Essays on Dentistry

Pedodontics is the branch in dentistry that deals with children. Pedodontics is also known as Pediatric Dentistry. Pediatric Dentistry is a specialty defined on age that provides primary and oral health care for small infants and children through adolescence as well as kids with special…

Introduction You experience many mouth change activities in life. One important dental event that occurs at the age of 18 to 20 is the appearance of wisdom tooth as they erupt at a more mature age. They appear far off in your mouth due to…

Introduction Dentistry has come a long way. Since the dawn of history, mankind has worked to develop methods for keeping that most hated of enemies, tooth decay, at bay. It’s a fascinating, rich history, full of famous figures showing up and contributing to it in…

A fresh treatment of aesthetic problems became prior concern to the patient in modern medicine. In a recent survey in USA reported that plastic cosmetic surgeries has raised by 98% when past data is correlated. Recently pink aesthetics gain importance a periodontal related component, recession…

Introduction Dental developmental anomalies are considered to be rare in clinical practice. Gemination and fusion are two developmental disturbances presented as the union of teeth. The union between affected teeth can be at the level of enamel, dentin, cementum, or pulp depending on the stage…

Why do manufacturers treat their cars better than we treat our patients? We, as a profession, are stuck. We have developed numerous management systems, yet, we still have inefficiencies. How many times are our staff and patients waiting for us to catch up? In many…

My patient is a 9 years old Hispanic female. She has a Sonicare Kid toothbrush. She does not use any mouth rinse or interdental devices. She brushes her teeth once a day for 30 seconds. She presents a Class I permanent dentition excluding all maxillary…

Due to the easy rules of prevention, do not spend any thousands of rupees to save a tooth treatment. Want to emphasize the importance of taking proper care of timely correcting a few mistakes in dental care. For example: Tooth brush a lot and very…

The ultimate goal is to maintain and improve the quality of life of dental patients by various treatment modalities. The goal can be achieved by preventing diseases, relieving pain, improving masticatory efficiency, enhancing speech and improving appearance. To achieve this many of these objectives require…

My exposure to dentistry as a prospective career path came from spending time with my grandmother, who suffers from Bipolar disorder. Depression and lethargy meant she was unable to care for her health, most notably her teeth. Her self-esteem became very low; she developed acute,…