Dental caries is one of the oldest and most common diseases found in humans. With the recent shift from the surgical model, which emphasized restorative treatment, to a medical model of disease man...
The tooth surfaces are unique in that they are the only body part not subject to metabolic turnover. Once formed, the teeth are, under the correct conditions, essentially indestructible, as witness...
Interest in a vaccine for dental caries prevention dates back to a period when the lactobacilli were thought to be of paramount importance in the initiation of dental caries. By means of immunizati...
? This book covers the science and art of the dental ceramics used for restoring dental aesthetics.? It encompasses different topics about dental ceramics as history, composition, classification, c...
Dental erosion is an irreversible loss of dental tissue by a chemical process that does not involve bacteria. It is a multifactorial phenomenon that results in erosive enamel and dentin wear. The c...
Health education, traditionally and correctly, one of the cornerstones of preventive dentistry, has over the years involved considerable investments of time, energy, personnel and money. However, t...
The use of Radiographs and other imaging techniques plays an important role not only in the diagnosis but also in the treatment planning of patients with disorders of the face, jaws and the teeth. ...
Dental implants as we know them today were invented in 1952 by a Swedish orthopedic surgeon named Per-Ingvar Branemark. Today, they are considered the standard of care for prosthetic replacement of...
For the prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with missing teeth, Dental implants have now gained popularity as one of the most significant treatment modality. For the success of these root imitati...
Dental implant failure has led to continuous innovations of various implants systems and to different interceptive treatment modalities. These concerns have also led to selection of implant designs...
Dental implants are being widely accepted as a treatment option for replacing missing teeth by dental practitioners and patients in today's technological era. Dental implants are an important resea...
In 1969, Branemark published landmark research on successful osseointegration of endosseous titanium dental implants. Since then, these methods for surgical placement of dental implants have had a ...
Dental implants provide a predictable, effective, and reliable means for tooth replacements. Additionally, dental implants provide completely edentulous and partial edentulous patients the function...
In the developing countries like India, fee-for service is still the major type of payment mechanism, where very few people can afford to utilize oral health care services regularly and most of the...
Oral health is an important part of overall health and plays a vital role in each individual's well-being and quality of life by influencing physical and mental well-being, appearance, and interper...
The textbook discusses current data on the physical and chemical characteristics, properties and methods of application of materials used in therapeutic and orthopedic dentistry. The manual reflect...
'Dental Myths in India' is a product of intense research done by the authors in order to cover as many as possible myths and taboos which are prevalent in India. Being a multicultural country with ...
The development and regular use of adhesive materials has begun to revolutionize many aspects of restorative and preventive dentistry. Attitudes towards cavity preparation are altering since, with ...
Pregnancy is a unique time in a woman's life, accompanied by a variety of physiologic, anatomic and hormonal changes that can affect how oral health care is provided.Maintaining a healthy lifestyle...
This book gives an insight about "DENTOALVEOLAR DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS" with case illustrations. This book potrays review of literature, case photographs, procedure of the D.O. discussion along w...