Root canal treatment is done when there is no chance of tooth to be saved, and the patient doesn’t want it to be extracted although decayed. It is done to kill the vitality of the tooth and then filling it with mechanical components, and placing a cap over it. The procedure involves the removal of […]
Dental Abscess – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Dental abscess is collection of pus in the tooth following any infection, and it can be within the tooth in the roots, near the gums, or in the alveolar bone which surrounds the tooth. Causes: Tooth decay – Tooth decay can be some infection due to micro organisms, which can decay the internal parts of […]
Mucocele or Mucus extravasation phenomenon or Mucus escape reaction
Mucocele is a common lesion of the oral mucosa that results from the rupture of salivary gland duct and spillage of mucin into the surrounding soft tissues. This usually occurs from a trauma that effects the normal functioning of the salivary gland duct and damage to the duct. Most of the times, the cause for […]
Which is the best time to floss your teeth?
Dental floss is one of the best oral hygiene maintaining techniques, which is sometimes said to be better than tooth brushing, only due to the reason that the regions which can not be reached by brush, can be accessed by the floss thread, and it effectively removes the bacterial dental plaque from those regions, and […]
Method of flossing is important, not frequency
When it comes to dental floss and its usage, the method with which you are going to floss is going to be the primary factor for its effectiveness, and the number of times you have flossed is not at all important. People usually take flossing similar to brushing and keep a track of flossing 3 […]
NANO Dentistry – Waiting for Robotic Dentistry – By Dr. Ramananda Shetty
This was another interesting session and topic continued by Dr. Ramananda Shetty who also talked about the development in education of Dentistry in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and all over India. Here was the topic – NANO – Derived from Greek word signifies “Billionth” Represents molecular level Nanomedicine – Allows the physicians to perform precise […]
29th A.P. State Dental Conference, Warangal – Session by Dr. Ramananda Shetty
December 6th and 7th, 2008 – The dental conference by A. P. State Dental Association is being conducted and the 1st session on Day 1 has started. First lecture by Dr. S. Ramananda Shetty, Vice-Chancellor at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. The topic that he is talking about – “Feel Healthy – Smile […]
14th November – World Diabetes Day
November 14th, is a day with some good names for itself, couple of them being the Childrens Day and World Diabetes Day. World Diabetes day is specifically recognized for awareness and campaigns related to diabetes and its control in communities. And every term or couple of years, the theme for this day changes for some […]
You can never avoid a dentist, Never!
Dentist is one of those persons one would fear about.. and for some it’s a nightmare to visit a dentist. They feel its the hardest part to visit a dentist and have their teeth checked and treated for proper care. Point to be noted – Some people just avoid visiting a dentist due to fear, […]
Flossing helps in preventing Gum disease
This is to highlight the facts that were given by the “Journal of Periodontology (JOP)”, dental floss when used, not just cleans the teeth edges and margins but is also responsible in prevention of gum diseases caused due to some virulent micro-organisms. Flossing has been a practice more in the western countries, but eastern country […]
FDA says – Dental Silver Amalgams are not safe! Finally!
It is already a known fact that Silver amalgams which are used to restore the lost part of a tooth, are not safe for people, as they contain the toxic metal Mercury, due to which the name “Amalgam”. But ever since people have learned that Amalgams have more than 50% mercury in it, the race […]
More fluoride is not safe – It causes cavities
It is well known everywhere that Fluoride is a mineral known to be anti-cariogenic, so it prevents caries and cavity formation. But this always is not a correct fact. The people in U.S. are more prone to caries formation, just due to the fact that they have higher consumption of fluorine through food and water. […]
Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
Inferior alveolar nerve block is a procedure of giving anesthesia to the mandibular region to block certain areas from experiencing pain in those areas, and this is usually helpful to perform surgical procedures in the oral cavity. If the Inferior alveolar nerve is blocked with the anesthesia solution, then the whole nerve along with its […]
Dental Plaque
Dental plaque is an accumulation of thin film on the outer surface of the tooth. It should not be confused with plague which is entirely different phrase. This mainly consists of microorganisms, most of which are bacteria of Streptococcus mutans species. These bacteria are not harmful to the oral cavity generally, but during some extreme […]
Earn a free toothbrush from Colgate for your kids
Colgate is giving away free toothbrush for children who complete a small course log in the Colgate website which would be for a few weeks time, in which complete tooth care program and logs are scheduled, and along with that you can earn a free toothbrush. Check it out here.Colgate and Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) […]