Ultrasonography is a quick, widely available, relatively inexpensive, and painless procedure and can be repeated as often as necessary without risk to the patient. This study investigated the efficacy of ultrasonography as a valuable aid in the diagnosis of swelling of orofacial region. The purpose of the present study was to compare the accuracy of clinical examination plus ultrasonography versus histopathological examination in the diagnosis of various swellings of maxillofacial region. The results of this study show that there was statistical difference between clinical examination alone...

Dental caries among children remain a serious problem. Early childhood caries can manifest in chewing difficulty, Pain, infection, gastrointestinal disorders, malnutrition, and low self-esteem. Decay of primary teeth can affect childrens growth, and studies have reported that the presence of caries in primary teeth may be associated with future decay of permanent dentition. Oral health is an essential component of health throughout life. Behavioural practices feature prominently in the oral health literature reflecting the fact that much of the dental disease is preventable. Dental caries or...

The use of fluorides has been demonstrated to be one of the most successful measures in public health history. Fluoride has been recognized as the central component in strategies to prevent dental caries, a disease that has major health, economic, and social effects on communities world wide .Fluoride is being used widely on a global scale. There are some undesirable side effects, however, that can accompany the desirable outcome of reduced caries in the community. It is involved in chronic and acute fluorosis. Chronic side effects are found in mineralized tissues, leading to dental or...

Odontogenic tumors derived from the odontogenic tissues constitute an unusually diverse group of lesions. This diversity reflects the complex development of the dental structures, since these lesions all originate through some alteration from the normal pattern of odontogenesis. In odontogenesis cells in the various stages of differentiation participate in a complex epithelio-mesenchymal interactions resulting in normal tooth development. These interactions are pre-determined and are responsible for the differentiation and morphologic development of the mature tissue.Most commonly the...