COVID 19 or Coronavirus disease 2019 had been declared a global pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020 after the disease had hydra headedly spread to most parts of the world including Japan, Korea, Iran, European countries, USA, India and others. Coronavirus is a positive sense single stranded RNA virus and thus has […]
“The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high” Tongue, in a human body is a boneless, muscular organ that helps the health professionals in getting to know much about your overall health. A small, movable organ in mouth, if examined properly can do wonders in determining many […]
A normal opening of the mouth is necessary to perform the daily activities of eating and chewing of food, speaking, laughing, yawning etc. any change or reduction in the opening of the mouth hinders our daily life activities. There are many reasons or diseases to be precise behind reduced mouth opening like, for example, abscess […]
INTRODUCTION As a direct result of changes in technology and practices in medicine, the frequency of opportunistic infection has increased dramatically in recent years. Oral fungal infections have increased in frequency as a result of the widespread use of immunosuppressive drug therapies. At one time oral fungal infections were a relatively uncommon event, but with […]
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0 has begun. Millions of different algorithms and codes exist all around you, understand your command and perform human-like tasks. WELCOME to the world of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ was first coined in the year 1956. Artificial Intelligence (AI) works on the basic concept of a machine […]
“SARVEBHAVANTUSUKHINAH, SARVESANTUNIRAMAYA” Achieving a good health is not merely a goal in itself but is also vital for improved outcomes in all the spheres of life. The Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi had himself believed “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver”. But, to our surprise “Right to […]
CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT IN LIFE. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many lifestyle changes in a very short period of time. The use of facemasks in public places has been made compulsory globally by all the governments and other authorities as a part of protective mechanism against Covid-19 pandemic. While the scientists and […]
“THE MIND ACTS LIKE AN ENEMY FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT CONTROL IT” […]
Viruses are submicroscopic structures containing RNA (ribonucleic acid) or DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). They can reproduce only within the specific living cell. Viruses may be classified according to the nucleic acid present in them. For example, coronavirus, orthomyxovirus, paramyxovirus, rhabdovirus, picornavirus, retrovirus are some of the RNA viruses. DNA viruses include herpes virus, poxvirus, adenovirus, papovirus […]
Maintaining a good oral hygiene by brushing the teeth and using tongue scrapers to clean the tongue should be regime for all of us in our daily routine. It is a healthy practice to clean our mouth at least twice a day, i.e., in morning as well as before going to sleep. Mouth is an […]