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: FINISHING AND CEMENTATION 🎯 KEY POINTS: 🔹In Chronic Xerostomic patient, cervical caries and periodontitis are prime reasons for FPD failure. 🔹Beilby layer is a microscopic surface layer produced during polishing of gold crowns. 🔹Metamerism is a phenomenon of an object appearing of different colours when viewed under different light source. 🔹The use of dissimilar […]
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN DENTAL SURGERY 📌 IMPORTANT QUESTION & ANSWER Q1. Classify chemical methods? Ans. I. Local agents Astringent agents of styptics. Bone wax. Thrombin Gel foam. Oxygen. Surgicel. Fibrin glue. Adrenaline. Q2. Classify systemic agents? Ans. A. Whole blood. Platelet rich plasma. Fresh frozen plasma. Cryoprecipitate. Adrenochromemonosemicarbazonetamsylate. Q3. Define vitamin K dependent clotting factors? […]
TOPIC: BASICS OF DENTAL ANATOMY 📌 KEY POINTS: 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 defense in lower animals.” 💠 Human dentitions are divided into many classes of teeth based on the […]
Cementum Viva voce, Multiple choice question and Question Answer 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔸Acellular extrinsic fiber cementum type of cementum is desired following regenerative periodontal surgical procedure. 🔸Both acellular cementum and cellular cementum are arranged in lamellae separated by incremental lines parallel to the long axis of the root. These lines represent rest periods in […]
PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT VIVA VOCE, MCQs & QUESTION AND ANSWERS 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹Intermediate plexus (Sicher 1966): Fibers arising from cementum and bone are joined in the mid region of periodontal ligament space giving rise to a zone of distinct appearance in the light microscope. 🔹It was believed that the intermediate plexus provides a site […]
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 […]
TOPIC: ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS OF MAXILLARY ARCH 📌 LIMITING STRUCTURES OR PERIPHERAL STRUCTURES: Labial frenum Labial vestibule Buccal frenum Buccal vestibule Hamular notch Posterior palatal seal Fovea palatinae 📌 SUPPORTING STRUCTURES ✳️Primary stress-bearing area Hard palate Posterior lateral slopes of the residual alveolar ridge ✳️Secondary stress-bearing area Rugae ✳️Relief area Incisive papilla Midpalatine raphe
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 […]
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