 Anxiety is an emotion similar to fear but arising without any objective source of danger
It is a reaction to unknown danger
It is often defined as a state of unpleasant feeling combined with an associated feeling of impending doom or danger from within rather than from without.
It is a learned process being in response to one’s environment. As anxiety depends on the ability to imagine, it develops later than fear.
Medical emergencies can happen in anywhere including the dental office. It is important to know how to prevent and manage medical emergencies because they can be life threatening. Below are some common medical emergencies that can take place inside a dental clinic.
Treatment for tooth decay varies according to how severe the decay is.
Kids tend to show their feelings more than adults. Therefore, the dentist and the parents have to work their way out to understand and control the kids feelings and ensure that they are comfortable with all the dental treatments.
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At birth : Primary emotion present at birth with vigorous body expressions usually due to hunger, colic or other internal cause.
At 6 months : It is greatly replaced by milder expression of fussing or vocalization.
During preschool : It is seen less, only for the reactions of physical pain as he is thwarted by his environment.
During school years : Pressure helps him to outgrow the crying habit which deceases rapidly. After this till 15 years old, crying occurs very seldom.
In young adults : Ultimately it becomes a limited quiet crying in private only for reasons of grief or other intense emotions.
Dry socket or alveolar osteitis is a complication of delayed healing following tooth extraction. Dry socket occurs when the blood clot is lost from its socket exposing the bone to air, bacteria and fluid. Loss of blood clot can be due to excessive fibrinolytic activity caused by bacterial, salivary factors and etc. (For your information, fibrinolysis is a process that prevents blood clot from forming) In the absence of a blood clot, healing of the extraction site is delayed because soft tissue must grow from the gum margins to cover the bone and fill the extraction socket.
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Ultrasonic baths are an effective method for cleaning intricate, jointed or serrated stainless steel as well as metal instruments and items that are heavily soiled, for example with cement. High-frequency sound waves that create regions of alternating high and low pressure in the bath generates cavitation that is the foundation to how ultrasonic cleaning works. Bubbles form in the detergent under low pressure implode when the pressure changes from low to high, dislodging debris from nooks and crannies of the instruments thus cleaning the surface. Continue reading
Flossing is an essential part of your child’s self-care routine. Flossing prevents the buildup of plaque on and between the teeth.
Plaque is a sticky yellow substance that forms on teeth after eating carbohydrates such as bread, milk, raisins, soft drinks, cakes and candy. If not removed by brushing and flossing, bacteria grows on the plaque, forming an acid that leads to tooth decay. Plaque can even get down past gums and destroy the root and damage the bone supporting the teeth. Continue reading
If you have less than normal amount of saliva, you are having xerostomia. It is the dryness of the mouth which is a clinical manifestation os salivary gland dysfunction.
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Elimination of cross-infection is a major responsibility for all health care workers. In dentistry it is achieved by employing disposable items and ensuring that all non-disposable instruments are properly cleaned before being sterilized, preferably by autoclaving. The CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings—2003 are the standard of care for infection control in dentistry. Continue reading
The purpose of root canal treatment with baby teeth is to keep the teeth in function until exfoliation, or at least for as long as they are important for occlusal development. Besides eating and speaking, many parents do not know that baby teeth (or primary teeth) also act as a guide for the underlying permanent teeth to erupt and at the same time they maintain the space on the arch so that the permanent teeth has enough room to grow when it is out. Continue reading