Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Anurag Satpathy ¹, Rajdeep Beura ¹, Sheetal Acharya ¹, Pratiti Datta ¹, Akshyata Panda ¹

Affiliations
1 Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Khandagiri Square, Bhubaneswar Odisha, IN

Abstract

Loss of a tooth in the anterior esthetic region hampers patient’ esthetics and function along with jeopardizing the social life. Among the available options to replace the missing tooth, utilizing the patient’s own natural tooth as a pontic comes as an instant esthetic yet temporary functional solution. A case series of two cases is presented in which the natural tooth was successfully used as a pontic for the management of single missing tooth in the maxillary and mandibular arches.

Keywords

Natural Tooth Pontic, Anterior Esthetic Region, Resin-Reinforced Fibre Splint, Single Missing Tooth.

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Akshyata Panda ¹, Anurag Satpathy ¹, Rinkee Mohanty ¹, Rashmita Nayak ¹, Saurav Panda ²

Affiliations
1 Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
2 Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Dentinal hypersensitivity is an age-old complaint of man and a common condition of transient tooth pain related with variety of exogenous stimuli. Several herbs have been found to be suitable in the treatment of periodontal diseases as they have been reported to have no side effects. Herbal products containing spinach, cloves, cinnamon, suryakshara, eucalyptusand propolis have been used for treating dentin sensitivity. Therefore, the significance of these products in therapeutic as well as pharmaceutical technique urged us to exploreherbal agents for dentinal hypersensitivity and to get clues for future scope.

Keywords

Dentinal Hypersentivity, Desensitizing, Herbal, Sensitivity.

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