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About Dr. Fadi Al Abbas
Dr. Fadi Al Abbas (@fadidental_abbas) is a Dentist & Dental Office creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. The account has 6,330 followers and 68 published posts. Recent posts average 369 likes and 7 comments, an engagement rate of 6.29%.
Dr. Fadi Al Abbas belongs to the nano tier, the band usually drawn between 1,000 and 10,000 followers. Set against 156 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 41 followers per account Dr. Fadi Al Abbas follows. Dr. Fadi Al Abbas uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Dr. Fadi Al Abbas under Dentist & Dental Office, with Healthcare as a secondary category.
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• Simple: A root canal with a curvature of 5° or less is considered straight.
• Complex: A root canal with a curvature of more than 20° is considered severely curved, or dilacerated. Complex root canals can also have multiple curves in different planes, which can make cleaning and shaping difficult.
📗 The extent of a root canal's curvature can be determined using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). The smaller the radius, the greater the curvature and the more complicated the root canal structure.
• Complex root canal treatments may require advanced technologies, such as dental operating microscopes, to ensure thorough cleaning and disinfection.
📒 Factors that can affect the complexity of a root canal include:
• Number of root canals
A root with multiple root canals may have a smaller diameter and more variations in configuration, making the procedure more difficult.
• Root canal anatomy
The anatomy of the root canal system can vary in shape, making it difficult to remove organic tissue and reduce the microbial load.
▫️The Nolla classification establishes values for tooth formation and development from the presence of the crypt to apical closure.
▫️Knowing the stages of dental development of Nolla is important for diagnosis in orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and forensic dentistry.
▫️Describes developmental stages of teeth
▫️Dental age can be estimated
▫️Dental age assessment tool
▫️Radiographs used to describe stage
▫️Research finds this method as gold standard
📕 DENTAL AGE:
Different stages of eruption of teeth are used to detemiine the dental age.
▫️Determined from 3 characterstics:
a) The teeth that have erupted
b) Amount of resorption for roots of primary teeth
c) Amount of development of permanent teeth
0️⃣ Absence of crypt:
▫️No crypt
▫️Crypt filled with dental follicle
1️⃣ Presence of crypt:
▫️Crypt is now present
▫️Teeth development can be appreciated
2️⃣ Initial Classification:
▫️Calcification is visible
▫️ Radiopacity is appreciated
3️⃣ 1/3 of crown completed
4️⃣ 2/3 of crown completed
5️⃣ Crown almost completed
▫️Almost completed crown
▫️Difficult to distinguish from stage 6
6️⃣ Crown completed:
▫️Crown formed
▫️Now root formation will start
7️⃣ 1/3 of root completed
8️⃣ 2/3 of root completed
9️⃣ Root completed, apex open
🔟 Apical foramen closed:
▫️Eruption and developmental tooth completed
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#dentist #dentistry #dental #odontología #tooth
Gingivitis is a form of gum disease characterised by reversible gingival inflammation without destruction of tooth-supporting tissues, periodontal ligament or bone.
▫️There are two main types of gingivitis: Dental plaque - induced gingivitis occurs when plaque buildup irritates a person’s gums, resulting in inflammation, discoloration, and pain.
In contrast, non plaque - induced gingival lesions can result from a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection. Allergic reactions, illnesses, and reactions to foreign bodies, such as dental prophylaxis paste particles.
📒 Signs and symptoms:
▫️Gum inflammation and discoloration
▫️Tender gums that may be painful to the touch
▫️Bleeding from the gums when brushing or flossing
▫️Halitosis, or bad breath
▫️Receding gums
▫️Soft gums
📒 Causes and risk factors:
🔹️Changes in hormones: This may occur during puberty, menopause, the menstrual cycle, and pregnancy. The gums may become more sensitive, raising the risk of inflammation.
🔹️Some diseases: Cancer, diabetes, and HIV have links to a higher risk of gingivitis.
🔹️Drugs: Medications that reduce saliva production can impact a person’s oral health. Dilantin, an epilepsy medication, and angina drugs can also cause abnormal growth of gum tissue, increasing the risk of inflammation.
🔹️Vitamin deficiencies: Vitamin C deficiency (scurvy) has a strong link to gingivitis, as do deficiencies in vitamin D and vitamin B12.
🔹️Smoking: Regular smokers more commonly develop gingivitis than nonsmokers.
🔹️Age: The risk of gingivitis increases with age.
🔹️Family history: Those whose parent or parents have had gingivitis have a higher risk of developing it too.
📗 Diagnosis:
A dentist or oral hygienist will check for symptoms, such as plaque and tartar in the oral cavity.
They may also order tests to check for signs of periodontitis. This can be done by X-ray or periodontal probing using an instrument that measures pocket depths around a tooth.
