan
Oncocytes are cells displaying marked cytoplasmic acidophilia, granularity, and are present in the acini and ducts of normal human salivary glands. These cells apparently originate by a…
Dr. Sherin James
The utility of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has spanned various fields of dentistry, due to its role in wound healing. Though PRP is being used over a long time, there is still confusion over…
Dr. Mudit Agarwal
This month, highlights the INJEX Anesthetic System for Needle-Free local Anesthesia Over the many years I have spent in general dental practice, I have Personally seen and used a variety of…
Dr. Honey Verma
Bisphosphonates have been associated with a serious adverse reaction known as bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). The purpose of this review was to assess the outcomes…
Dr. Gitika Singh
Mental nerve is the terminal branch of Inferior alveolar nerve. In many of the surgical as well as clinical procedures, mental foramen is a key factor. Anatomic variations of this nerve may…
Dr. Vishaj S. Maru Private
The aim and objective of the study is: To introduce a nowel indigenous medicament, Alveoheal for the treatment of dry socket. To compare the properties and results of Alvogyl with Alveoheal…
Dr. Anum Shehzad
The term “Minimally Invasive (MI) Dentistry” was primarily associated with Operative Dentistry and was defined as the management of caries with a biological approach, rather than with a…
Dr. Alex Mathews M.
In this era of passion to look beautiful various new technologies are emerging to enhance and improve the physical appearance of people. Botox is emerging as one popular treatment to…
Dr. Swetha Jayan
Miles Markley, one of several great leaders in preventive dentistry, summarized in this statement the central concept in the modern approach to the dentist’s role in treatment of dental…
Dr. Saumya Jaiswal
Replacing a broken tooth is a cumbersome and arduous task. Not only is the tooth replacement painful, but the process of replacement is often lengthy, more painful and traumatic than the…
Dr. Aditi Jain
BACKGROUND : Different barrier membranes and augmentation techniques are used to recover lost bone structures with varied success. Recently, a combination between bone graft materials and…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
Palatogingival grooves are most common etiological factors affecting the maxillary anteriors and often lead to formation of Primary Periodontal lesion with secondary endodontic involvement…
Dr. Pratishtha Khenwar
Ephebo dontics is the term for adolescent dentistry and adolescence is an intermediate developmental period with numerous marked changes among which oral health care needs receives least…
Dr. Sneha Kurien
Ozone due to its unique properties like analgesic, antihypoxic, detoxicating, immunostimulant, antimicrobial, biosynthetic and bioenergetic properties is used to treat various diseases by…
Dr. Pragathi R. Bhat
Tooth sensitivity is a common complaint encountered in clinical practice today Tooth Sensitivity is described as a brief sensation which is caused by a stimulus such as cold or heat to…
Dr. Anju Thomas
The periodontium plays a major role in holding the teeth. The periodontium has various fibres which are attached to the tooth. This review discusses about the basic concepts of periodontium…
Dr. Aakash Shah
Esthetic or cosmetic dentistry is one of the main areas of dental practice. Increasing demand of patients for esthetics has resulted in the development of several techniques for restoring…
Dr. Gaurav Gupta
Shock is a condition in which circulation fails to meet the nutritional needs of the cells and at the same time fails to remove the metabolic waste products. Prosthodontics is a branch, it…
Dr. Yavaneetha Reddy
The use of repetitive maxillofacial imaging to monitor the progress of orthodontic treatment is essential to effectively treat orthodontic patients. Three dimensional imaging is rapidly…
Dr. Akash Shah
Since its introduction to dentistry more than a decade ago, zirconia ceramic has raised remarkable interest and gained popularity. This is due to its outstanding mechanical properties that…
Dr. Akash Shah
One of the most common congenital anomalies seen in the head and neck region are the orofacial clefts or clefting. Cleft lip and palate are one of the most common orofacial clefts around…
Dr. Shyamala naidu
The threat of bioterrorism has been ignored and denied for long, and it has increased over the past few years. We are all poorly prepared to deal with a terrorist attack that employs the…
Dr. Yogeshwari Krishnan
PREVALENCE OF ENDENTULISM The percent of edentulous people among the US population has declined over the last century with each generation1. However, there continues to be substantial…
Dr. Aakash Shah
According to the Notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India; "biomedical waste (BMW)" means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment…
Dr. Vidur Arya
PREVALENCE OF ENDENTULISM The percent of edentulous people among the US population has declined over the last century with each generation 1 . However, there continues to be substantial…
Dr.Akash Shah
According to the Notification by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India; "biomedical waste (BMW)" means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment…
