Dentistry Notes

As the title suggests, this is a blog dedicated to the study of dentistry and subjects related to dentistry. This site will be of particular interest to dental students.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

HIV/AIDS and the Role of the Dentist

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The good news is that transmission of HIV from a dentist to patient is very unlikely (Jaffe et al., 1994). In fact, patient-to-patient infec...
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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Tooth Anatomy - First Maxillary Molars

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The first maxillary molars (16 and 26 using the FDI terminology) have the largest occlusal table of all the teeth in the mouth and erupt at ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Infection spread via tissue spaces

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Infection can spread via the blood, lymph and the tissue spaces. In dentistry, the most relevant tissue spaces are the: pterygomandibular sp...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

Pain as a Motivational Tool

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Dr Feinstone motivates patient to comply promptly .
Thursday, April 2, 2009

Drilling Technique

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Dr Feinstone demonstrates a cavity preparation on the mandibular first molar.

Got to have a sense of purpose

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From the movie The Dentist starring Corbin Bernsen as Dr Alan Feinstone.
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Enamel Hypoplasia

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The cell responsible for enamel formation is the ameloblast. If the ameloblast is exposed to a stress when it is in its secretory phase it w...
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