focus dentistry
May 2, 2021

GLASS IONOMER CEMENT

Glass ionomer cement is a tooth coloured material, introduced by Wilson & Kent in 1972.Material was based on reaction between silicate glass powder & polyacrylic acid.They bond chemically to tooth structure & release fluoride for relatively long period.
May 2, 2021

INDICES

Index is a graduated scale having upper and lower limits, with scores on the scale corresponding to specific criteria which is designed to permit and facilitate comparison with other population classified by same criteria and methods- Russel AL
Ideal requisites of an Index:

April 30, 2021

DISEASES OF CHILD

Discolouration of tongue making it look like a map hence Geographic tongue disease. On an affected tongue, red patches appear that are bordered by grayish white. On these red surfaces, the papillae are missing. Although it does not cause pain, it does contributes to feelings of numbness and tingling on the tongue.
April 30, 2021

Levels of Prevention

1. Screening for the oral Cancer comes under which level of prevention

a) Primary level
b) Secondary level
c) Tertiary level
d) None of the above
April 30, 2021

MCQ Habits

1. Earnest klein has classified habits into; A. Compulsive and non-compulsive habits
B. Intentional and non-intentional habits
C. Primary and secondary habits
D. Pressure and non-pressure habits
April 30, 2021

Sampling and its methods

Probability/random

Simple random sampling
Small homogeneous population
April 29, 2021

ORAL HABITS

Buttersworth (1961):defined a habit as a frequent or constant practice or acquired tendency, which has been fixed by frequent repetition.

Various habits are:-

  • Thumb sucking.
  • Tongue thrusting.
  • Mouth breathing
  • Bruxism etc...
April 29, 2021

EPIDEMIOLOGY PART -2

Prevalence is the proportion of the total number of cases to the total population (Measure of the burden of the disease on society with no regard to time at risk or when subjects may have been exposed to a possible risk factor.)
April 28, 2021

PULP THERAPY

General features

  • Coronal pulp
  • Radicular pulp
  • Apical foramen
  • Accessory canals
April 28, 2021

Tooth Fracture MCQ

1. Contusion usually result from

a) Cut injury
b) Crush injury
c) Blunt trauma
d) Penetrating injury
April 28, 2021

Epidemiology MCQ

1. Case control studies are also called

a) Retrospective
b) Prospective
c) Prevalence
d) Incidence
April 28, 2021

Tooth Fracture

The Extent of trauma can be assessed by 4 Factors given by Hallet in 1954
  • Energy of Impact
  • Resilience of Impacting Object
  • Shape of Impacting Object
  • Direction of impacting force
April 28, 2021

EPIDEMIOLOGY PART -1

1. Strength of association between exposure and outcome

a. Relative risk
b. Odds ratio
c. Positive predictive value
d. Risk factor
April 27, 2021

Biostatistics part -2 QA For NEET MDS Exam

(1) Choose the correct formula for the interquartile range.

(a) IQR=Q1-Q2
(b) IQR=Q2-Q4
(c) IQR=Q3-Q1
(d) IQR=Q4-Q1.
April 27, 2021

Biostatistics Part 1 NEET MDS

It is the method of collection, organizing, analyzing, tabulating & interpretation of data related to biological science.
Data: A collective recording of observations either numerical or non numerical.
2 types
April 27, 2021

INI CET 2021

INI CET( Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test), is a national level combined entrance examination for medical postgraduates for admission into medical colleges of national importance like AIIMS, JIPMER..
April 27, 2021

BIOSTATISTICS PART 2

Bell shaped curve
In normal distribution curve, Mean=Mode=Median
Standard deviation = 1
The shape of normal distribution depends on mean, standard deviation and the number and nature of observation.
Total area of this bell–shaped curve =1
Confidence interval =Mean ± Standard error
April 27, 2021

Natal & Neo Natal MCQ

1. A neonatal child will have age of

a) 10 weeks.
b) 4 weeks
c) 6 weeks.
d) 8 weeks
April 27, 2021

NATAL AND NEONATAL TEETH

Etiology
Superficial position of the tooth germs.
Infection
Malnutrition
Eruption accelerated by febrile incidents or hormonal stimulation.
Hereditary transmission of a dominant autosomal gene.
Osteoblastic activities inside the tooth germ area related to bone remodeling phenomena.
Hypovitaminosis
April 26, 2021

Biostatistics Part 1 QA

1. The graphic representation of frequency distribution with X and Y axis is
a) Frequency polygon
b) Histogram
c) Pictogram
d) Pie diagram
April 26, 2021

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY – QA FOR NEET MDS

1) who proposed the operant conditioning theory of child psychology?
a) Pavlov.
b) Skinner
c) Jean Piaget.
d) Sigmund Freud
April 26, 2021

Theories of Child Psychology

PSYCHOSEXUAL THEORY:(1905)
Freud believed that personality develops through a series of childhood stages during which the pleasure seeking emergencies of the ID become focused on certain erogenous areas.
April 18, 2021

Army Dental Corps

Army Dental Corps is a great career option for both dental graduates and postgraduates. There are two types of job entries into Army Dental Corps, the Short Service Commission (SSC) ....
December 30, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – General Medicine

December 29, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – Oral Pathology

December 24, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – OMR

December 22, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – BIOCHEMISTRY

Amino acids are considered to be the monomers of proteins. Structurally, they consist of an amino group (-NH2), a carboxylic group (-COOH) (hence the name) along with a side chain (-R) specific to each amino acid. They can be classified based on the differences in their side chains into aliphatic, aromatic, sulphur containing, acidic, basic etc.
December 19, 2020
MDS Preparation MCQ

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – Physiology

Movement of substances against the chemical, electrical or electrochemical gradient.
Also called uphill transport and active pump mechanism.
Requires energy which is obtained mainly by breakdown of ATP. Also needs a carrier protein.
December 18, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – PHD

Sodium fluoride (NaF) was the first fluoride compound to be used for topical application. The first clinical study was started by Bibby in 1941 using a 0.1% aqueous NaF solution. In 1942 Knutson applied a 2% aqueous NaF solution for 3 minutes, he suggested that the series of applications should be carried out at the age 3,7,11 and 13 years to coincide with the eruption of teeth and a caries reduction of 30%.
December 16, 2020

NEET MDS Exam Preparation – OMR

An abnormally enlarged tongue is one that protrudes beyond the teeth or the alveolar ridge in the resting position.
Broadly categorized as true and pseudomacroglossia.
True macroglossia associated with histological abnormalities and pseudo where the enlargement is apparent.