LIFE IS SHORT. SMILE WHILE YOU STILL HAVE TEETH.

WISDOM TOOTH / IMPACTED TOOTH /THIRD MOLAR. HI EVERYONE.. I AM AGAIN BACK WITH THE COMMONEST PROBLEM YET TAKEN VERY LIGHTLY BY THE INDIVIDUALS.  SO , MY DEAR READERS.... LET’S UNDERSTAND THE TOOTH WHICH ANNOYS AT THE AGE BETWEEN 17 AND 25YRS OR SOMETIMES GETS EXPRESSED  IN THE LATER YEARS. ERUPTION OF THE WISDOM TOOTH IN THE JAW PRIMARILY DEPENDS UPON THE ROOM SPACE  AVAILABLE IN THE MOUTH. NUMBER OF TEETH IN THE MOUTH ARE:28  BUT THE NUMBER VARIES FROM 29,30 31 ,32(ALL CALLED  THIRD MOLARS MEDICALLY) FROM ONE  INDIVIDUAL TO ANOTHER. EVOLUTION OVER AGES: LEADS TO IMPACTION (in dental terms) as the JAW SIZE (UPPER/LOWER) is decreasing causing ERUPTION EITHER SMOOTHLY (STRAIGHT) or ERUPTION in MALALLIGNED POSITION or COMPLETE ABSENCE now a days seen in many individuals OWING TO VERY SMALL CONSTRICTED JAWS WITH EVOLUTION.  NOTE: BE VIGILANT ABOUT THE THIRD MOLAR ERUPTION(IMPACTED TOOTH/WISDOM TOOTH). ALLIGNMENT/POSITION...

                DRY MOUTH (XEROSTOMIA) HI READERS, HOPE YOU ALL ARE DOING WELL. I have come up with another staggering  DENTAL BLOG in relation to  DRY MOUTH which is also called XEROSTOMIA(CHRONIC DRY MOUTH) which is more than inconvenience in our lives. DRY MOUTH happens with limited production of saliva/absence  owing to Physiological changes in the salivary glands in response to EXTERNAL FACTORS AND INTERNAL FACTORS. SALIVARY SIGNIFICANCE: SALIVA CONTAINS PROTEINS AND ENZYMES ESSENTIAL FOR LUBRICATION OF THE MOUTH. IT HELPS IN FLUSHING OUT BAD BACTERIA AND FOOD PARTICLES STUCK INSIDE THE MOUTH AND AROUND TEETH LEADING TO FORMATION OF PLAQUE (TARTAR) EXACERBATING THE ORAL HEALTH ISSUES. It’s a terrible experience in terms of ORAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. IMPORTANTLY ,THE EFFECT OF XEROSTOMIA CREATES  A BIG HAVOC MAINLY ON THE ORAL HEALTH TISSUES AND THEIR  HEALTHY FUNCTIONING.  ADVERSE EFFECTS ON ORAL HEALT...

Hi Readers.. I am back with another dental BLOG ON COSMETIC DENTISTRY.                 COSMETIC DENTISTRY  /DENTAL MAKEOVER It is a unique combination of science and art. PERFORMED BY COSMETIC DENTIST(RESTORATIVE DENTIST).   COSMETIC DENTISTRY USES SYMMETRY, HARMONY AND BALANCE. COSMETIC DENTISTRY HELPS IN TREATING YOUR TEETH WITH MINOR ISSUES RELATED TO APPEARANCE (AESTHETICS) OR CONTEMPLATING A COMPLETE SMILE MAKEOVER.  COSMETIC DENTISTRY GIVES YOU MANY OPTIONS TO CORRECT YOUR PROBLEM OF ANY SORT(MAL-ALLIGNEMENT) NOW A DAYS YET BEING CONSERVATIVE. DEAR READERS Your curiosity surely propels  you all in understanding  and having widespread knowledge regarding different MODALITIES available to correct your tooth/teeth anomalies and also giving you a BEAUTIFUL SMILE  IN TURN ENHACING YOUR CONFIDENCE AND COMING OUT IN THE PUBLIC WITH NO INHIBITIONS.  In recent times, numerous trea...

Dear Readers, Hope to see you all good in your ways.. I am back with another blog with a disorder/dysfunction that usually annoys us in some or the other way affecting our day to day life in terms of sleeping, ,chewing, yawning and also while doing routine chores. HERE READERS,OUR JAWS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE .PARTICULARLY I AM TALKING ABOUT LOWER JAW(MANDIBLE) WHICH IS A MOBILE JOINT HELPING US CARRYING OUT CHEWING (MASTICATION) AND TALKING(VERBAL). AWARENESS REGARDING THE JAW AND SAFEGUARDING IT IS IN OUR HAND . SO ALL OF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LOWER JAW IN THIS BLOG AND IT'S  ASSOCIATED YET NOT VERY COMMON DISORDER/DYSFUNCTION. LET’S FIRST  KNOW ABOUT TMJ-DISORDER- TEMPOROMANDBULAR JOINT DISORDER/TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME : ONE OF THE COMMONEST OROFACIAL PAIN/MYOFACIAL PAIN. LET'S KNOW ABOUT: WHAT IS TMJ(TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT): IT’S THE JOINT WHICH JOINS UPPER JAW (MAXILLA) WITH THE LOWER JAW(MANDIBLE). https://youtu.be/-3XDBIKjuIg IT’S...

GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE TOOTH CONCERNED!! Hi readers, I am back with another DENTAL ISSUE  that will surely  be a MIND BOGGLER and reduce your APPREHENSIONS /INHIBITIONS for the ROOT CANAL THERAPY. Come on let's read and understand the importance of this treatment. SAVING THE TEETH: How helpful it is in saving your teeth in a broad way. ROOT CANAL TREATMENT: is required to treat the infected roots  expressing pain and swelling  thus causing discomfort and anxiety.       In turn, compromising your Mastication (chewing) affecting the body immunity on a whole and hamper your Aesthetic appearance.  So readers, let’s get  into detail regarding the same and learn about ROOT CANAL THERAPY.  ROOT CANAL TREATMENT:The treatment of the infected canals having active/inactive nerve supply and blood vessels which defines whether the tooth is alive or dead. CLEAR EXPRESSION BY THE PATIENT WITH NO COMMUNICAT...

Hi Readers, I am back with another blog regarding taking care of Oral Health of our upcoming generation bringing beautiful smiles on their innocent faces. As parents you all must be having too many queries in your mind in lieu of the oral health of children... Come along dear readers.. LETS LEARN ABOUT CHILD(PAEDIATRIC) DENTISTRY; Let’s learn about the following issues faced gradually since birth till they become adults  and become a  great concern for the parents when ignored at any stage or taken very lightly... COMMON ISSUES DEALT BY PARENTS UPBRINGING THEIR KIDS: Tooth decay(dental caries)/Early Childhood Caries(BABY BOTTLE CARIES)  AND GRADUALLY CARIES PICKS UP MORE IN MOLARS WITH DEEP PITS AND GROOVES AT AGE 6-12 YRS. Babies(infants)0 -3yrs➡ Toddlers 3-6yrs ➡Children 6-12yrs➡ Adolescents 12-14yrs.(owing to excess sugar intake) Grinding of teeth( causes Attrition) at night(owing to anxiety/stress). Thumb sucking habit/Finger sucking(to be stopped by 4yrs ...