Maintaining a good oral hygiene by brushing the teeth and using tongue scrapers to clean the tongue should be regime for all of us in our daily routine. It is a healthy practice to clean our mouth at least twice a day, i.e., in morning as well as before going…
WHO declared COVID 19 as pandemic in March 2020 after the disease had hydra headedly spread to most parts of the world including Japan, Korea, Iran, European countries, USA, India…
One health concept as summarized by the World Organization of Animal Health (French: OIE) is that the human and animal health are interdependent and bound to the health of the…
“Yes, people pull the trigger‑ but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror” Eliot Spitzer. A patient presents with a reduced mouth opening since 12 years. He had a ballistic trauma about 14 years back in the mid-facial region. He…
The term myiasis is derived from the Greek work “myia”, which means invasion of vital structures of vertebrates by fly larvae. Reverend F.W.Hope, in 1940 coined the term “myiasis”. According…
I’m not ill; just that My pancreas has gone lazy –A Diabetic patient The pancreas secrete about 40-50 units of insulin daily, mainly in two steps: Basal insulin secretion: Low level secretion of insulin at the time of fasting. Post-prandial secretion: Increased levels of insulin produced after eating food.…
The unexplained burning sensation, experienced commonly by the women is the Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS). According to International Association for the study of Pain and International Headache Society, burning mouth…
Life begins with coffee. Yes, for sure….. Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages worldwide with an average consumption of 1.1 kg per capita. Though coffee is being cultivated…
The eye cannot see what the mind does not know. Sir William Osler, Late 1800s Panoramic imaging (also called as orthopantomography or rotational radiography) produces a tomographic image of both the maxillary and the mandibular arches with their supporting structures in a single film. This simple technique…
