Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Feb 1, 2012, 10:56 am
The notification for the MDS and Medical PG Entrance exam is out, for the NTRUHS and for the year 2012, the rules for application have become different. You need to go through a series of steps, completing which you can be eligible to write the MDS and Medical PG entrance exam. Here are the steps th...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 23, 2012, 3:42 am
Fluorides are one of the most important components for the development of teeth and the hard tissues of the body. But the amount of Fluorides that has to be given to people, should be in a certain limit, crossing which could pose several problems and lead to toxicity. The fluoride toxicity is divide...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 8, 2012, 11:39 pm
These days the prices of dental care and treatments are shooting the sky such that the costs can just not be afforded by a majority of the people. Simply putting is this way, for the everyday person dental care is too expensive. For the millions of Americans in specific, due to the depressed economy...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Dec 25, 2011, 10:07 pm
The muscles of mastication are the muscles that are needed for mastication. Mainly it is in the movement of the mandible that the help of these muscles is required since it is the only movable bone in the skill. The Lateral Pterygoid, Masseter muscle, Medial Pterygoid and the Temporalis are the main...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 30, 2011, 12:36 am
Mouth Mirror is one of the most common instruments used in the Dental clinics, a part of diagnostic instruments in Dentistry. The mouth mirror has multiple functions, and it is used during the various diagnostic and treatment procedures in the field of Dentistry. The head of the mouth mirror is usua...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 25, 2011, 1:37 am
No one truly enjoys the experience of having a tooth pulled out. Feeling slight discomfort afterwards is also natural. The pain can be endured to a certain extent but when it gets intensely painful, refusing to go away even after several days, then people should definitely be concerned that it could...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 24, 2011, 11:56 pm
Motor Nerve Impulses form the central nervous system, which are responsible for triggering muscle contraction, are carried by a nerve called a motor nerve. Motor nerves control every voluntary muscle in the body. Thus, a motor nerve is involved whenever some decides to make a movement. To control t...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 20, 2011, 7:38 am
The 18th ISOI National Conference is going to be held in Hyderabad, at the venue Hyderabad International Convention Center, from 21st October to 23rd October 2011. The conference would have many sessions, trade fair, the live demos and surgeries, which would all explain about the implant placement a...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 20, 2011, 5:51 am
The 18th National Conference of Indian Society of Oral Implantologists is going to held in Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad from October 21st to 23rd, 2011. This conference invites and would see a lot of aspiring implantologists, dentists who want to learn more about the placemen...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 16, 2011, 11:57 pm
Among the young adults of today tongue and lip piercing has become quite a latest trend. In fact tongue piercing has become readily easily available to everyone since these piercings are not being governed by any regulations. Despite of looking appealing, piercing the tongue makes it convenient for ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Oct 1, 2011, 1:36 am
Maintaining a proper oral hygiene isn’t easy, as just brushing your teeth and flossing it regularly won’t keep your oral cavity free from problems and healthy. There are many things you need to keep in mind, to maintain a perfect dental health. Earlier I had shared the ways to keep teeth healthy...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Sep 11, 2011, 12:56 am
The BDS Internship which has been discussed a lot by the DCI lately, was added to the course that was made a 5-year without internship for the 2007 batch, but from the 2008-09 batch, we would be seeing the same 4-year course with 1 year compulsory paid internship for the students. But for the studen...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 26, 2011, 12:25 pm
After the recent news of the Re-introduction of Internship from the batches of 2008-09, the Dental Council of India has announced that the courses after the 3rd year BDS would be having semester wise examinations and this would be dividing the 8 subjects into 4 subjects each semester. Going with th...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 24, 2011, 11:28 pm
Reverting from the changes that were made last year about the Internship for BDS students, the Dental Council of India has again re-introduced the Internship for students from the batch of 2008-09. The changes were made for the batch 2007-08 earlier, and they have a 5+0 year course, but from the bat...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 14, 2011, 10:57 pm
Fluoride has the ability to whiten our teeth and this is the most commonly known to one and all. But most of the people use it more than necessary and as we know too much is too bad, the over use of the fluoride will lead to the cause of Dental fluorosis. There are plenty of methods by which the flu...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 5, 2011, 5:17 pm
Tooth will be removed for great number of reasons. Some of the reasons include the decay of tooth, problem with fungal infections, discomfort, breakage of teeth and many more.  When you want to get your tooth removed there are plenty of conditions which cannot let the tooth be extracted from the mo...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 5, 2011, 7:55 am
Yellow teeth and the teeth discoloration is not an uncommon thing, and this many a times leads to the bad look and smile, and everyone would want whiter teeth to look better and have a beautiful smile. There are quite many whitening products and procedures which does the job that a person needs to l...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 4, 2011, 6:40 am
