DR. MAITHILI DESHPANDE

                                                                                                                                   Tooth Anatomy   It’s relevance to Decay & Treatment  Tooth Has Following Parts & layers. 1)Enamel 2)Dentin 3)Pulp 4)Crown 5)Root      1)Enamel Enamel is outermost layer of our tooth. It is a hardest part of our body.   Because of its hardness, bacteria takes long time to penetrate this layer. Once they penetrate this layer, it will become easy for them to progress further. You don’t get any kind of sensitivity or pain when decay restricts in ename...

Tooth Extraction Aftercare instruction Do’s -After Extraction, a Dentist will keep cotton on wound to chew on it. Remove that cotton after 1hr. -Have some plain Ice-Cream or Juice(don’t use straw). And then take prescribed medicine. -Apply ice from outside immediately after extraction. -Have cold, Liquid & Semi liquid diet for 3-5 days. -After 24hrs, do warm water with salt gargling. Don’t -Don’t spit for 24hrs. everything shd b swallowed. -Don’t Gargle for 24hrs. after 24 hrs, gargle slowly. -Don’t take hot, hard & spicy food for 3-5 days. -Don’t use straw.

* Humans have two Sets of teeth: Primary & Secondary. * We have 20 Milk Teeth & 32 Permanent Teeth. * The eruption pattern of milk teeth & permanent teeth showed in diagram. . The Eruption pattern may vary according to Following factors. Local factor -   Presence of fibrous connective tissue overlying the tooth.                      - Ankylosed Teeth Systemic Factors - Premature Birth                                Chronic Illness                                 Nutritional status Primary Teeth (Milk Teeth) -Primary teeth also called as Milk Teeth. - In most children the eruption of primary teeth is preceded by increased salivation & ch...

Night Guard is a customise  transparent  sheet which cover your upper or lower  teeth. Wearing the Night Guard will prevent further damage to your teeth. Indications- 1) Bruxism-      -Voluntary bruxism (in those person who habitually chew gum, tobacco     objects such as tooth pics or pencils)    -Involuntary bruxism(night grinding) 2) Burning Mouth Syndrome - to cover irregularities of the occlusion 3) Parafunctional Habits - wearing Night Guard will reduce the opportunity for thrusting & wedging the  tongue against the teeth. 4) Before fabrication of a Removable partial denture when one of the abutment teeth has been unopposed for an extended period. To return some functional stimulation to the tooth. 5) Full Mouth Rehab cases - Occlusal splint uses in Reestablishing occlusal Relationships & t o prevent damage to the restorations. Preacautions -      -Make ...