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September 2018
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September 2018
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Bruce Lee
The Magical Touch (Editorial)
All readers around the globe including freshers’, experienced, graduates and postgraduates are tied together by a common thread of our beautiful field – dentistry. Daily grind of our practice or teaching schedule sometimes makes us forget how enchanting our profession is. Not only do we relieve patients of their pain but we also design their smiles, restore their chewing abilities and help in making speak better, thereby rebooting their confidence and transforming their lives. But this is still only the basic premise of dentistry. What is the ‘extra edge' and where is the ‘captivating charm'? Let me take you through a fascinating journey, discovering how magic an everyday part of a dentist’s life is.
he key to delivering good dental service means that we dentists are entrepreneurs and psychoanalysts rolled into one. As aptly described in ‘Being a Super Dentist’,
we need to view our practice as an enterprise and our patients as a whole not as a tooth. Dentists need to take up the necessary means of ethical marketing and efficient soft skills. What breathes magic into our practice is something that has captivated the entire world as well – technology and innovations. ‘Technology Expands the Scope of General Practice’ which talks about how recent advancements in our field has proved beneficial not only for our patients but also for ourselves. Incorporating this modernization in addition to our basic tools may increase the investing economics but when we observe the resultant oversimplification of procedures, lesser treatment times, quality dental care and refined patient experiences. We will find economics tilt absolutely in our favour with time. Introducing magical formulae mentioned in these two articles will help you in adopting a superhero approach and getting that extra edge over others in dental practice.
What about imparting this magical touch to our patients? Victims of diseases like cancer already bogged down by the probable finality of the disease may suffer from added troubles of the oral cavity. This coupled with his/her dentist related anxiety and dentists’ lack of proper knowledge about treating such cases judiciously, definitely points towards disaster. ‘Chemotherapy Agents and Dentistry’ explains what exactly chemotherapy is and how it affects the mouth and routine dental treatment, giving us ways to effectively manage such cases, clearing confusions and healing these ailing among those patients. According to the National Health Interview Survey conducted by the Center for Disease Prevention & Control, USA, the topmost reason for visiting a dentist besides pain is esthetics. Published literature suggests that in developing countries, dental patients consider various factors when looking for non-esthetic treatment but would go for the best possible solution when seeking esthetic treatments.
This is further put into words by ‘Magic of Orthodontics’ which briefly describes the basics and scope of this vast field which changes the entire appearance of an individual. This is the captivating charm of this field – when you read these two write-ups, you may realize how you can touch the lives of patients beyond the time they spend in your clinic and give them reasons to remember and be grateful to their oral physician for a longer time.
When something is a big part of your life, you end up finding it everywhere! Did you know magic of dentistry has also seeped into the entertainment industry? ‘Top 10 Dental Movies’ is a fun go-to list you can watch it with friends and family at your leisure time. This is what they meant when they said it during my BDS college days – going dental mental.
After the end of our college days, we leave it with enthusiasm to work well and scale heights. But lot of us face disappointments in our life.
In our professional career, we meet many individuals of our own fraternity questioning their career choice. Lot of them discuss their stagnant career. They compare it with other odd jobs and equating success in terms of monetary gains alone. Don’t let such kind of creatures discourage or demotivate you– remember everyone has their own experiences, fueled by their own set of skills and knowledge. Dentistry is like a bank – more time and effort you put into it, the more returns you get. Create your good or bad personal experience at least it will be your own experience! If you continue doing what others are doing, how are you different? But if you introduce the magical touch to your work, you’ll see how it touches you back with double magic. Enhance your dental skills, be updated and don’t hesitate to churn out quality work, whatever the case may be.
A skilled clinician’s hands are like a magic wand, with the knowledge of basics and current trends can transform the patient’s appearance, personality and confidence.
Let the magic begin!
Dr. Nupur Shrirao is a consultant Prosthodontist and esthetic dentist. She is currently in the Editorial Committee of ‘International Journal Of Innovative Research In Dental Sciences (IJIRDS)’ and the Reviewer Board of ‘Journal of International Oral Health (JIOH)’ and ‘IP Annals of Prosthodontics & Restorative Dentistry (APRD).’
It is rightly said “The mouth is a window of overall health.” It can reveal a number of symptoms, conditions, diseases in our body. Women go through various hormonal changes during different phases of her life which may influence her periodontal health to a great extent and periodontal diseases in turn have an influence on her overall well-being.
ABC is essential steps used by medical professionals in differently abled persons. The protocol stands for airways, breathing and circulation. In the medical field, professionals manage any emergency by following ABC. Airway emergencies are a rising concern for clinicians among special need people. During dental treatment, they require medical, mental or psychological special consideration. Airway concerns can be viewed from preventive and operative aspects.
Brian Tracy
A dentist will come across innumerable clinical scenarios during their practice. While working in a chain of dental clinics, I came across a case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a middle aged woman. While discussing about the possible treatment options, we all focused on surgical excision and chemotherapy. We had recruited a dentist, who was a fresher, he told us about an alternative option called chemoradiation using Cisplatin. This made realise the importance of evidence based dentistry and continuous dental education.
Sodium hypochlorite goes in the periapex during irrigation when – Short roots open apex, Over instrumented apex straight roots.
USE OF FRONT VENTED NEEDLES
Error in length determination.
How to identify or differentiate sodium hypochlorite accident from pulpal or periapical pain?
Sudden pain immediately after irrigation in an otherwise painless tooth.
Sudden oozing of blood from an otherwise cleaned canal swelling immediately after irrigation
Top 10 Dental Movies
Looking for binge-watching some great dental movies or movies with dentist characters? Allow me! Here is the list of the top 10 dental movies of all time.
Video of the month
A dental abscess (also termed a dentoalveolar abscess, tooth abscess or root abscess), is a localized collection of pus associated with a tooth. The most common type of dental abscess is a periapical abscess, and the second most common is a periodontal abscess. In a periapical abscess, usually the origin is a bacterial infection that has accumulated in the soft, often dead, pulp of the tooth. This can be caused by tooth decay, broken teeth or extensive periodontal disease (or combinations of these factors). A failed root canal treatment may also create a similar abscess.
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