#Preventive & Community Dentistry

Preventive & Community Dentistry

Polio & Oral health

All about Poliomyelitis The words polio (grey) and myelon (marrow, indicating the spinal cord) are derived from Greek. It is the effect of poliomyelitis virus...

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Bad oral health can cause blindness!

We have tired ourselves out explaining to patients that maxillary tooth extraction does not affect eyesight. However, new research reveals that bad oral health...

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The Canadian Government To Consider Printing Health Warnings On Individual Cigarettes.

The Government of Canada is proposing to update the health-related messages and images printed on packages of cigarettes and other tobacco products to ensure...

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Everything about Tobacco Cessation Programs (TCP): How dental surgeons can start TCP in their private dental practice

- Dr Mriganka Sekhar Ghose Introduction Tobacco smoke contains over 4000 chemical compounds including tar, carbon monoxide, nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, acetone,

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Could A Chewing Gum Really Reduce The Spread Of COVID-19?

New experimental chewing gum has been developed that can reduce the transmission of coronavirus. In a study, published in the Journal of Molecular Therapy,...

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Diabetes Revisited - World Diabetes Day

Diabetes is a worldwide endemic disease having reached over a billion of population all over the globe. Historically, this disease was known to be associated...

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First Time In History - WHO Includes Dental Preparations In Essential Drug List

Three of the important dental preparations – topical fluoride-containing preparations (such as toothpaste), glass ionomer cement and silver diamine fluoride –...

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Innovation Leads the Way in Oral Hygiene

With studies indicating that 30% of the adult population experience dental sensitivity, ELSENZ powered by BioMin is the product stepping up to the plate to...

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A Tooth for an Eye

It has been found that with progression of age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of deteriorating eyesight in people over 50 is hastened by...

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Non-traumatic tooth loss significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease-A study.

Adults who have lost teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease according to a presentation at the American...

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Effect Of Silver Diamine Fluoride On Tooth Hypersensitivity Among 20 to 60 Year Old Adults In Bangalore City: An invivo study

Abstract Aims : To determine the efficacy of topical Silver Diamine fluoride (SDF) on the reduction of pain due to hypersensitive cervical dentinal lesions....

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FDI Vision 2030: What you need to know?

The fundamental purpose of Vision 2030 is to unite oral healthcare and recognize that oral health is an essential component of overall health and well-being....

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Reports of Cracked Teeth Uptick Amid COVID19

Dentists are seeing a rise in cracked teeth amid the pandemic. Some theorize the added stress and anxiety is leading to more people grinding their teeth....

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Journey Of Oral Health: From Mother’s Womb To Adolescence

Pregnancy brings a unique situation in a woman’s life! Being pregnant comes with many responsibilities- the way you take care of yourself and your oral health,...

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Interim guidance for Essential Oral Health Services Amid COVID19 - WHO

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Amine Fluoride- The Preventive Shield in Contemporary Dentistry

A clinical review of amine fluoride formulations, their preventive rationale and how dentists should interpret concentration, evidence and product claims.

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Oral Hygiene Affects the Accuracy of COVID-19 tests

Patients who did not brush their teeth or rinse their mouths could allow non-infectious viral nucleic acids to accumulate, leading to long-term coronavirus...

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Fluid Dynamics Proposes Reduction in Mask Efficiency During Cough Cycles

A recent study shows that the criteria employed for assessing face mask performance must be modified to take into account the reduction of efficiency during...

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Vitamin D Deficiency: Impact on Oral Health

Dental implants are generally considered to be a safe and predictable procedure for replacement of missing teeth which is routinely performed by many dentists....

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Teledentistry-Filling the Oral Health Gaps in Remote Areas.

The field of dentistry has always been impacted by advances in the field of technology. Recently there has been a new era in clinical data exchange among...

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World Oral Health Day 2020

Maintaining a good oral hygiene can save you from the clutches of many germs and viruses. This should be a habit throughout the year but it becomes more of a...

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Indian Dental Association’s Preventive Guidelines for Dental Professionals on the Coronavirus Threat

In the light of WHO declaring COVID-19 virus to be a pandemic Indian Dental Association (IDA) recommends preventative measures for dental professionals to...

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Magical Effect of Lactoferrin on Black Stained Teeth Associated with Iron Metabolism

A clinical review of black extrinsic tooth staining, its association with chromogenic bacteria and iron compounds, diagnosis and management.

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World No Tobacco Day 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners recognises 31 May as World No Tobacco Day every year. The objective is to spread awareness of deadly and...