Important Dental Tumors
IMPORTANT EXAM CRACKERS (COMMON TUMOURS) Most common malignancy in females in the world – Breast cancer followed by lung cancer Most common malignancy in females in India – Carcinoma […]
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COMMUNITY DENTISTRY – STUDY NOTES FOR QUICK REVISION
HEALTH EDUCATION: Health education is a process that informs, motivates and helps people to adopt & maintain healthy practices & lifestyles, advocates environmental changes as needed to facilitate this goal & conducts professional training and research to the same end. ( NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PREVENTIVE MEDICINE IN USA) DEFINITION OF HEALTH : Health is a […]
IMPORTANT ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF METABOLIC DISORDERS
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 nontended enlargement of parotids (diabetic sialedenitis), xerostomia, gingival hyperplasia, candidiasis and atrophy of tongue papillae. AMYLOIDOSIS : Macroglossia with smooth, brawny […]
POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR ORAL MEDICINE
RADIOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN VARIOUS TOOTH ABNORMALITIES GEMINATION (Incomplete) : Two crowns with one root DILACERATION : Sharp bend in the tooth (mostly root) DENS IN DENTE : Tooth within a tooth TAURODONTISM : Large crown with small root, too much apically placed bifurcation CONCRESCENCE: Joining roots of many teeth obliteration of periodontal ligament space AMELOGENESIS […]