– Conceptual + viva-ready – I. Introduction to Dental Pulp 🔸Soft connective tissue in the center of the tooth 🔸Located in pulp chamber (crown) and root canal 🔸Embryological origin: Central cells of dental papilla 🔸Functions: Nutritive, Sensory, Formative, Defensive, Reparative 🔸Contains nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics & connective tissue
TOPIC: ANATOMY OF LARYNX 📌 INTRODUCTION: 🔹The larynx is the voice box – a short, tubular structure involved in phonation, breathing, and protection of lower airways. 🔹Extends from C3 to C6 vertebrae. 🔹Located in the anterior neck, continuous above with the laryngopharynx and below with the trachea. 1. CARTILAGES OF THE LARYNX A. Unpaired Cartilages […]
TOPIC: ANATOMY OF TONGUE 📌INTRODUCTION: The tongue is a muscular organ in the oral cavity, essential for taste, speech, mastication, deglutition, and oral hygiene. Divided anatomically and developmentally into anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3.
TOPIC: NERVE SUPPLY OF HEAD & NECK 📌OVERVIEW 👉 The head and neck region receives motor, sensory, and autonomic innervation from: 12 Cranial nerves (CN I–XII) Cervical spinal nerves (C1–C4) – from cervical plexus Sympathetic chain – cervical part 1️⃣ CRANIAL NERVES INVOLVED A. Sensory Supply Trigeminal nerve (CN V) – main sensory nerve of […]
TOPIC: EMBRYOLOGY – Concise Notes 📌 INTRODUCTION 🔺Embryology is the study of prenatal development – from fertilization to birth. 🔺Divided into: General Embryology – early development (fertilization to trilaminar germ disc) Systemic Embryology – development of organ systems Head & Neck Embryology – especially important for dental students (pharyngeal arches, face, palate, teeth)
TOPIC: VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC SUPPLY OF HEAD & NECK 🔍 VENOUS DRAINAGE OF HEAD & NECK 1. Overview 🔹Veins are valveless, interconnected, and accompany arteries. 🔹Classified into: Superficial veins (e.g., facial, retromandibular) Deep veins (e.g., internal jugular vein) 2. Major Veins A. External Jugular Vein (EJV): 🔹Formed by: Posterior auricular vein + Retromandibular vein (posterior […]
TOPIC: MUSCLES OF HEAD AND NECK – Concise Notes 📌 INTRODUCTION 🔹The muscles of the head and neck perform crucial roles: facial expression, mastication, speech, swallowing, and neck movements. 🔹Classified based on location and function. 🔍 MUSCLES OF FACIAL EXPRESSION Supplied by Facial Nerve (CN VII) Located in subcutaneous tissue – insert into skin, not […]
REVISION NOTES 📌KEY POINTS : 🔹The plasma life of a drug is the time taken for its plasma concentration to be reduced to half of its original value. 👉 Types: Alpha phase: This is due to the distribution of the drug. It is further divided into: Alpha 1 is due to the distribution of the […]
BASIC INTRODUCTION OF PHARMACOLOGY 📌 KEY POINTS: 🔺Essential Drugs:• First Model list by WHO in 1977• First National EDL of India in 1996• Current edition of India is 17th National list of Essential Medicines. It was modified in 2011. It contains 348 drugs 🔺Uppsala Monitoring Centre (Sweden) is the international collaborating centre for Pharmacovigilance.In India […]
TOPIC: AMELOGENESIS, HA CRYSTALS & ENAMEL RODS 🔺Amelogenesis — the process by which enamel, the hardest tissue in the human body, is formed. 🔺The amelogenesis is a tightly regulated, multi-phase process carried out by specialized cells called ameloblasts. This process occurs in two key stages: Secretory Phase – where enamel matrix proteins are laid down. […]
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