TOPIC: Introduction, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 🎯 KEY POINTS: 🔹Dahl of Germany introduced the mucosal inserts or button implants for maxilla in 1940. 🔹Dahl also conceived the concept of the subperiosteal implants. 🔹Goldberg and Gershkoff made subperiosteal implant with vitallium in 1948. 🔹Sollier, Chercheve and Small introduced the transosteal implant in 1953. 🔹L.I. Linkow in […]
TOPIC: ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS OF MANDIBULAR ARCH 📌 LIMITING STRUCTURES Labial frenum Labial vestibule Buccal vestibule Buccal frenum Lingual frenum Alveololingual sulcus Retromolar pads Pterygomandibular raphe 📌 PRIMARY STRESS-BEARING AREA Buccal shelf area Residual alveolar ridge 📌 RELIEF AREA Mental foramen Genial tubercles
Introduction Of Gingiva In Periodontology 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹The pH of the gingiva ranges from 6.5 to 8.5. 🔹Junctional epithelium and gingival fibers together form a functional unit called as dentogingival unit. 🔹Junctional epithelium is the only attachment in the body between soft tissue and a calcified tissue which is exposed to the external […]
QUICK VIVA QUESTIONS Q1. Define matrixing.Ans. ‘Matrixing’ is the procedure by which a temporary wall is created opposite to axial walls and surrounding areas of the tooth structure that were lost during the preparation. Q2. Define matrix.Ans. ‘Matrix’ is a device used to contour a restoration by providing a temporary wall to simulate that of […]
QUICK EXAM CRACKERS IMPORTANT COMMON TUMOURS Most common malignancy in females in the world – Breast cancer followed by lung cancer Most common malignancy in females in India – Carcinoma of uterine followed by breast cancer Most common malignancy in males – Lung cancer followed by […]
IMPORTANT ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF METABOLIC DISORDERS 🔹DIABETES MELLITUS: Severe periodontitis with loosening of teeth, gingivitis and painful gingival, burning mouth syndrome, delayed wound healing, mucosal ulceration, acetone breath, increased risk of infection, bilateral nontender enlargement of parotids (diabetic sialadenitis), xerostomia, gingival hyperplasia, candidiasis and atrophy of tongue papillae. 🔹AMYLOIDOSIS: Macroglossia with smooth, brawny and in […]
TYPICAL RADIOLOGICAL APPEARANCE CONTD. 🔺Brush in winter appearance: Normal sialographic appearance of submandibular gland 🔺Savage like appearance: Sialographic appearance of Sialographic 🔺Snow storm appearance: Sialographic appearance of sjogren’s syndrome 🔺Sialectasis: Sialographic appearance of Sialodenitis 🔺Ball in hand appearance: Sialographic appearance of intrinsic benign tumors 🔺Balloon like appearance: Follicular cyst
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