Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry
Volume 5, Issue 1 (2014)
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Eruption Cyst: Cause of Worry in Concerned Parents
Abstract: An eruption cyst is an odontogenic cyst and clinically visible as a circumscribed, fluctuant, often translucent swelling of the alveolar ridge over the site of the erupting tooth. It is termed as eruption hematoma when the cystic cavity is filled with blood as inflicted by trauma or infection and appears as purple or deep blue, seeing that the anxious parents of children approach the dentist suspecting it to be a …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Phentolamine Mesylate: An Antidote for Local Anesthesia; A Boon in Dentistry
Abstract: The most frequently administered drugs in dentistry are local anesthetics. Local anesthetics also represent the safest and the most effective drugs available in medicine for both the control and prevention of pain occurring during and following invasive procedures. These not only provide relief from pain during procedures but also leave an inconvenient residual numbness that takes some time to wear off following completion of dental procedures. OraVerse, an injectable formulation …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 11–14 Read article
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Restoration of Carious Primary Molar Using Two Different Methods
Abstract: Management of dental caries in children using minimally invasive procedures has great importance. For this, various methods have been proposed such as chemo-mechanical methods for caries removal; Carisolv is one of them. The chemo-mechanical method of cavity preparation is considered to be less painful when compared to the traditional treatment method especially in children. In the present article is illustrated the case of a young girl in whom chemo-mechanical caries …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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Is Tissue Platelet Count an Important Diagnostic Tool for Oral Cancer?
Abstract: Metastasis is the main cause of cancer-related deaths and a major challenge in today’s cancer management. Although many new therapies against malignant tumors have been developed over the last few years, the prognosis of most malignancies remains unfavorable, once metastatic spread has occurred. There are plethora of studies indicating that the interaction of tumor cells with platelets within the bloodstream is essential during this early phase of metastasis. Ironically, however, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 5–10 Read article