Dentist World

20/11/2022

What is the best advice you got from your friends/family/colleague?

20/09/2020

When was the last time you visited your dentist?

24/06/2020

Mepivacaine or Lidocaine in terms of rapid onset? Clinically

03/06/2020

Take care of your Natural teeth..

28/01/2020

As the winter is at s peak, people are suffering from viral fever and some sort of throat infections, kindly keep an eye on your self too...it's your health so you have to maintain it by its own..check for the signs and symptoms

25/12/2019

THE TEETH-

Teeth are one of the most important part of the digestion system. Unlike animals, humans have to break their food down into smaller pieces in order to be able to swallow the food.In order for this to happen, the teeth must help with chewing the food by shearing, cutting, and tearing down the food.

The MOUTH-

The mouth helps this to happen by muscles in the mouth that move the mouth in a chewing motion and the teeth, along with saliva that comes from the salivary glands, moistens the food and the chewing helps to break it down.

TWO SETS OF TEETH-

Humans have two sets of teeth in their lifetime and the adult human has 32 adult teeth.When someone is a child, they start out with 20 teeth and these teeth are called “milk teeth” because these are the teeth that we have as babies and toddlers.When we get older, usually around thirteen years old, we grow more teeth and we have 32 teeth that are different shapes and in different positions, all to help us be able to eat. These teeth will last for the rest of your life.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF TEETH-

There are four different kinds of teeth that we have, incisors, canines, premolars and molars.

1.THE INCISORS– are at the front of the mouth and they are sharp to help you be able to bite down. The incisors help to cut up food into smaller pieces so that we can chew the food.

2.THE CANINE– are at the corner of the arches. They are pointed and sharp and they are used to help hold the food and to tear it into smaller pieces.
2.The PRE MOLARS – are a flat tooth and the premolars are used for crushing and tearing food.The molars – are the biggest teeth in our mouth, and they are also flat, like the premolars.
3. THE MOLARS- are used to crush, grind and chew the food.There are also other teeth called wisdom teeth that are also called third molars.
These third molars normally grow between the ages of 17-21, but this can differ, depending on the person.

WHAT ARE TEETH MADE UP OF-

Teeth are small structures that are made out of calcified material. These teeth are found along the jaws of both humans and animals.The tissue that seals the side of the teeth in order to stop infection from happening is called the gums. The teeth are fixed into the jaw bone and they are held in by the gums.

DIFFERENT LAYERS OF TEETH-

Teeth have three different layers, the living layer, which is called the PULP, the DENTINE and the ENAMEL,

The enamel is the hardest material that is inside the body and this coats the teeth to make sure that they are protected.A layer of tissues that covers the root of the tooth is called the cementum and it is a yellow looking, bone like tissue that is tough.
The visible part of the tooth is called the crown. Each tooth has nerves and these nerves help us to know if something is hot or cold.
Root-
If the root becomes sensitive, a dentist may make the patient get a root canal.The root canal will kill the root in the tooth and help it not to be sensitive anymore.The flesh like material found between the tooth and the tooth socket is called the periodontal ligament. This tissue helps to keep the tooth in place in the gums.

25/12/2019

HUMAN TEETH

25/12/2019

Pictures for Reference

25/12/2019

TOOTH
A tooth (plural teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are covered by gums. Teeth are not made of bone, but rather of multiple tissues of varying density and hardness. The cellular tissues that ultimately become teeth originate from the embryonic germ layer, the ectoderm.

Teeth in Mammals-
Teeth are among the most distinctive (and long-lasting) features of mammal species. Paleontologists use teeth to identify fossil species and determine their relationships. The shape of the animal's teeth are related to its diet. For example, plant matter is hard to digest, so herbivores have many molars for chewing and grinding. Carnivores, on the other hand, have canine teeth to kill prey and to tear meat.

Mammals, in general, are diphyodont, meaning that they develop two sets of teeth. In humans, the first set (the "baby," "milk," "primary" or "deciduous" set) normally starts to appear at about six months of age, although some babies are born with one or more visible teeth, known as neonatal teeth. Normal tooth eruption at about six months is known as teething and can be painful. Kangaroos, elephants, and manatees are unusual among mammals because they are polyphyodonts.

Human TEETH-

In humans (and most other primates) there are usually 20 primary ("baby") teeth, 28 to 32 of what's known as permanent teeth, in addition to other four being third molars or wisdom teeth, each of which may or may not grow in.

Among primary teeth, 10 of them are usually found in the Maxilla (i.e. upper jaw)
and the other 10 in the Mandible (i.e. lower jaw). Among permanent teeth, 16 are found in the maxilla and the other 16 in the mandible. Most of the teeth have uniquely distinguishing features.

24/12/2019

24/12/2019

On the occasion of National Dentist Day, which is celebrated on the birth anniversary of late Dr.Rafiuddin Ahmed, let's celebrate 100 years of dentistry...🎉🎊

24/12/2019

Dr.Rafiuddin Ahmed (1890-1965) was born on December 24, 1890, in Bardhanpara, East Bengal, India. He graduated from Aligarh Muslim University in 1908. By the next year, he left for the United States by working his passage over. He enrolled in the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, earning his dental (D.D.S) degree in 1915. Dr. Ahmed then worked in the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children in Boston, Massachusetts, until 1918. In 1919, he returned to India to open a dental practice in Calcutta.

In 1920, Ahmed founded the First Dental College of India, which was financed by starting the New York Soda Fountain in Calcutta. Dr. Ahmed published the First Student's Handbook on Operative Dentistry in 1928.

The First Dental College of India affiliated with the State Medical Facility in 1936, and then with the University of Calcutta in 1949. In that same year, Ahmed donated his First Dental College of India to the West Bengal government. Dr. Ahmed served as the Principal of the College from 1920 to 1950.

Ahmed's philosophy was: "Education is the responsibility of the State; but if no one is willing to carry the cross, I will, for as long as I can."

In 1925, Ahmed established the Bengal Dental Association, which became the forerunner for the Indian Dental Association(which he also organized in 1928). He served three terms as President of the Indian Dental Association from 1945 to 1949.

He also established the Indian Dental Journal in 1925 and was its Editor until 1946.

Ahmed helped to form the Bengal Dentists Act in 1939. This was the first dental governmental regulation in India and it became the model for the Indian Dental Act passed in 1948. Dr. R. Ahmed was the first elected President of the India Dental Council, serving from 1954 to 1958.

Ahmed was awarded a Fellowship in the International College of Dentists in 1947 and Fellowships in the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 1949. In 1964, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan.[1]

Ahmed served as a Councillor and Alderman of the Calcutta Corporation from 1932 to 1944. In 1950, he became a Minister in the West Bengal government and was supervisor for the Departments of Agriculture, Community Development, Co-operation, Relief, and Rehabilitation until 1962.

Ahmed earned many honors and memorial tributes, of which inscription on the ICD Memorial Roll in 1965 was a particularly special tribute. The Indian Dental Association recognized his many contributions to Indian dentistry by establishing the Dr. R. Ahmed Memorial Oration at the 1977 Annual Indian Dental Conference. The Pierre Fauchard Academy dedicated its 1987 quarterly PFA Journal in Dr. Ahmed's memory, and the University of Iowa College of Dentistry Alumni Association presented their First Distinguished International Alumnus Award to him in 1989.

Today, R. Ahmed is remembered as the Nestor and Dean of Dentistry, Dental Education, and the Dental Profession in India. He died on January 18, 1965.