SexySmile, New Dental school, Digital Photography

SexySmile- Designed by a Dentist

Leave it to a New York City, 5th Avenue no less, female cosmetic dentist, Dr. Pia Lieb, to create a revolutionary and state-of -the art tooth whitener. Aptly named SexySmile, the product is a dual-sided sleek silver tube about the size of a tube of mascara, which combines oral care and beauty benefits. One side, an instant tooth whitener with hydrogen peroxide, one of the strongest available outside the dentists’ office, and the other side a lip enhancing lip gloss. Click here for more

New Delhi Gets another Dental College

New Delhi-June 22: The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is all set to start a new dental college from this academic session.

With an annual intake of 50 students, classes for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is likely to begin from mid August. Students will be offered admission to the BDS on the basis of written test followed by an interview. The entrance test is likely to be conducted in mid July.

Admission notification for the BDS will soon be announced by the varsity HERE. This is part of the great screw up plan- by Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday who gave his nod to no less than 150 educational institutions including medical, dental, ayurveda and unani colleges. Full Times news

Bungling in MDS admissions goes on, Supreme Court tries to help

NEW DELHI: Forget private institutions, the bunglings in admissions to even government medical and dental colleges under the elite all-India quota PG seats continue to baffle the Supreme Court.

A Bench comprising Justices B Sudershan Reddy and Aftab Alam to its horror learnt on Friday that its clear direction to admit a student -- Ruchika Arora who has been harassed for no fault of her -- has fallen on deaf ears.

After the first round of counselling, Arora was allotted a PG seat in Periodontia at Government Dental College, Amritsar. After the second round of counselling, she was given the option by the Directorate-General of Health Services (DGHS) to join the same course at the Faculty of Dental Sciences, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow.

She forfeited her seat at Amritsar and went to Lucknow only to be told that there was no vacancy. On getting back to Amritsar, she was informed that the seat vacated by her had been filled. A harassed Arora had then moved the SC. Full Report

Poor oral health linked to Memory loss

Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can cut down on gum disease, drastically reducing risk of heart attack and stroke, dentists have warned for years. Now researchers at West Virginia University have found a clean mouth may also help preserve memory.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.3 million grant over four years to further build on studies linking gum disease and mild to moderate memory loss.

"Older people might want to know there's more reason to keep their mouths clean -- to brush and floss -- than ever," said Richard Crout, D.M.D., Ph.D., an expert on gum disease and associate dean for research in the WVU School of Dentistry. "You'll not only be more likely to keep your teeth, but you'll also reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke and memory loss." More Here

Are you vulnerable to online Fraud?

A YouGov survey commissioned by VeriSign has revealed that at least 76 percent of Web users in India are at risk from online fraud because they are unable to identify the different forms of online phishing. Phishing scams and online frauds have created doubt and concern among online shoppers. To regain their trust, site owners need an easy, reliable way to show customers that their transactions are secure - the study said. Read how to avoid being a victim

Speedy surgical-orthodontic treatment with microimplants/temporary anchorage devices as an alternative to orthognathic surgery
Volume 135, Issue 6, Pages 787-798 (June 2009)
Introduction
We describe a new type of corticotomy-assisted orthodontic treatment called speedy orthodontics for treating severe anterior protrusion in adults. Once medullary bone is deformed after corticotomy, recovery to its original dimension is impossible if the greenstick fractured bone is ossified as it was deformed. Speedy orthodontics describes a protocol to allow movement of dental segments over a shorter time by using a corticotomy and an orthopedic force with temporary anchorage devices.
Methods
After proper diagnosis and treatment planning, the maxillary first premolars are removed, and then a corticotomy is performed to outline a block of bone around the maxillary anterior teeth under local anesthesia. An interval of 2 weeks is optimal between the labial and lingual corticotomy for sufficient healing and less patient anxiety. The maxillary anterior teeth are fixated into a single unit with the specially designed lingual retractor. A retraction force of 500 to 900 g per side is applied to the lingual retractor and the C-palatal plate placed in the midpalatal area. After anterior bone segment retraction, finishing is performed with full fixed appliances.
Results

Correct overbite and overjet, facial balance, and improvement of lip protrusion were obtained in adults with protrusion treated by speedy orthodontics.
Conclusions
This new type of treatment mechanics can be an effective alternative to orthognathic surgery in adults with protrusion.

Role of Antibiotics as Intracanal Medicament in Endodontics

Antibiotics are an extremely valuable addition to the armamentarium available to health practitioners for management of bacterial infections. Due to the potential risk of adverse systemic effects of systemic applications and ineffectiveness of systemic antibiotics in the necrotic pulpless tooth and the periradicular tissues, local application of antibiotics may be a more effective mode for delivering antibiotics to infected root canals. This paper reviews the
history, rationale, and applications of antibiotics and antibiotics-containing medicaments in endodontics. Full Paper

Smile Design Analysis with Digital Photographs

Digital pics can be a very useful tool in giving a beautiful smile to your patient. Not only they help you to document, they also can be an effective communication tool to your technician. Full paper