“You never understand life until it grows inside of you”. Pregnancy is a major event in any woman’s life. Hormonal ups and downs during the term of pregnancy lead to varied changes in the body as well as in the oral cavity. Hence, it becomes very important to maintain the pregnant woman’s current state of […]
Apoorva Gupta
I’m not ill; just that My pancreas has gone lazy –A Diabetic patient The pancreas secrete about 40-50 units of insulin daily, mainly in two steps: Basal insulin secretion: Low level secretion of insulin at the time of fasting. Post-prandial secretion: Increased levels of insulin produced after eating food. Normal levels of insulin are […]
The unexplained burning sensation, experienced commonly by the women is the Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS). According to International Association for the study of Pain and International Headache Society, burning mouth syndrome is defined as “distinctive nosological entity, including all forms of burning sensation in the mouth with stinging sensation or pain, in association with an […]
Life begins with coffee. Yes, for sure….. Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide with an average consumption of 1.1 kg per capita. Though coffee is being cultivated in many of the tropical countries but Brazil is its largest producer. The powder is extracted from the roasted beans of various coffee plants including […]
The eye cannot see what the mind does not know. Sir William Osler, Late 1800s Panoramic imaging (also called as orthopantomography or rotational radiography) produces a tomographic image of both the maxillary and the mandibular arches with their supporting structures in a single film. This simple technique of image generation is very […]
The credit for the discovery of x-rays goes to Sir Wilhem Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923), Professor at Wuerzburg University in Germany. X-rays helps in the production of the image which is captured on a film, may be viewed directly (fluoroscopy) or on a monitor with digital radiology. Initially, a sheet of platinocyanide was used to view […]
I investigated…………. It seemed at first a new kind of invisible light. It was clearly something new Something unrecorded……….. There is much to do…… Sir Wilhelm […]
It is wisely said that the worth of something is known only when we lost it. Saliva being an essential complex fluid in the oral cavity, is composed of water (99%) and a variety of non-organic and organic substances including enzymes, hormones, antibodies, antimicrobial constituents and growth factors. Saliva helps to prevent dental caries, promotes […]
“Tobacco is the plant that converts thoughts into dreams”. It can be ingested in many different forms, smoking being the most way to feed the nicotine addiction. Another delivery method is the smokeless form where the tobacco is kept in the mouth and chewed for a longer duration satisfying the urge. China leads in tobacco […]
Do you mind if I sit back a little?? No one would ever like to hear it either socially or psychologically. Halitosis (Latin halitus: breath, vapor) or bad breath (as known popularly) is the unpleasant or offensive smell emanating from the human mouth. Halitosis is described and characterized by foetor oris, oral malodor, mouth odor, […]