Using a toothpaste with the brush is always a necessity as one says, but a company Shiken has come with a special type of toothbrush, which would eliminate the need of usage of toothpaste on it, and the brush itself is enough for the brushing of teeth and keeping them clean of the food debris, [...]
Toothbrush which doesn’t need toothpaste for brushing
by Dr. Chetan on 29. Aug, 2010 in Dental Instruments
Internal Resorption – Pink tooth of Mummery
by Dr. Chetan on 08. Jun, 2010 in Endodontics
Internal resorption is a condition where the slow or fast resorption of the dentin of the pulp, and the internal walls of the root canals occurs. It is named as Pink tooth of Mummery after the anatomist – James Howard Mummery. Cause and symptoms The cause of this condition is not clearly known, except of [...]
Pulp Polyp – Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis – Proliferative Pulpitis
by Dr. Chetan on 08. Jun, 2010 in Miscellaneous
Pulp Polyp, also called as Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis, or Proliferative pulpitis is a productive pulpal inflammation due to extensive carious exposure of any young pulpal tissue. This is a type of irreversible pulpitis, which is chronic and usually asymptomatic in nature. It is characterized by development of granulation tissue, covered by epithelium and it results [...]
Irreversible Pulpitis – Persistant inflammation of pulp
by Dr. Chetan on 08. Jun, 2010 in Endodontics
Pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp (refer Diseases of the Pulp). Irreversible pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp, symptomatic or asymptomatic, caused by any noxious stimuli. It is characterized by persistent pain, and following are the types – Acute – Abnormally responsive to cold Abnormally responsive to heat Chronic – Asymptomatic [...]
Reversible Pulpitis – Hyperemia – Hyperactive pulpalgia
by Dr. Chetan on 08. Jun, 2010 in Endodontics
Pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp (refer Diseases of the Pulp). Reversible pulpitis is a type of inflammation of the pulpal tissue, which is symptomatic and the initial stage, which gives hypersensitive response to any cold stimulus, but the pain response subsides when the stimulus is removed. Table of Contents: Etiology of Reversible [...]
Types of Pulpal Diseases – Grossman Classification
by Dr. Chetan on 08. Jun, 2010 in Endodontics
The diseases in pulp can occur due to any of the bacterial, physical, chemical or radiation reasons. The bacterial irritants can first attack the upper layers of teeth, like the enamel and dentin, which later progresses to involve the pulp. Grossman classified the diseases of pulp into various categories, depending on the type of pathology, [...]
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