Cavities are formed due to the bacteria that adhere on the surface of the teeth, and these bacteria initially form a colony and an entire layer of Dental Plaque which later hardens due to the reactions occurring after carbohydrates are consumed, and finally leading to the Dental caries which we comm...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 4, 2011, 3:53 am
The Crest 3D White Advanced Vivid Stain Protection toothpaste is a stain removal system, which not just cleans away the stains from the surface of the teeth but also helps in protection the teeth against the stains that might be collecting later on. The Micro-cleansing whiteners of the toothpaste ha...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 4, 2011, 3:51 am
Crest has a few good toothpastes not just for adults but even for kids who have less stronger teeth when compared to the adults, and the kids’ teeth get damaged more when the adult toothpastes are used without any proper advice from the dentists. These kids toothpastes are made to strengthen the e...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 3, 2011, 1:40 pm
The Crest Pro-Health Clinical Gum Protection toothpaste comes in a Invigorating Clean Mint flavor, and is the one that helps in the protection of the gums from the infections that lead to the bleeding of gums while you brush your teeth or chew any food. The toothpaste not only gives the protection f...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 3, 2011, 10:32 am
Crest has a 3D White Vivid toothpaste which functions to remove the surface stains of the teeth, but the 3D White Advanced Vivid Renewal toothpaste does the job even better by working on the removal of the stains, and strengthening the enamel at the same time. The toothpaste is like a gel, and it fu...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 3, 2011, 4:57 am
Crest is one of the best toothpaste manufacturers, and the Crest 3D White Vivid Toothpaste is one of the best toothpastes that would help in removing the stains from the tooth surface, and thus helping in whitening of the teeth. This Crest Vivid toothpaste works well in maintaining a good oral hygie...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Aug 2, 2011, 5:46 am
The first set of teeth you get since your birth would be the milk teeth and we all know that. Once this set is gone the next set will be the last and final set for our entire life span. Hence we need to take good care of this set of teeth so that we will have it for a long time even in our old ages ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jul 31, 2011, 10:31 pm
Plenty of kids are told for countless times in their childhood that chewing gum or eating candy is bad for their teeth. This was true for extent as sugar content present in the candy or chewing gums can easily create cavity in their teeth. When you consider this the chewing gums are with exceptions ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 24, 2011, 10:41 am
Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis is the Hypomobility condition caused due to the fusion of the TMJ. This fusion of the joint leads to the stiffening and fixation of the joint at a particular position. This happens due to either the fusion of the bones in the joint, or else due to the formation of c...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 20, 2011, 1:29 am
There are different specialties within the dentistry profession. One of them is the Orthodontist. Orthodontists are the experts in the proper placement of the teeth and alignment of the teeth and jaws when the patient is still in the age of growth, and is undergoing changes in the jaw shape and size...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 18, 2011, 11:56 pm
At some point in your life you might be going through dental care and treatments such as dental checkups, teeth cleaning, teeth fillings, tooth extractions, and root canals. Depending on the kind of treatment and care you might need it can be annually, monthly or even monthly. Taking care of our den...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 12, 2011, 11:44 pm
There are many countries out there that want to become the top providers of dental tourism packages and that is why they are working with top governing bodies for accreditation. As far as consistent quality care is concerned three countries have been competent enough and if you too are headed for a ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 11, 2011, 8:58 pm
In the recent years, the industry of dental tourism has grown out to expand to quite an extent. You should consider yourself to be very fortunate if you are actually among the people who have dental insurance provided by their employer. Nonetheless, mostly only the routine and minor dental procedure...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 11, 2011, 1:04 am
It is common for people to get anxious when they have to visit a dentist. For many people they find it torturous when it comes to getting their teeth cleaned. People immediately want to leave the dentist chair that moment their mouth has been pricked a couple of times with a scaler since it is such ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 10, 2011, 6:24 am
Since bad and spotted teeth leaves as awful impression of their overall personality, a lot of people seem to be really sensitive about their teeth. Rotten teeth not only are a physical brunt on the oral health of a person but even psychologically and drastically impact their personality as well. Th...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 9, 2011, 10:44 pm
A lot of people today cannot afford dental care and since many volunteers are now offering their effort and time, Free Dental Care Days have now been made possible. For a person who does not have dental insurance or proper health, this is a great opportunity for them to get free dental care. People ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jun 9, 2011, 12:18 pm
