In this post we shall discuss the treatment of hypertension. To read about the signs and symptoms click here. Nonpharmacological Treatment of hypertension Salt restriction: 2.4 gm of sodium or 6gm of Nacl is effective in controlling hypertension Weight Reduction: Reduction of 1kg may reduce 1.3 to 1.6 mm of Hg Quit Smoking: Most important […]
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Hypertension is referred to increase in blood pressure. Signs of Hypertension Tremors, tachycardia, exophthalmos, thyroid dermopathy and goiter in hyperthyroidism Moon’s face, buffalo hump and truncal obesity in Cushing’s syndrome. Bruit over abdominal aorta. Presence of puffy face, rough skin, obesity in myxedema Prognathism, clubbed hand, coarse features in acromegaly Palpable kidney lump in polycystic
Walking bleach is a bleaching procedure performed at a dental clinic. The tooth involved is usually non vital and should be endodontically treated. Given by Nutting and Poe. Another name of Walking Bleach is Intracoronal bleaching Used in non vital endodontically treated tooth to remove tooth discoloration. Indications Dentin discoloration Discoloration caused due to pulp
OTHER NAMES OF DIE STONE: Die stone or Type IV or Improved Dental Stone or High Strength Stone. It is the strongest and hardest variety of gypsum products. USES: Used where high surface hardness and high strength is required ex: Crown and Bridge, Inlays PROCEDURE: As per manufacturers instructions a thick mix is prepared. This
In this post we shall discuss various Caries Activity and Caries Susceptibility Tests LACTOBACILLUS COLONY COUNT TEST Introduced by HODLEY IN 1933 PRINCIPLE: This caries activity & caries susceptibility test estimates the number of acidogenic and aciduric bacteria in the patients’ saliva by counting the number of colonies appearing on tomato peptone agar plates after
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As you might be aware Round 1 is now over. Check out here https://dentalpockets.com/blog/all-india-counselling-round-i-results-announced/ In continuation, Round 2 has now started. All India counselling has started on https://mcc.nic.in. Those who are interested in Second Round should apply before 9th June. New Registration as well as Re-Choice Filling is now available to those who didn’t get
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In this part three of series Agar Agar in Dentistry we will learn about different Impression techniques of Agar-Agar, its Advantages and Disadvantages In Part One post we learnt about Hydrocolloids, Sol-Gel Transformation, Uses of Agar – Agar in Dentistry, Composition, Commercial Brands, Supplied As, Preparation and Types of Agar. If you haven’t read that,
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In this post we will learn about Manipulation of Agar, Conditioning Unit and Properties of Agar In previous post we learnt about Hydrocolloids, Sol-Gel Transformation, Uses of Agar – Agar in Dentistry, Composition, Commercial Brands, Supplied As, Preparation and Types of Agar. If you haven’t read that, we suggest you read that first by clicking
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In this post we will learn about Hydrocolloids, Sol-Gel Transformation, Uses of Agar – Agar in Dentistry, Composition, Commercial Brands, Supplied As, Preparation and Types of Agar Hydrocolloids Agar is a hydrocolloid, which basically consists of gelatin particles suspended in water and water is the dispersion medium. Solution – uniformly dispersed solute and solvent eg
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In few days we shall cover the whole of Gingiva in multiple posts. We shall start with Types of Gingiva in this post. Gingiva is a masticatory mucosa and covers the alveolar process of the jaw and surround the neck of the teeth. The gingiva extends from the dentogingival junction to the alveolar mucosa. It