📗 Prevention:
This includes ----->>
• Brushing teeth at least twice a day
• Using an electric toothbrush
• Flossing teeth at least once a day
• Regularly rinsing the mouth with an antiseptic mouthwash
Dental sealants are plastic resins which bond to the pit and fissure surfaces of enamel to prevent occlusal caries in posterior teeth.
🔘 Two types of sealants:
🔸️Chemical polymerized (Auto cured)
🔸️Photopolymerized (Light cured)
🔘 Steps in placement:
🔸️Select teeth according to criteria and indications
🔸️Clean the tooth surface by removing deposits & debris with a mixture of pumice & water and suction
🔸️Recheck area with explorer to ensure all debris is removed
🔘 Isolate the teeth to be sealed:
🔷️ Purpose ---->
▫️Prevent contamination from saliva
▫️Keep materials from touching oral tissues (unpleasant taste)
🔘 Types of isolation:
▫️ Rubber dam
▫️ Cotton rolls
🔘 Dry tooth / teeth to be treated:
🔷️ Purpose ---->
▫️Prepare area for conditioner
▫️Prevent dilution of the conditioner
🔘 Use dry air:
▫️Air dry for 10 seconds
🔘 Apply conditioner:
🔷️ Phosphoric acid (37%-50%)
▫️ Apply with a brush
▫️ Use gentle dabbing motion
🔷️ Purpose ---->
▫️Create surface irregularities
▫️Increase size of micro-spaces between enamel rods
▫️Remove bacterial plaque
🔘 How long?
🔶️ Acid etch gel
▫️Permanent teeth --> 15-20 seconds
▫️Primary teeth --> 20-30 seconds
▫️Contaminated w/ saliva --> 10 seconds
🔘 Rinse thoroughly:
🔷️ Purpose ---->
▫️ Remove excess acid
▫️ Prevent saliva from reaching area
🔘 Maintained dry area:
▫️Remove and replace wet cotton rolls
▫️Suction constantly applied
🔘 Dry enough?
▫️Surface should appear dull and chalky white when air dried ( 20 sec)
▫️Primary teeth or older permanent teeth may need a repeat conditioning treatment
🔘 Apply sealant:
🔷️ Placement ---->
▫️Only 2 teeth per mix
▫️Start with the most posterior tooth
▫️Flow into the deepest portion of the fissure
▫️Avoid ridges and cusp tips
🔘 Curing light:
▫️Always wear eye protection
▫️Hold tip of light as close as possible to the tooth surface without compromising the sealant
▫️30 - 45 seconds
🔘 We can improve the retention of sealants to nearby 100% by:
▫️Proper placement of the sealant
▫️Checking it annually
▫️Replacing it when needed
▫️Hypocalcified bands
▫️The incremental lines of Von Ebner or imbrications lines appear as fine lines or striations in dentin
▫️Daily rhythmic, recurrent deposition of dentin matrix as well as a hesitation in deposition
▫️Daily increment decreases after tooth reach functional occlusion
▫️Daily deposition is 4 µm - 2 µm in 12 hr cycle, Represent the rhythmic process of dentinogenesis
▫️Run at right angles to the dentinal tubules. 5-day rhythm of deposition separated by 20 µm
▫️Best seen in longitudinal sections
▫️The course of lines show growth pattern
▫️Accentuated incremental lines - Contour lines of Owen
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📑 Contour lines of Owen:
🔹️Originally referred to the result of a coincidence of secondary curvatures of the dentinal tubules
🔹️Now applied also to accentuated lines caused by deficiencies in mineralization
🔹️The neonatal line is a prominent example
🔹️During development of dentin, Variations in the metabolism of the organism cause variations in the amount of organic material deposited in the dentin, just as occurs in the enameI
🔹️Changes in the coloration of the dentin are called contour lines of Owen
🔹️The first dentin that is layed down (at the DEJ) forms the mantle layer while subsequent dentin forms the circumpulpal layer
🔹️In the crown of tooth. dentinal tubules from S-shaped primary curves
🔹️If any thing (disease, fever etc.) disturbs the dentin development, the lines of Von Ebner are wider and less mineralized. They are called then Contour lines of Owen
🔹️It corresponds the first weeks of a baby life, because of the change of nutrition
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📑 Tomes' granular layer:
🔸️A ground section of root, when viewed under transmitted light, a zone adjacent to the cementum appears granular.This is called Tomes' Granular Layer
🔸️Slightly increases in amount from the cementoenamel junction to the root apex
🔸️Caused by coalescing and looping of the terminal portions of the dentinal tubules in the root dentin
🔸️Appears dark in transmitted light and ted light and lighter in reflected light
🔸️Remain unmineralized
🔸️Shows higher concentration of calcium and phosphorous
🔹️The dentin that immediately surrounds
the dentinal tubules is termed peritubular dentin
🔹️An area of higher crystalline content
🔹️Highly mineralized, harder, provide added structural support for intertubular dentin, thus strengthening the tooth
🔹️Highly mineralised (9% more) than intertubular dentin
🔹️Twice as thick in outer dentin (approx. 0.75µm) than inner dentin (approx. 0.4µm)
🔹️Contains few collagen fibrils and higher proportion of sulphated proteoglycans
