IMPORTANT REVISION NOTES 📌 INTRODUCTION: 🔹Surgical extraction of third molars (wisdom teeth) often requires carefully planned flap designs to ensure optimal access, visibility, and minimal trauma. A...
🌟 PERIODONTICS-PSYCHIATRY RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Psychosomatic disorder in the oral cavity may be caused by either the development of habits that injure the periodontium, or the direct...
🌟 PERIODONTICS-ORAL SURGERY RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Teeth should be extracted in an atraumatic manner to conserve alveolar bone. 🔹Clinicians should avoid applying pressure at the crest of the...
TOPIC: PERIO-PROSTHO RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Crown-lengthening surgery is the surgical procedure which exposes adequate clinical crown to prevent the placement of the crown margin into the...
🌟 PERIO-ENDO RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Periodontal probing, pulp vitality test and radiographs are the cornerstones for diagnosis and classifying endo-perio lesions. 🔹When fistula with gutta...
🌟 PERIO-PROSTHO RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Crown-lengthening surgery is the surgical procedure which exposes adequate clinical crown to prevent the placement of the crown margin into the area...
⭐ CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Pin Cushion Effect- One charged end of chlorhexidine (CHX) molecule binding to the tooth surface and the other remaining available to interact with...
DEFINITIONS OF ORTHODONTICS 🔹MALOCCLUSION: Any deviation from normal occlusion. 🔹MOMENT (of a force): The tendency of a force to cause rotation. 🔹NANCE PALATAL ARCH: A maxillary fixed anchorage...
🌟 MUST READ DEFINTIONS 🔸FACEMASK: An extra-oral appliance, commonly used in Class III malocclusion, that uses anchorage from the chin and forehead to place anterior forces on the maxillary...
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸ADAPTIVE SWALLOWING PATTERN: A swallowing pattern that exists when a normal lip-to-lip anterior oral seal cannot be achieved. 🔸ANCHORAGE: The resistance to...
DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸BINDING: During tooth movement along an archwire, a high couple occurs between bracket and wire, owing to overtipping of the tooth. Binding is the locking of these two...
TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF MALOCCLUSIONS 🔹Zygoma (or) Key ridge corresponds to the Mesiobuccal root of the upper 1st molar 🔹A patient is having an edge to edge or end on relation of the first molar in...
SHORT NOTES FOR ORTHODONTICS 1. The term orthodontics is coined by Le Foulon 2. The pioneer in the treatment of cleft palate and related problems, Norman Kingsley...
TOPIC: GROWTH SPURT 📌 KEY POINTS: Growth does not take place uniformly at all times. This period when a sudden acceleration of growth occurs and this sudden increase in growth is termed ‘Growth...
TOPIC: JACKSON’S TRIAD 📌 KEY POINTS: The aims and the objectives of orthodontics have been summarized by Jackson as Jackson’s triad. The three main objectives of orthodontic treatment are:...
TOPIC: PRINCIPLE OF PROJECTION 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Image sharpness: It is the degree with which how well a boundary between two differing radiodensities is delineated. 🔹Image resolution:...
IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS 🌟IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Density: It is also called photographic density. It is the term used for describing the degree of film blackening and is measured by densitometer...
TOPIC: OCCLUSAL RADIOGRAPHY 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹It is also called as called ‘sandwich radiography’. Occlusal radiographs are made using an extreme bisecting angle technique in which the...
TOPIC: PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN DENTAL RADIOLOGY 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔺Dental radiographers must understand the importance of dental radiographs and their use in the management of the...
TOPIC: BITEWING RADIOGRAPHY 🌟IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Position of bite: The tab or bite platform should be positioned in the middle of the film packet and parallel to the upper and lower edges of...
PARALLEL LINE ANGLE TECHNIQUE 🌟 IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER 🔹Parallel line angle technique is also called Fitzgerald technique, long cone technique and extended cone technique. 🔹The central ray of...
TOPIC: COMMON VIVA QUESTION Q77. What is RPD? Ans. RPD is defined as any prosthesis that replaces some teeth in a partially dentate arch.It can be removed from the mouth and replaced at will-also...
TOPIC: QUICK REVISION OF VIVA QUESTIONS Q51. What are the permanent record base fabricating materials? Ans. The basic materials that are used for permanent record bases are: Processed heat cure...
TOPIC: COMMON VIVA QUESTION Q25. Define impression? Ans. A negative likeness or copy in reverse of the surface of an object; an imprint of the teeth and adjacent structures for use in dentistry. Q26...
TOPIC: COMMON VIVA QUESTION Q1. What is prosthodontics? Ans. Prosthodontics is a branch of dentistry pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation and maintenance of the oral...
TOPIC: IMPORTANT PROSTHODONTICS DEFINITIONS 💠FACEBOW: An instrument used to record the spatial relationship of the maxillary arch to some anatomic reference point or points and then transfer this...
