Dentistry and Medicine

Are you an Intern? Are you pursuing your BDS degree? Do you have zero to very little idea about colleges available for an MDS degree in India? Then this article is for you. Read it till the end to clear your mind from doubts and fears for your MDS career. As we know, all dental colleges of India do not provide the facility of MDS. And every college has its good and bad qualities in different departments. This blog is just a piece of knowledge about various colleges. One must confirm and evaluate on basis of their research about these colleges. 3 Things you can do- 1. You can talk to your friends who are in a different college than yours. Get to know about theirs and what all facilities are being provided. 2. You may talk to the alumni (Instagram is a good source for this. Just check out the bio) 3. We sometimes don't consider this, but our parents do know a lot of people who might come into need at such times. Talk to them about it. Now diving straight into it! First and foremost...

Dentistry is a long 5-years course (4 years + 1 year intership) with a lot of fascinating diseases of its own. An individual's mouth may inhabit a number of problems one can never imagine. With such a vast area of study comes a lot of branches which specialize in different areas of expertise and are sometimes inter-dependent on each other. There are 9 branches in Dentistry and are explained in short below-   1. Endodontics : Endodontics is the branch of dentistry concerning dental pulp and tissues surrounding the roots of a tooth. “Endo” means “inside” and “odont” is for “tooth.” Endodontic treatment, or root canal treatment, treats the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth. E.g. Tooth Filling  A person specializing in Endodontics is known as an Endodontist . 2. Orthodontics : It focuses on the bite – how teeth meet and function, how they are aligned, how they are set in the jaws, and the positioning and sizes of the upper and lower jaws. E.g. Braces A person spe...

Do you know that feeling when you're craving for that one specific sweet and sugary food all through the week, and finally got the moment to savour its flavour? It's almost melting in your mouth slowly, letting the rush of saliva spread its taste to all your buds but snappp ! Argh ! That toothache is such a pain in the - well, mouth. But Why Does My Tooth Pain? Toothache occurs when the innermost layer of the tooth (dental pulp) becomes inflamed. The pulp is made up of sensitive nerves and blood vessels. Dental pulp can become inflamed as a result of: • Tooth decay – this leads to holes (cavities) forming in the hard surface of the tooth  • A racked tooth – the crack is often so small that it can't be seen with the naked eye • Loose or broken fillings • Receding gums – where the gums shrink (contract) to expose softer, more sensitive parts of the tooth root • Periapical abscess – a collection of pus at the end of the tooth caused by a bacterial infection The...