🔹️With the formation of peritubular dentin, there is a reduction in diameter of the process near DEJ
🔹️Due to its decreased collagen content, dissolves more quickly in acid
🔹️Rich in proteins like dentin sialoprotein
🔹️After decalcification the processes appear to be surrounded by empty space
🔹️Calcified tubule wall has an inner organic lining termed the ( Lamina Lamitans ) which is high in glucosaminoglycans (GAG)
🔹️Found throughout the thickness of dentin except near the pulp
🔹️It has more mineral content and less collagen fibers than intertubular dentin
🔹️By its growth, it constricts the dentinal tubules to a diameter of 1µm near the dentinoenamel junction
____________________
🔷️ Appearance:
When viewed microscopically in cross-section, they appear as concentric rings. In a longitudinal section, they appear as a series of dark bands. The presence of the dark lines is similar to the annual rings on a tree. They are named after Swedish anatomist Anders Retzius.
🔹️In the longitudinal section of a tooth. these lines appear near the dentin. They bend obliquely near the cervical region. They curve occlusally near the cuspal regions or the incisal regions.
🔹️Produced during the second stage of enamel calcification, also known as the maturation stage, ameloblasts produce matrix and enamel at the rate of 4 micrometers per day; however every fourth day there is a change in development. Brownish lines, the striae of Retzius, develop as a result of a change in the growth process. Macroscopically, these lines can be seen on the labial surface or lip side of anterior or front teeth as horizontal lines on the tooth crown, also known as perikymata or "imbrication lines".
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🔶️ Causes:
Occasional darker striae or grooves of Retzius result from systemic disturbances in the human body. For example, a fever can cause some lines to appear darker than those surrounding them. Normally, amelogenesis involves a period of enamel matrix formation and a rest period. In case of any disturbance, the rest periods are prolonged and occur close to one another. Consequently, the line of Retzius appears broader and much more prominent, often presenting a brownish colour under the microscope. The neonatal line is the darkest band, which represents the disrupted enamel formation due to the stress of being born.
🔸️The formation of the striae of Retzius results from a constriction of Tomes' processes when the activity of ameloblasts – cells only present in laying down enamel – is narrowed in conjunction with an increasing process of interrod enamel development. The striae of Retzius often extends from the Dental-enamel junction to the outer surface, ending in shallow pits known as perikymata.
________
💠 The most common mode of removal is surgical mucocele excision. This involves the removal of the cyst, the mucosa around it, and the glandular tissue until the muscular layer is reached. Just cutting through the top layer to allow drainage is not usually recommended because of the high recurrence rate. It is associated with the highest rate of complications, such as temporary paresthesia, fibrous scar formation, and hemorrhage.
______________________________
💠 Marsupialization, which means unroofing the cyst so that it can drain into the mouth, is adopted for larger mucoceles, especially ranulas, as it avoids deep dissection which could cause damage to the labial branch of the mental nerve. Small cysts should be completely excised, along with the minor glands at the periphery, and the wound sutured to achieve hemostasis and rapid healing.
🔹️Retention mucoceles need duct dilatation with a lacrimal catheter, in addition, to ensure that it drains salivary secretion properly.
🔹️Micromarsupialization is another technique that employs a thick silk suture passed through the lesion at the largest diameter and knotted. It is left in place for 7-10 days, within which time the cyst reduces and vanishes. It is used in small children, being less painful, simple, non-traumatic, and having a good success rate.
______________________________
🔘 Other methods of excision:
🔸️Carbon dioxide laser absorbs water efficiently and therefore is taken up by the cyst, leading to its vaporization while sparing adjacent structures. It has the additional advantages of precision, rapid action, excellent simultaneous hemostasis and absence of inflammation while healing.
🔸️Electrocautery and cryosurgery also help to ablate the lesion while sparing adjacent structures and achieving good hemostasis. All of these have the disadvantage of not providing a histological sample.
🔸️Intralesional injection of corticosteroids is also used to treat a mucocele. It is most useful when there are multiple mucoceles and separate surgical excision would be difficult.
1️⃣ Concussion: An injury to tooth-supporting structures without abnormal loosening or displacement but with marked reaction to percussion.
