Micronutrients like calcium and iron play an essential role in regeneration, for coping with oxidative stress and for an adequate immune response. Hence, these elements are essential for maintainin...
With increasing urbanization, a rapid influx of high speed automobiles and poor road conditions, the road traffic accidents are scaling heights. In addition to that inter-personal assaults and spor...
The removal of impacted molar teeth is one of the most common surgical procedure performed by oral and maxillofacial surgery. In large part this is because of the high incidences of impacted teeth ...
The success of endodontic therapy depends on the ability to establish and maintain a apical seal. One of the major factors of root canal failures is coronal leakage caused by recurrent caries, open...
With the advent of the digital computer and the subsequent development of powerful and cost-effective microcomputers, the possibility of replacing conventional films as a photon detector took a big...
Health care associated infection continue to be a major cause of substantial patient morbidity and cost to the health services. It has been widely known for the last four decades, that the majority...
This book covers a detail review of endodontic diagnosis. It updates on recent concepts in endodontic diagnosis. Endodontics is a multifaceted speciality, with much emphasis on how cases are clinic...
Oral cancer most commonly occurs in middle-aged and older individuals, although a disturbing number of these malignancies is also being documented in younger adults in recent years. From an epidemi...
Orthodontists have made remarkable progress in their understanding of physiology, growth, tissue response, increasingly sophisticated diagnostic techniques, available materials, and information. Ne...
Most of the verrucous lesions represent proliferations of the surface epithelium but alternatively, some are the result of pathological changes occurring in the lamina propria with secondary elevat...
Both HIV and Tuberculosis infections are associated with lipid peroxidation and antioxidant imbalance. Pathology of the two produce free radicals which lead to lipid peroxidation indices one of whi...
During the past years, our knowledge on genodermatoses has undergone dramatic changes. In the light of the present molecular research, the vehement discussions regarding nosological categories th...
Cancer of Oesophagus is among the cancers with poor patient prognosis. Despite the "Oesophageal cancer belt" being the area with highest incidences, Cancer of Oesophagus is prevalent in all corners...
The most common prevalent diseases which affect the oral health are dental caries and periodontal diseases. Inspite of countless number of preventing measures these disease are still a major threat...
It has been well established that stress which causes the fight-or-flight response may substantially affect the immune system. Indeed, stressful triggers such as fear, maternal deprivation, social ...
The orthodontic practices embrace the concept of self-ligation, it is becoming apparent that stainless steel and elastomeric ligatures will eventually be as outdated as full banding is today. With ...
Orofacial clefts are major human birth defects with complex etiology. Previous studies have proposed Transforming growth factor - beta 3 (TGF-B3) gene as one of the important genes in which polymor...
Statement of Problem. There is little conclusive evidence comparing the fracture resistance of internal connection titanium and zirconia implant abutments and the purpose of this study was to deter...
This book consists of four interlinked studies that examine both costs and consequences of a dedicated oral and dental programme for HIV-infected patients at both of the hospital outpatient clinics...
The complexity of structure and functions of the Temporomandibular Joint make the diagnosis of its diseases/disorders difficult. Further all imaging techniques are not equally effective for many co...