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Dental Indices 19 Nov 2011 | 12:45 am
Dental Indices are designed to measure objectively and quantitatively, the oral health status of individuals or groups. It provides a way of measuring, scoring and analyzing in numerical data, the spe...
Xerostomia: Causes And Treatment Of Dry Mouth 16 Nov 2011 | 05:38 am
XEROSTOMIA: CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF DRY MOUTH Dry mouth resulting from insufficient production of saliva is called Xerostomia. Often patients complain of subjective symptoms more than clinical presen...
Teeth whitening : Internal and External 4 Mar 2011 | 11:25 pm
There are many techniques used to whiten a tooth that has changed color. If the change in the coloration is due to some problem with the dental pulp of tooth that has undergone endodontic treatment, i...
Enamel: Short overview 4 Mar 2011 | 11:21 pm
Enamel is outermost layer of the tooth, which lies above dentin. The enamel is a tissue with a 96% mineral content and 4% organic material and water. The inorganic content of the enamel is a crystalli...
Dentin : Short overview 4 Mar 2011 | 11:18 pm
The dentin is a tissue formed of mineral salts and organic material. The mineral salts are calcium salts in the form of hydroxylapatite crystals. The dentin is found to be traversed by innumerable par...
Enamel Hypoplasia 4 Mar 2011 | 11:15 pm
Hypoplasia of the enamel is a disorder that occurs due to the action of external agents on ameloblast function. The affected enamel presents coffee colored or brown stains, defects such as fissures or...
Dental erosion, abrasion and attrition 4 Mar 2011 | 10:58 pm
Erosion, abrasion and attrition are terms used to indicate the wear and tear of a tooth. The abrasion is what is observed in all individuals due to the normal wear to which a tooth is subjected with t...
Dental caries: Causative factors 4 Mar 2011 | 10:55 pm
Dental caries is the most common disease of the human race. It is a demineralization of the tooth as a result of the action of organic acids derived from the metabolism of carbohydrates b the bacteria...
Changes in tooth coloration, Tetracyclines and fluorosis 4 Mar 2011 | 10:51 pm
During the formation of the teeth, alterations can occur that leads to a change into their coloration. The principal reasons for the onset of these changes are derived from the use of tetracyclines or...
Caries of enamel, dentin and cementum 4 Mar 2011 | 10:46 pm
When a caries lesion affects the enamel, a “white spot” (the enamel presents a matt white spot, usually of a round or oval shape) is usually observed at the site at which demineralization has taken pl...
