There are various diseases of your mouth that can have an impact on the systemic health of the body or it can be vice versa. So today we are talking about one such disease which is Diabetes. Your oral health and diabetes have a link that has been discovered by various studies and research being done in the past. Emerging evidence has supported this view and is said to cause numerous conditions that impact systemic (general) health and wellbeing, including diabetes.  Various periodontal diseases or gum diseases which are said to cause the inflammatory conditions in the mouth have shown altered and elevated systemic (general body) inflammatory state and an…

Sleep-disordered breathing is an illness that is very common among people these days. It is affecting 10 % children and 24 % males or 9% females in the adult category . The co-morbid conditions related to SDB are hypertension, diabetes, heart failure , stroke , asthma or gastroesophageal reflux disease etc.  If we talk about the anatomy of the sleep-disordered breathing in relevance to the dental evaluation then we find that the mens upper respiratory tract evolved rapidly in the last many years. The supra vocal cord tract has two segments, vertical and horizontal, for establishing a ratio of 1:1 between them, larynx descended and the oral cavity is shortened…

Pregnancy is the time period in a woman’s life when many changes can be seen in the body and individual changes on the different parts of the body also occur. Such changes are also seen in the oral cavity. Many women may not be aware of the link that exists between their oral health and their systemic or general health, as well as the impact that other factors can have on a developing child in the womb of a pregnant female.  During pregnancy, the self-care in cases of females decreases thus neglecting dental health in such cases is very common. the problems presented by sensitivity and inflammation related to the…

A benign and inflammatory reaction of salivary glands which is self-limiting in nature is what is referred to as necrotizing sialometaplasia.  It mimics squamous cell carcinomas and affects basically the salivary glands of the palate. It occurs due to the ischemia of vasculature which is present in the salivary gland lobules. It is a nonneoplastic inflammatory condition of the glands.  It presents itself as a unilateral necrotic ulcer on the hard palate. It appears to be firm, painful swelling and is fluctuant in nature. It looks just like a dental abscess and the condition also appears to be due to trauma, heavy smoking, and alcoholic consumption.  It commonly occurs to…

Mucormycosis has hit various countries, especially India very badly in the last few months. It’s a lethal disease that has been spreading very quickly in COVID times and has come out to be seen as an epidemic in few countries. It happens to people who have had covid earlier and were on oxygen support for many days. It is caused especially in people with low immunity or people having systemic diseases like diabetes. Also, there are many medications that are being taken during the treatment of covid which causes low immunity in people and puts them at risk of this disease.  The symptoms of mucormycosis start first in the oral…

Macroglossia is a condition that is seen in many individuals. It presents itself as large and heavy tongues which are not normal in size. It can be congenital which is present from birth or can be acquired later in life. So today we will talk in detail about the causes, symptoms, and diagnosis of macroglossia to let you guys know more about it.  The causes of macroglossia vary in terms of being acquired later or present from birth. Congenital causes include Down syndrome which has the defect of having an extra chromosome or neurofibromatosis in which tumors grow into the nervous tissue or individuals having congenital hypothyroidism. Acquired reasons may…

Digital Imaging is the new method to take X-rays or doing radiography in dentistry. Digital radiography has taken all over the world and helped many dentists in diagnosing any disease in a better way. It has modernized the whole imaging world and has transformed the world of dentistry as well.  Imaging is the radiation of X Rays that is used to capture the photographic montage of any tooth. Diagnosing caries or any periodontal diseases which are hard to find in the clinical examination can be done easily by seeing in the X-ray image of the tooth. This saves time for both the dentist and the patient, so is very efficient…

Caries is the decaying of tooth and cavity formation which occurs very commonly in each one of us. But have you ever thought what can we do to stop this decaying process all at once so that we don’t have to pay every time to a dentist and get our teeth filled?   A new advancement in this modern-day Dental world is the caries vaccine. A caries vaccine is a vaccine to prevent and protect against the decaying of teeth. Streptococcus mutants are the major causative factor of human dental caries. The research for a vaccine for decayed teeth was under monitoring for many years. In 1972, in England caries vaccine…

Dental anesthetic gels are anesthesia used in dentistry. These are the compounded topical anesthesia given in patients who require deep scaling. If you have dirty, stained teeth with heavy mineralized deposits and have complaints of bad breath you may need a deep scaling for that. Deep scaling can be a little painful to the patients thus it requires topical anesthesia. Many dentists use these anesthetics because they are affordable and efficient to use. Let’s talk more about it in detail so just stick with us till the end.  Scaling or cleaning of the teeth is a process in which removal of plaque, calculus, and debris from the tooth is done…

Covid – 19 and its after-effects have already started to create havoc among people and with the new strains, every few months have almost shattered our thought of being finally free of covid and living a healthy normal life. But have you ever thought of these effects and the problems it can cause if not taken care of at the beginning only? Yes, so today we want to bring your focus on the effects of COVID 19 on your oral cavity and teeth and see what threats it poses.  So from coronavirus, everyone has some oral effects as well like losing their taste and smell or having COVID tongue in…