Dr.Vidhur Arya
The colour green is an earthy shade and it represents comfort, calmness, and positivity. Growth and hope are also represented by this colour. It depicts safety of the drugs and other…
Dr. Yogeshwari Krishan
Most clinicians believe that their record keeping is adequate. In reality, a discrepancy exists between clinicians’ perception of dental record adequacy and recommended structure and…
Dr. Prerna Kaushik
Chlorhexidine, to date is the most potent anti -plaque agent. It is considered gold standard anti- plaque agent, against which efficacy of other anti plaque and anti -gingivitis agents is…
Dr. kamal Kishore Prjapat
Not all the teeth have same internal anatomy. Variations in anatomy of roots do play a major role like number of roots, number of root canals or even the shape of the roots and their…
Dr. Kalpana Sinsinbar
The dental profession has an ethical and legal responsibility for patient care. A properly maintained patient record is a very important aspect of this patient care. In general, a “record”…
Dr.Prerna Kaushik
Dentists along with other health professionals can act as first responders well prepared to play an important role in response to catastrophic events as they areexperts in infection…
Dr. Kriti Verma
Tooth whitening-induced sensitivity is one of the most crucial drawbacks of tooth whitening; people are reluctant to pursue such treatment given the fact that they might experience it while…
Dr. Akash
Stem cells are the unique cells that have the potential to develop into different type of cells in the body. These are undifferentiated cells that can differentiate into specialized cells…
Dr. Vikram Ahuja
Damocrates, a Greek physician, considered cleanliness as the indispensable condition for avoiding disease of theteeth and gums.1 The main aim of periodontal treatment is to achieve the…
Dr. Himanshu Gupta
Bonding agents are used in patients with dental caries for filling the cavities and build-up of a fractured tooth. In orthodontics they are used for bonding of brackets to the teeth. This…
Dr. Akash Shah
Periodontitis is a multi-factorial disease in which the host factors and the environmental factors play an important role. Though bacterial plaque is a chief etiological factor for…
Dr. Venkatesh Badagannavar
Cone beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is acclaimed for its accuracy and diverse clinical utility. The benefits of good image quality, volumetric analysis, short scan times, and relatively…
Dr. Akash Shah
Metal-free restorations are becoming increasingly important in dentistry due to factors such as the increased aesthetic demands of the patient, legislation in some countries and possible…
Dr. Deeksha Aggarwal
The efficacy of Botox in facial aesthetics and cosmetics is well established over the period. Apart from facial cosmetics, the Botox is an answer to various maxillofacial muscular…
Dr. Monika Malik Vigarniya
The “echo boom” of the 1980s has increased the incidence of pregnancy in our patient population. When a gravid patient has an urgent or emergent problem, knowledge of the unique aspects of…
Dr. Deepshikha Rathore
Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders worldwide and presents a major public health problem and social challenge in parts where the frequency is high. It is a kind of…
Dr. Dharmendra Shah
The topical use of platelet concentrates is recent and its efficiency remains controversial. Several techniques for platelet concentrates are available; however, their applications have…
Dr. Anshuman Dwivedi
Dental healthcare staff should be aware of the proper handling and the management of dental waste. A lot of biomedical waste (BMW) is generated in dental practices that can be harmful to…
Dr. Anupama Neelakantan
CLINICAL IMAGES Clinical Images are classic images of common medical & dental conditions. Images are an important part of much of what we do and learn in medicine & dentistry. This feature…
Dr. Suraj Agarwal
Fissured tongue is painless benign anatomical variation of normal tongue, when the tongue has grooves on the dorsal and lateral side. This study shows the case of a young patient who goes…
Dr. Kocovski Darko
Technological advances have revolutionized the face of dentistry & inpursuit of better oral health care delivery: the branch of “Teledentistry” emerged. Teledentistry can be defined as the…
Dr. Suraj Agarwal
Modifications of body, including tattooing and body piercing have been performed by various population groups over centuries, in different geographic regions, producing distinct cultural…
Dr. Sh. Priyadarshini
Biocompatibility of a material is the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems (According toDorland's Medical Dictionary2008). A number of restorative…
Dr. Hemant Kumar
Laser is an acronym, which stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Several decades ago, the laser was a death ray, the ultimate weapon of destruction, something…
Dr. Arjun Jawahar Sharma
Aspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is relatively uncommon but potentially serious complication. Here we present a case of 56yearold man who accidentally aspirated a…
Dr. Prashant Saxena
There is no escape from at least one thing in this world and that, whether you like it or not, is a relationship. Just as each one of us is born into a relationship, the tooth too develops…
Dr. Vinisha Pandey