2️⃣ Subluxation (loosening): An injury to the tooth-supprting structures with abnormal loosening but without clinically or radiographically demonstrable displacement of the tooth.
3️⃣ Intrusive luxation (central dislocation): Displacement of the tooth deeper into the alveolar bone. This injury is accompanied by comminution or fracture of the alveolar socket.
4️⃣ Extrusive luxation (peripheral displacement, partial avulsion): Partial displacement of the tooth out of its socket. Radiographic examination always reveals increased with of the periodontal ligament space.
5️⃣ Avulsion
With this type of dental trauma, the tooth is completely displaced out of the socket. A part of the tooth root may remain inside the socket if it has been shattered. The root periodontal ligament and the pulp neurovascular supply are both entirely ruptured. This form of trauma is very likely to result in tooth loss.
ℹ Treatment:
Concussion and subluxation: Relief of occlusal interferances by selective grinding of opposing teeth. Splinting if severe loosening. Soft diet for 14 days.
Extrusive luxation: repositioning and splinting.
Lateral luxation: repositioning and splinting.
Intrusive luxation: spontaneous eruption or orthodontic extrusion.
🔘 ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK:
OTHER NAME:
🔹️ Infra orbital nerve block
🔸️AREAS ANAESTHETIZED:
▫️Incisors, cuspids and bicuspids.
▫️Upper lip
▫️Lower eye lid
▫️Portion of the nose of the
injected site. _________
🔘 NASOPALATINE NERVE BLOCK:
OTHER NAMES:
🔹️ Incisive nerve block.
🔹️Spheno palatine nerve block.
🔸️AREAS ANESTHETIZED:
▫️ Anterior portion of hard palate from mesial of right 1st premolar to mesial of the Left 1st premolar __________
🔘 INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK:
Other common name - Mandibular block
Different techniques are:
▫️ DIRECT METHOD
▫️INDIRECT METHOD
▫️ METHOD OF CLARKE & HOLMES
▫️ VAZIRANl - AKINOSI TECHNIQUE
▫️ GOW-GATE'S TECHNIQUE
🔸️Anatomical Land marks:
▫️Coronoid notch
▫️ Anterior border of ramus of mandible
▫️ External oblique ridge
▫️Pterygomandibular raphe
▫️Occlusal plane __________
🔘 LONG BUCCAL NERVE BLOCK
OTHER NAME:
Buccal nerve block or buccinator nerve block.
🔸️TARGET AREA:
Buccal nerve as it passes over the anterior border of the ramus
🔸️LAND MARKS:
▫️External oblique ridge
▫️Retromolar triangle
▫️Distal to 3rd molar __________
🔘 Middle superior alveolar nerve block:
🔸️Areas anesthetized:
▫️Pulps of 1st and 2nd premolar, mesiobuccal root of 1st molar
▫️Buccal periodontal tissues and
bone over the same area
🔸️Technique:
Target area:
Maxillary bone above the apex of
2nd premolar
🔸️Landmark:
▫️Mucobuccal fold of 2nd premolar
▫️0.9 to 1.2ml of solution app 30 to 40 seconds __________
🔘 GREATER PALATINE NERVE BLOCK:
OTHER NAME:
▫️Anterior palatine nerve block
🔸️AREAS ANAESTHETIZED:
▫️Posterior portion of hard palate and its over lying soft tissues.
▫️Anteriorly up to I premolar and medially up to midline. _________
🔘 POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK:
OTHER NAMES:
▫️Tuberosity block / Zygomatic block
🔸️AREAS ANAESTHETIZED:
▫️Pulps of maxillary III, II and I molar except mesio buccal root of I molar.
▫️Buccal periosteum and bone overlying the teeth.
🔸️LAND MARKS:
▫️Mucobuccal fold.
▫️Zygomatic process of maxilla.
▫️Infra temporal surface of maxilla.
▫️ Tuberosity of maxilla.
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Dr. Fadi Al Abbas's engagement rate on Instagram is 6.29%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 16 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 53 to 1, with 369 likes and 7 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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- Avg likes
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- Avg comments
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- Interactions : followers
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Dr. Fadi Al Abbas (@fadidental_abbas) is a Dentist & Dental Office creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. Dr. Fadi Al Abbas uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Dr. Fadi Al Abbas runs to 9 words across 3 lines.
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Dr. Fadi Al Abbas has 6,330 followers on Instagram (6.3K). Set against 156 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 41 followers per account Dr. Fadi Al Abbas follows. 68 published posts give Dr. Fadi Al Abbas a moderate archive on Instagram.
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Dr. Fadi Al Abbas's engagement rate on Instagram is 6.29%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 16 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 53 to 1, with 369 likes and 7 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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