DENTAL ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY AND ORAL HISTOLOGY 🔍 LONG ANSWERS: Q: Classify oral mucus membrane. Write in detail about histology of gingiva. (15marks) Ans. 💡Classification of Oral Mucous Membrane The oral mucosa lines the inside of the oral cavity and is classified into three main types based on function and structure: 1. Masticatory Mucosa: Found in areas […]
Struggling to remember the essential and non-essential amino acids? This blog post offers mnemonics to make memorization easier and even fun! Mnemonics are powerful memory aids that boost recall, and they’re a great way to learn. 👉 Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Nutritionally, they’re divided into two categories: 🔹Essential amino acids 🔹Non-essential […]
MISTAKES TO AVOID IN YOUR NEET-MDS STRATEGY: 🔺Preparation for NEET MDS is undoubtedly one of the most challenging phases in a dental student’s academic journey. To navigate this demanding period and emerge successful, you need a blend of knowledge, time management, strategic planning, and mental resilience. 🔺With the NEET PG 2025 looming large, the pressure […]
TOPIC: CONCEPT OF OCCLUSION 🎯 KEY FACTS 🔹Farrar appliance is a type of occlusal device which is used to position the mandible anteriorly to treat temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disk disorders. 🔹Condylar guidance of the patient is determined by a protrusive record. 🔹 ‘S’ shaped path of the glenoid fossa determines the path of movement of […]
TOPIC: FORENSIC RADIOLOGY 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔸Forensic Odontology: It is the element of dental medicine that examines studies and proposes the evidences in court. 🔸Bite-mark Matching: The match made between bite marks and the dental impression of the suspected person is principally based on relationship between the jaws, form and size of arches, […]
TOPIC: SOFT-TISSUE CALCIFICATION 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Antroliths: It is the term used to describe calculus located in the paranasal sinuses. Majority of patients present clinical signs and symptoms, such as facial pain, nasal stuffiness and obstruction, and purulent, blood-stained or foul-smelling discharge. They have well-defined periphery with smooth or irregular shape.
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.
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