The dawn of a new era was seen in dentistry with bioceramic materials. Although used mainly for dental implants and coatings for implants, their introduction into endodontics as mineralising materi...
Post-operative to oral surgical procedures, biofilms can develop on membranes, wound drainages, metal implants, or sutures.wound complications such as infection, wound dehiscence, local hematoma, d...
Biomaterial is any material, natural or manmade that comprises whole or a part of a living structure or a biomedical device which performs, augments or replaces device which performs a function tha...
Sound preparation design enhances longevity for majority of the restorations. Dentistry has come a long way from an empirical art to a well-developed sophisticated science with a background. This h...
Restorative dental materials are the foundation for the replacement of tooth structure. Understanding of the biomechanical aspect of restoring teeth with respect to different restorations is requir...
Restorative dental materials are the foundation for the replacement of tooth structure. Understanding of the biomechanical aspect of restoring teeth with respect to different restorations is requir...
To achieve a new method for predicting the result of disc replacement or to predict biomechanics of lumbar (or any other skeletal segment) by finite element model analysis, its necessary to follow ...
Tobacco has close association with blood pressure is a known fact. Tobacco can be consumed as both smoking and smokeless tobacco. However, the relationship between smoking and smokeless tobacco use...
Bone is a specialized mineralized connective tissue made up of an organic matrix of collagen fibrils embedded in an amorphous substance with mineral crystals precipitated within the matrix. It is h...
This book provides overview of immunoadjuvants in vaccines formulations that play an important role in the induction of effective/appropriate immune responses to vaccine component(s). Wide arrays o...
Botulinum toxin, also called as a "miracle poison" is the most potent biological toxin.It has become a powerful therapeutic tool in the field of medicine and various uses of this toxin in dentistry...
There was a time that everyone trembled at the thought of having to get braces. The minute a dentist recommended seeing an orthodontist, the words "metal mouth", "tin teeth" and other unattractive ...
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) has been considered an enigmatic condition because the intensity of pain rarely corresponds to the clinical signs of the disease. Various local, systemic and psychologi...
Hepatitis B virus, one of the most prevalent pathogens in the world, results in wide spectrum of liver disease ranging from sub-clinical to acute, self-limited hepatitis and fetal, fulminant hepati...
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...
The results of the present study indicates that the tooth can act as a barrier for medication diffusion and does not block it completely, because not only Ca2+ and OH- can diffuse through dentine a...
Cancer is a major health problem worldwide and is one of the most prominent causes of morbidity and mortality in children and adults causing about 9 million deaths annually. The success of novel ca...
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...
This research touches the latest aspects of the dental caries. Since the time caries were understood there has been an upgradation in the methodology for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the ...
Teeth are tools that have evolved to ensure survival of species.Food comes in many forms and different consistency.Teeth serve the function of gathering, cutting, grinding and admixing food with sa...