REPARATIVE DENTIN: Reparative dentin, also known as tertiary dentin, is formed in response to external stimuli such as trauma, caries, attrition, or dental procedures. It is produced by odontoblasts that survive the injury or by newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells. Formed in response to injury or irritation to protect the pulp. Reparative dentin formation depends on […]
DENTAL ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY AND ORAL HISTOLOGY 🔎 Long Essay Q. Write an essay about tooth development. Add a note on histological and morphological differentiation of odontogenesis. Ans. 📌 Tooth Development (Odontogenesis) 👉 Tooth development, also known as odontogenesis, is a complex, highly regulated process that begins early in embryonic life and continues through early childhood. […]
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 […]
TOOTH NUMBERING SYSTEM Tooth numbering systems were originally developed as a shortcut to minimize the effort of hand-written record-keeping in dentistry. To identify a specific tooth, arch, quadrant, and the tooth’s name. Currently, only three most popular systems are favored worldwide. These popular systems are as follows: • The Zsigmondy/Palmer (the eight-tooth quadrant) system […]
🌟 BASICS OF DENTAL ANTOMY 📌 TOOTH : Teeth are mineralized structures except for the pulp and are located in first part of the digestive tract. A tooth is defined as “one of the hard tissues that are positioned on the jaws and help in holding and mastication of food, also as weapons of offense and […]