We should certainly give our teeth proper care and attention but we often realize this too late. In fact many of us just forget about it and only care about dental treatment if a bothersome tooth problem crops up. You can end up spending a lot of money on major dental work if you keep on intending t...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - May 28, 2011, 3:55 am
Teeth, dentists, dental care and oral health include quite a lot of myths. People are actually quite prone to making mistakes when it comes to their teeth and these mistakes could be lessened if they made the right decisions. Thus here we dispel the misunderstands and myths regarding teeth, in order...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - May 24, 2011, 12:24 am
People who are looking forward to boost up their confidence often consider about teeth whitening. A teeth whitening procedure can benefit a person in a variety of ways with a lot of positive effects. Enabling one’s teeth to appear whiter is one of the evident advantages of teeth whitening pro...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - May 22, 2011, 10:29 am
Heart diseases are pretty severe with some big complications later in life, so they need to be treated as soon as they can before some other problem arises. But the cost of treatment is also pretty high most of the times. Not everyone can afford this treatment cost, which can touch to many thousands...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Mar 30, 2011, 12:29 am
Prior to looking at the various plaque removal procedures, it is vital that we understand what plaque is. School of Dentistry of California defines plaque as, the soft deposit that cumulates up on the enamel – a part of the teeth. It happens as a result of bacteria development and is made up of ba...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Feb 18, 2011, 12:20 am
Have your teeth lost their luster? Teeth discoloration is a common dental problem that annoys men and women alike. Before you think about whitening your teeth, you should understand why teeth get discolored or yellow in the first place. 1. Cigarettes – If you want a beautiful smile, you should av...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Feb 4, 2011, 5:58 am
Once your milk teeth are gone, the set we get are the ones for our entire life. Our teeth are helpful in making us serve do a large number of things and most significantly, they help us chewing the food. Thus, it is extremely necessary for us to take care of such priceless and precious tools as they...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Feb 2, 2011, 5:41 am
This is a rare disorder which involves inflammation and progression within the mouth’s fibrosis tissues. It starts as a regular swelling and redness, which proceeds to blistering and ulceration until eventually it becomes a stiff fibrous tissue the moment it heals. This is problematic because it m...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 30, 2011, 5:03 am
Bleeding gums should never be taken for granted. Individual who experience any of the signs of bleeding gums should immediately consult this matter with their dentist because it may already be a signal for more serious and complicated dental problem like gingivitis and periodontal diseases. Signs o...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 29, 2011, 5:02 am
To start of lets first familiarize ourselves with the term “wisdom teeth”. What are your wisdom teeth? Your wisdom teeth are your third molars. They usually come in around the ages of 15-25. Since these teeth come in around adulthood they are wiser then the other teeth, thus far getting it name ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 27, 2011, 4:37 am
Dental filling is a restorative dentistry treatment which provides dental solution for tooth decay, tooth fractures or damaged teeth surfaces. It is composed of either porcelain, composite or silver amalgam for better chewing or biting of an individual. Types of teeth pain Pain while biting - Thi...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 24, 2011, 10:19 pm
Oral thrush is a kind of yeast infection that may appear in an individual’s mouth that is caused by uncontrollable growth of an organism known as Candida albicans. This is the kind of a organism that generally rests under your skin, in your gut, or in your mouth and does not bother anyone at all. ...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Jan 22, 2011, 10:19 pm
Dentists being one of the most important persons for the health care of a person, they still just don’t relate to your oral cavity and the teeth. And to confirm that, you can notice your dentist asking you questions about your general health, about the chronic diseases and your previous medical an...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Dec 24, 2010, 4:53 am
Toothbrushing is one of the most important oral hygiene methods, but it just isn’t limited to how your toothbrush has to be, and what technique of brushing you use to brush your teeth. One more important aspect here is the toothpaste. The toothpaste needs to possess a few functions that would help...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Dec 21, 2010, 2:46 am
Dental caries is another name for tooth decay where bacterial infection affects the hard outer layer lining of the teeth which is made of enamel, cementum and dentin. Tooth decay is a process that takes quite a while to completely eat away the outer part of teeth, and usually leaves a hole or cavity...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Dec 14, 2010, 2:22 am
Correct occlusion is one of the prime necessities for good esthetics and to prevent many problems that may arise due to malocclusion. Andrew had introduced 6 keys for normal occlusion, which would ensure a good arch relationship and normal profile. Molar inter-arch relationship Mesiobuccal cusp of...
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Chetan B. posted an article on Dr. Chetan - Dec 13, 2010, 1:01 am
When you visit a store, you find a several number of varieties and designs of toothbrushes, all of their own shapes, sizes and having unique designs. One usually ends up buying a toothbrush which is attractive in looks, easier to handle and which was usually talked about more, for it’s looks and n...
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