India is a vast country with a population of 1 billion people. Of this, people older than 60yearsconstitute 8%which in actual number is 80 million. The dentist: population ratio is 1:27000…
Dr. Ankita Chandra
AIM: The present article aims to provide a few yet simple steps which will be clinically helpful in placement of the pontic. BACKGROUND: The healing period after implant placement is…
Dr. Shikha Rastogi
One of the most challenging situations that the dentist confront is control of hemorrhage; especially during deep cavity preparation, before making impressions or cementing of restorations…
Dr. Vagish Mehta
In dentistry, allergic reactions to Titanium implants have not been studied, nor considered by professionals. Placing permanent metal dental implants in allergic patients can provoke Type…
Dr. Ranjith Kumar P
WHO ARE THE “FRAIL ELDERLY”? Ettinger and Beck1 developed a functional definition of the elderly based upon an older person’s physical ability to seek dental services. The…
Dr. Hemant Goel
Authors : Dr. Suganya. B , Dr. Priyanka Mittal . Abstract Regenerative dental procedures are biologically based procedures with regeneration of defective oral tissues. In the past two…
Dr. Suganya. B
Professions emerge and evolve over time, usually as a result of scientific advancement. Thus, artisans become artists and craftsmen become professionals. No different is the case of…
Dr. Himanshu Aeran
Being eco friendly is the most important facet of life..“Eco friendly dentistry” attempts to reduce the detrimental impact of dental practices on the environment and promote environmental…
Dr. Sudhanshu Shekhar
Titanium (pronounced /tai’ teiniem) initially referred to as “space age metal” has revolutionized dentistry. With the development of new processing methods—such as lost-wax casting…
Dr. Manesh Lahori
Unfortunately, spare parts are not given out at birth. Regeneration of soft fabrics proceeds quickly enough but what to do, when it is necessary to restore the damaged sites of a bone?…
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Regenerative Medicine- Potential And Reflaction On Dentistry Facial Aesthet. KEY WORDS- Pulp Stem Cells; Adipose Derived Stem Cells; Mesenchymal Stem cells; Regenerative Medicine…
Dr. Ivona Igerc
Cleidocranial dysplasia, also known as cleidocranial dysostosis is a rare disorder resulting in skeletal, facial, dental deformities. It is usually caused due to mutations in Cbfa1 gene…
Dr.Sohini Banerjee Prof
Even as early as the 1950s,the Serengeti hadalready gained worldwide attention through the numerous documentary films produced by Professor Bernhard Grzimek. The images from Serengeti…
Dr. Martin Jorgens
FORCED ERUPTION is defined as an orthodontic process whereby a tooth is intentionally moved in a coronal direction through the application of a small, continuous force in order to effect…
Dr. Hasan Sarfaraz
This article reviews the basic differences between a natural tooth and a dental implant. INTRODUCTION An implant is not a tooth as it does not decay, has no periodontal membrane and a vital…
Dr. Mehta Anjali
Dental prostheses are very complex systems, heterogenous in structure, made up from various materials, with different physical properties. They have to satisfy high stress requirements as…
Dr. Gunjan Gupta
Hard and soft tissue lasers have been widely used in modern dentistry. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a newly developing technique in dentistry, although it has been used among medical…
Dr. Shally Mahajan
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful and versatile tool for the detection and localisation of nucleic acids in fixed materials such as cells, metaphase chromosome spreads…
Dr. Geeta Sharma
Ozone (O 3 ) gas was first described in 1785 by a Dutch chemist,Martinus Van Marum. It was named in 1840 by Christian Schönbein, a German-Swiss chemist. The gas is a molecule consisting of…
Dr. Julian Holmes
Forensic Odontology is a relatively new science that utilizes the dentist’s knowledge to serve the judicial system. Human identification is a mainstay of civilization and the identification…
Dr. Swati Choudhary
Dental care professionals are at risk for occupational exposure to a variety of hazardous chemicals and situations. Being unaware of the potential hazards in the work environment makes them…
Dr. Siddharth Mehta
Rapid prototyping (RP) is a CAD/CAM technology that was originally developed to fabricate prototypes for industrial purposes.It has facilitated the design and rapid production of mass…
Dr. Dhaded Sunil
CASE REPORT A 55 years old man came to clinic with chief complaint of ill fitting dentures. Patient gives a history of dentures wearing for year which were comfortable before, but recently…
Dr. Kinjal Shah
Green dentistry is a relatively new term and an emerging concept in dentistry. Most dental offices are privately-owned small businesses and have no financial advantage to invest in many…
Dr. Nishu Singla
Pregnancy is a process comprised of complex physical and psychological changes that profoundly affect even healthy women. The changes that occur are the result of increasing maternal and…
Dr. Ashish Vyas Assistant
ABSTARCT Low level laser therapy has been in use since long for its applications in medical sciences. Recently, it has started finding its use in dentistry as well. Lasers, because of its…
