TOOTH WEAR
What is the difference between ABRASION, ATTRITION, ABFRACTION AND EROSION ? Tooth wear is a term used to describe the progressive loss of a tooth’s surface due to actions other than those which… Continue reading
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ANGLE’S CLASSIFICATION OF MALOCCLUSION
A malocclusion is a misalignment or incorrect relation between the teeth of the two dental arches when they approach each other as the jaws close. Edward Angle, who is considered the father of… Continue reading
DENTAL ENAMEL
DID YOU KNOW: Enamel is the hardest substance in the body. Tooth enamel is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in humans and many other animals. It is… Continue reading
3 Major Types of Local Anaesthesia
LOCAL ANAESTHESIA TECHNIQUES There are several general methods of obtaining pain control with local anesthetics. The site of deposition of the drug relative to the area of operative intervention determines the type of… Continue reading
Manual vs Power Toothbrush
Currently, there are no significantly conclusive findings that pertain to the superiority of manual versus powered toothbrush. Since my group (for one of the classes) designed a protocol research outline for the adverse… Continue reading
DENTAL EROSION
Erosion is the irreversible loss of tooth substance brought about by a chemical process that does not involve bacterial action. There have been some disagreements in dental field pertaining to “Dental Erosion”. Grippo and… Continue reading
Basics of Digital Dental Photography
In today’s society of patient’s high expectations and increased demands for cosmetic dentistry, dental photography is essential for : – Diagnosis and treatment planning: As a dental professional you gain a more detailed information… Continue reading
G.V. BLACK’S CLASSIFICATION OF CARIES
Today, caries remains one of the most common diseases throughout the world. Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or a cavity, is an infection, bacterial in origin, that causes demineralization and destruction of… Continue reading
DENTAL RUBBER DAM
Unlike many of the techniques used in modern restorative dentistry, rubber dam is not a recent innovation. Its use was described by Barnum as early as 1865 in the British Journal of Dental Science. … Continue reading