Have you ever tried to join the pieces of your broken denture with fire or super glue? A Broken denture/Prosthesis Fracture is one of the most common complications in patients wearing a denture. A denture is a removable appliance that can replace missing teeth and surrounding tissue, help restore your smile. If a person loses his/ her teeth and surrounding structure, whether from tooth decay, gum disease, or injury, replacing the missing teeth is beneficial for your health and appearance. Especially when someone loses front teeth, denture makes it easier to speak and eat better than you could ..read more

Have you ever argued which of your baby’s teeth will fall out and which won’t? This might be a common topic of discussion when the first-time parents meet the others. Seeing cavities and black spots on a child’s teeth have you ever thought “they are just baby teeth, new, white, and shiny teeth will replace them later”. Have you ever wondered when will they be replace? There are some common facts about baby teeth you ought to know. “Diphyodont” The term “diphyodont” refers to two sets of teeth. Human beings have two sets of teeth, the first set of teeth to be seen in the mouth is the primary or ..read more

Many women make it nine months with no dental discomfort, pregnancy can make some conditions worse – or create new ones. Regular checkups and good dental health habits can help keep you and your baby healthy. Oral health care in pregnancy is often avoided and misunderstood by physicians, dentists, and patients.  Getting a checkup during pregnancy is safe and important for your dental health. Not only can you take care of cleanings and procedures like cavity fillings before your baby is born, but your dentist can help you with any pregnancy-related dental symptoms you might be experiencing ..read more

Candidiasis is caused by a yeast like fungus candida albicans. Other species can be C.tropicalis, C.parapsilosis, C.glabrata also.  It can be pseudo hyphae, yeast and chlamydosopore forms. Relatively common inhabitant of oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract and vagina of clinically normal person. As the condition favor they transform to pathogenic form. Its occurrence has increased after the use of antibiotics which destroy the normal inhibitory bacterial flora and immunosuppressive drugs particularly corticosteroids and cytotoxic drugs. Predisposing factors Immunologic immaturity in infa ..read more

Early childhood caries is specific type of caries that affects infants and young children. Early childhood caries was historically attributed to inappropriate and prolonged use of sweetened liquid in bottle. It is presence of 1 or more decayed (cavitated or noncavitated lesions), missing (due to caries), or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in child 71month of age or younger. It include 2 variants:                       Nursing bottle caries               Rampant caries Those practices of frequen ..read more