Dr. Deepesh Prajapati
In dental practice, the clinician is influenced by factors based on experience, anecdotes and observations. But how much of it is reliable and can guarantee a successful treatment outcome?…
Dr. Krishna Prasad
Geriatric dentistry is a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to the management of oral health problems of the elderly. A rapid rise in the aging patients with a variety of…
Dr. Nishu Singla
Laser Acupuncture is now by far the third most popular method for treating pain in the world. A complete health system of acupressure points and meridians has been documented for use in…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
Coconut and its related products have wide range of use. It is not only popular as an ingredient in edible products but also has some vital uses in dentistry and medicine as well. This…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
Predicting the future of any major technology is difficult. Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a nanometer (10−9 m). More…
Dr. Swapnil S. Bumb
Pregnancy is a unique period in a woman's lifetime. Good oral health during pregnancy is important to the overall health of both the expectant mother and her baby. Oral health care should…
Dr. Nishu Singla
Plants are the richest source of drugs in traditional system of medicine, modern medicine and nutraceuticals. Medicinal plants are a source of great economical value all over the world…
Dr. Pushpa S.
Over the years many techniques have been introduced to gain bone volume and quality for placement of oral implants for oral rehabilitation. The gold standard is still autogenous bone, but…
Dr. Varun Kumar
The human dentition can be used as a weapon of attack or defence. Human bite marks are found most frequently in cases of murder, rape, child abuse or altercation. When they contain…
Dr. Trisha Rastogi
As the age has advanced, there has been a high incidence of cardiovascular diseases in developed societies. Millions of subjects adhere to some or the other protocol of anticoagulant…
Dr. Aditya Chaudhary
Morinda Citrifolia is derived from the Rubiaceae family and is a native of Polynesia, Micronesia, Hawaiian Islands and is popularly called “Noni” there. It is also known as The Indian…
Dr. Pushpa S.
Turmeric has been regarded as a purifier by the Ayurvedic Healers. Well known for its healing properties. Remedies made of turmeric are used in treating digestive disorders, strengthening…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
This manuscript briefly describes the use of one of the most interesting nano materials-Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs), which has received significant importance in biomedical field…
Dr. Madhu Bangera
The usefulness of Traditional and Alternative Medicine, in the control of oral diseases, is gaining increasing interest and the clinical investigation of these indigenous means is emerging…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
SIRONA, The Dental Company is the world largest manufacturer of dental technology and is clearly the innovation leader in dentistry. Sirona develops and manufactures the majority of its…
Dr. Anvesha Gupta
Naturopathy is picking up as the treatment option of choice in the western countries. Due to minimal side effects, highly effective treatment outcomes and increasing patient awareness, the…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
The mobile technology has emerged into our world rapidly and meets the needs of fast paced modern societies. Hand held mobile phones are definitely the most convenient and efficient…
Dr. Kalpana A. Patidar
The last part of this article deals with the other two products extracted from the honey bee namely, the Bee Pollen and Royal Jelly. Despite having some wonderful properties, royal jelly…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
A trend has been observed in the recent past to incorporate alternate medicine/dentistry as an effective treatment modality. With patients particularly seeking alternatives to conventional…
Dr. Puneeta Duggal
Over the years, general dental practitioners have been and continue to be bombarded with information promoting new and improved innovations to enhance clinical and marketing skills. There…
Dr. Julian Holmes
The mouth has been called a mirror of the body. Careful examination of the oral cavity may reveal findings indicative of an underlying systemic condition, and allow for early diagnosis and…
Dr. Ritesh Singla
The biomedical waste produced in the course of health care activities carries a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inappropriate handling of biomedical…
Dr. Sameer Ahmed
THE NANOTECHNOLOGY Flávia Zancheta From the ancient Greeks to present, a lot has been learned about the universe. We now know that the world that is familiar to us is formed by atoms, not…
Nayana Carvalho A. P. Flamini
Presented are the main stages of the origin and application of Plasmolifting technology, which is an injectable form of platelet-rich auto plasma; theoretical and pathogenetic mechanisms…
Dr. R. R. Akhmerov
The nature of dentistry--getting a good look inside the patient’s mouth--requires the patient to be lower than the doctor. Thus mankind has tinkered for centuries with the optimum dental…
Dr. Satyabrat Banerjee
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