Dental Reign

  Hi!!!! Today we will discuss an especially important topic - ORAL CANCER- CAUSE AND EARLY  IDENTIFICATION. We are living in an era where the incidence of cancers is ever increasing, and oral cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among Indian men. This rise in cases of oral cancers is associated with the use of tobacco products.   But one might think that tobacco use has escalated in all other parts of the world then why is India seeing such surge in cases.    This is because tobacco usage India is seen in the smokeless form (chewing) along with areca nut lime, Pan masala etc.   While in the other countries tobacco usage is in the smoked form for e.g., cigarettes. This is attributed to the surge in cases of lung cancers seen in those countries.     Other causes of cancer include alcohol consumption, certain viral infections like human papilloma virus infection and chronic irritation to the Oral tissues by agents like an ill-fitting de...

  Hi !! This is my first blog and let me start by introducing myself. I am a budding dentist and I am in my internship year. I work in a dental hospital that has the maximum inflow of rural patients. I would like to share my experiences while working among them . Also I would be sharing important information regarding dental and medical issues. Let us start by discussing some dental myths that I come across very often . Myth 1. Brushing hard leads to clean teeth It is a common thing that I hear during my interaction with patients that we brush hard for more than 20 minutes and then also I have yellow teeth . That exactly is what the problem is ... Brushing hard for a long period of time causes wear of the outer white covering of tooth that is called as the enamel and exposes the yellow colored dentin that lies below the enamel. Thus brushing should always be done with light to medium force for around 5 to 7 minutes with a soft or a medium bristle brush. The brush should always ...