A practical guide to image quality, normal anatomy, tooth and supporting-structure assessment, descriptive reporting, and the limits of a two-dimensional image. A small dental radiograph can contain a surprising amount of information: tooth structure, restorations, roots, periodontal support, anatomical landmarks, developing teeth, and possible disease. The challenge is not simply recognising a dark area. It […]
Do You Need Mouthwash? When and How to Use It
Mouthwash is an optional addition for many people and a targeted treatment for others. Understand the ingredients, timing and precautions before adding a rinse to your routine.
Oral Histology Slide Identification: What to Look for First
A practical guide for dental students to recognise enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, periodontal ligament, and oral mucosa, with annotated schematics, comparison tables, worked spotters, and viva questions. An oral histology slide becomes much easier to identify when you stop searching immediately for a familiar pink or brown patch. Begin by asking what kind of preparation […]
How to Brush and Clean Your Teeth with Braces
Fixed braces need a little extra cleaning care. Follow a practical routine for brushing around brackets and wires, cleaning between teeth and looking after your gums.
How to Brush Your Teeth Properly: A Step-by-Step Guide
A gentle brushing routine can be easy to follow. Learn how to clean every tooth surface, choose fluoride toothpaste and organise two minutes without scrubbing harder.
Tooth Numbering Systems Explained: FDI, Palmer, and Universal
A detailed guide for dental students, covering permanent and primary teeth, chart orientation, notation conversions, common mistakes, and revision questions. The same tooth can be written as 36 in FDI notation, ?6 in Palmer notation, and #19 in the Universal system. Those identifiers all refer to the permanent mandibular left first molar. At first, this […]
Post Extraction Instructions for the Patient – What to do after tooth is pulled out?
So, for whatever reason, you got your tooth pulled out. It could be an infected tooth that is far from getting treated, a wisdom tooth that had to be pulled out as it was causing issues to the adjacent teeth, or one of the many other reasons. Does the issue end there once your tooth […]
Foods that cause Bad Breath (Halitosis Causes)
Bad Breath is caused due to several factors, one of the major ones being the food that we consume in our day to day life, and the food which we cannot avoid, that being one of the ingredients in the several dishes that we make and consume. Although one cannot easily avoid eating those, they […]
Tips to Choose a Toothbrush
When you visit a store, you find a several number of varieties and designs of toothbrushes, all of their own shapes, sizes and having unique designs. One usually ends up buying a toothbrush which is attractive in looks, easier to handle and which was usually talked about more, for it’s looks and not for the […]
Best ways for Preventing & Curing Bad Breath in Kids
Having bad breath is one of the most embarrassing situations and is getting common nowadays in small children. Bad breath is very unpleasant in children. However, you might not recognize it. It can, at times happen, that after properly brushing teeth, bad breath can persist in your child’s mouth. Bad breath is a common name […]
Types of Wisdom Teeth Impactions Based on Angulations of Tooth
Wisdom tooth impaction is one of the very common problems which start from the teenage and it’s the third molar tooth whose impacted position leads to various consequences and the people are left with an option of getting the wisdom tooth extracted surgically. But again, the severity of the wisdom tooth impaction depends on the […]
Roles & Requirement of a Dental Hygienist (Education Details)
In a dental office, helping patients for the prevention of dental problems and also educating them about proper dental care, is the general role of a dental hygienist. Working closely with community dental services, dentists in general practice and hospitals is common for a dental hygienist as well. Responsibilities in both clinical and health promotion […]
Dear haters, your negativity against ALS Ice Bucket Challenge isn’t helping either!
Enough with the talk against ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, please! If you don’t like it, don’t do it – keep it till there. Don’t take a step ahead to discourage others from doing it, only because you don’t like it. Wasting a bucket of water is hurting you so much, because they showed it on […]
Dental Assistant vs. Dental Hygienist – Comparison of Jobs & Profession
A dental assistant and a dental hygienist are often misinterpreted to be similar dental professionals by those outside the dental industry. However, these two professionals within the dental industry tend to distinctively different. The differences between a dental assistant and a dental hygienist must essentially be understood by anyone who is planning to enter the […]
Dental Hygienist – Jobs & Average Salary in the Dental Office
A Dental Hygienist is a trained professional in the field of Health care, where they specialize in providing preventive care to the patients. The job of Dental Hygienists is to clean the teeth, assess the problems of the patient and diagnose the dental problem, and most importantly, providing the dental education to the patients about […]