TOPIC: TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO THE MAXILLOFACIAL REGION 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Factors that significantly increase susceptibility to dental injury are postnormal occlusion, an overjet exceeding 4 mm, short upper lip, incompetent lips and mouth breathing. 🔸Fractures Of Alveolar Process: The labial plate is most often fractured than palatal plate; occlusion has been changed. 🔸Lateral […]
TOPIC: SYSTEMIC DISEASES MANIFESTED IN JAW 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Diabetes Mellitus: Polyuria, polydipsia (excessive intake of water), polyphagia, nocturia and rapid weight loss are present. Radiograph shows discontinuity or blurring of the cortex of the alveolar crest, wide destruction of the lamina dura, thickening of periodontal membrane, and horizontal and vertical bone loss. […]
TOPIC: DISEASES OF BONE MANIFESTED IN JAW 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Fibrous Dysplasia: It is also known as leontiasis ossea. It can be Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia (only single bone is affected), Polyostotic Fibrous Dysplasia (multiple bones are affected), McCune-Albright Syndrome (polyostotic form accompanied by cutaneous pigmentation, endocrine dysfunction) and Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia (bones of […]
TOPIC: SALIVARY GLAND DISORDERS 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Aplasia and Hypoplasia Of Glands: Unilateral gland is missing or is very small compared to the contralateral side with congenital reasons. 🔹Acute Inflammation: Symptoms are pain or heat sensation; sonographs of acute inflammation–affected gland show swelling and increased vascularity. 🔹Chronic Inflammation: Ductal dilatation can also be […]
TOPIC: DISORDERS OF PARANASAL SINUS 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Sinusitis: Sinusitis is the inflammatory condition that causes generalised inflammation of the PNS mucous membrane. 🔸Pansinusitis: All the sinuses will be involved, and may be unilateral or bilateral. There is fever, general malaise, bodyache and headache, usually confined to forehead, and there is also postnasal […]
TOPIC: TUMORS OF JAW 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Ameloblastoma: It is also called adamantinoma. It begins as a central lesion of bone which is slowly destructive but tends to expand the bone rather than perforate it. Teeth in the involved region may be displaced. Radiographically, classic ameloblastoma appears as multilocular cyst-like lesion and gives […]
TOPIC: TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹The condylar head with its cartilaginous surface is particularly vulnerable to environmental and genetic influence leading to growth disturbance. 🔹In unilateral hypoplasia of condyle sigmoid notch is shallow. Prominent antegonial notch is seen on the affected side. 🔹In unilateral condylar hyperplasia ramus and body of mandible […]
TOPIC: DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS OF CRANIOFACIAL REGION 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Facial Hemihypertrophy: It is also known as Friedreich disease. Enlargement of half face occurs. On radiograph there is enlargement of bone to the affected side of the skull. 🔸Facial Hemiatrophy: It is also known as Parry–Romberg syndrome. There is appearance of white furrow on […]
TOPIC: CYSTS OF THE JAW 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Dentigerous Cyst: Dentigerous cysts develop around the crown of an impacted or embedded unerupted or supernumerary tooth. Cysts may undergo neoplastic transformation to an ameloblastoma called muralameloblastoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. 🔹Dentigerous Cyst appears as a well-defined radiolucency with sclerotic borders. Radiographically, the dentigerous cyst […]
TOPIC: DENTAL CARIES 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Interproximal Caries: Interproximal caries begin just below the contact point, and it has a small notched radiolucent appearance on the radiograph. Clinically, there is a white spot lesion which is slightly roughened due to demineralisation. 🔹Incipient Interproximal Caries: The carious lesion often forms a classical V-shaped or […]
