Megha Gupta

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Which is the best medium to store extracted deciduous/primary teeth for research purpose over a long period of time (6-12months or more)?

Many in-vitro studies are done on primary teeth, especially to study their internal structure. We have to store a sufficient number of teeth before we start our study. Which solution would be the...

22 December 2023 5,718 4 View

Which Indices are suitable to assess the gingival health in primary and mixed dentition for pediatric population?

To assess the gingival health in pediatric population, what indices are recommended?

08 August 2023 9,744 7 View

What are index teeth in Gingival Index by Loe and Silness (1963) for assessment in Primary and Mixed dentition??

The Gingival Index by Loe and Sillness (1963) is widely being used in epidemiological studies to assess the Gingival health. The modified scale assesses 6 index teeth in the permanent dentition to...

08 August 2023 3,765 3 View

Which studies have used salivary sex hormone levels to analyse the skeletal maturation in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment ?

The classical method to assess the skeleton maturation in orthodontic patients is through hand wrist radiographs. Saliva has been a promising tool to assess the various hormone levels as it is non...

14 June 2020 1,144 2 View

After SDF application, is it advisable to do an adhesive restoration or leave the tooth without restoration & consider biannual reapplication ?

Discoloration of demineralized or cavitated surface of tooth is a major drawback of SDF (Silver Diamine Fluoride). This agent permanently blackens carious enamel and dentinal lesions. Since, it...

23 February 2018 4,781 4 View

What is time required for the complete action of SDF (Silver Diamine Fluoride) on a cavitated carious lesion? Any relevant studies reporting the same?

Silver Diamine Fluoride is a boon to the pediatric dentist as it arrests an active carious lesion. SDF is a 38% Silver Diamine fluoride in a colorless liquid with a pH of 10. The Functional...

23 February 2018 8,870 4 View

Which is the most important factor to determine the cariogenic potential of a substance; Endogenous pH or Sucrose concentration and why?

The cariogenicity of a substance depends on many factors like pH, sucrose concentration, physical properties of the substance, time etc. Out of these factors, which is the most important factor...

23 November 2016 5,194 6 View

Is Nolla's dental age assessment method , a reliable tool for the dental age assessment of a given population?

There are various methods for the dental age assessment like the Nolla's, Demirjian's, Willem's etc. Nolla's method seems to be an easy method to assess the dental age of any given...

19 April 2016 292 9 View