30th AP State Dental Conference – Hyderabad – Guest Lecture 1
The AP State dental conference at Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad on the dates 31st Oct. and 1st Nov. 2009.
The first guest lecture is delivered by
Dr. K.S. Nagesh,
Principal, Prof and Head,
Dept. of Oral MEdicine and Radiology,
D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore
Topic – Oral and Maxillofacial Infections
The time has came to close the book on infectious diseases.
4 primary
Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Malaria
Upto 1/3rd of the world population has Tuberculosis.
Oral and Maxillofacial infections -
- Bacterial infections
- Viral
- Fungal
- Rareities
- Odontogenic
- Non-Odontogenic
- Opportunistic
Bacterial infections -
- Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis/Periodontitis
- Tuberculosis
- Bacterial sialadenitis
Differences Between Amalgam And Composite Fillings
Patients have been known to care less about the type of tooth filling they receive. The underlying factor being the ability by a dentist to advice on the right type of filling for a particular condition of the tooth. As much as there are many pros and cons of using these fillings on ones tooth, those of composite are of more benefit than amalgam fillings according to my observation. Amalgam is a silver like metallic tooth filling that is a combination of zin, lead, tin and mercury while composite are tooth colored filling composed of a polymer material that looks like a natural tooth.
Swine Flu screening centers in India
Swine flu treatment centers in India have been set up majorly now to fight the disease, but there are not many screening centers for the same. So there are long standing lines, and people are unaware of which hospital treats/tests the people for Swine Flu.
If you are down with any swine flu symptom and unsure whether its the infection or normal cold, then you should go for one of the screening centers in your city to get tested for Swine Flu and make sure it doesn’t get infected to others if you are infected.
Here are a few hospitals that i have listed below, for the screening of Swine Flu in India -
Swine Flu H1N1 Treatment
Swine Flu is increasingly spreading around in India, and more cases are being admitted to hospitals in all parts of the country. And the hospitals for swine flu treatment are trying the best to provide the treatment to every affected case.
Here is the treatment for Swine Flu and instructions for people unaware about it -
Symptomatic treatment -
This treatment is to reduce the symptoms like high temperature, body pains etc. by the use of Paracetamol. This is still not to be administered in excess. As Paracetamol is a multi-acting drug and can produce side-effects. And its usage in kids has to be strictly done under physician’s instructions.
Wear face masks to prevent Swine Flu
This post is just an explanation to a doubt raised over the usage of Face mask, over normal tissue papers or hankies, for the prevention of Swine Flu. Here are my thoughts -
Face masks are made from micro-pores which can take in-and-out the air for respiration, but most of micro-organisms are stopped from penetrating in. These are what doctors use during surgeries, so you can assume the safety with it. On the other hand, the normal hand-kerchief or tissue papers are safe to some extent, but still are not strong enough to stop every micro-organism to enter the body.
