Periodontal disease is one of the most prevalent disease which is caused mostly by dental plaque or biofilm which later calcified to form dental calculus.Early detection of calculus and its removal thus plays a pivotal role in preventing the progression of periodontal disease.There are currently a plethora of novel modalities in the detection as well as removal of dental calculus.Thispaper will...

The field of dental calculus research has exploded in recent years, predominantly due to the multitude studies related human genomes and oral pathogens. Despite having a subset these devoted non-human primates, little progress been made distribution pathogens across domestic wild animal populations. This overlooked avenue is particularly important at present when many populations with potential...

BACKGROUND Paleomicrobiology is a special branch of micropaleontology concerned with the study of bacterial fossils. We have used the term 'oral paleomicrobiology', as in this review we have focused on the ancient oral microflora. Recently, dental calculus and dental pulp have been identified as rich sources of ancient microbial DNA. Study of this ancient genetic material opens a new door to th...

AIM The aim of the study was to assess the oral health behavior and its relationship with dental caries status and periodontal status among 12-13 year old school children in Udaipur, India. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a cross-sectional study, a total of 514 children of 12-13 years old (306 (59.5%) Boys and 208 (40.5%) Girls) were surveyed using a Performa prepared with help of a self administered...

The aim of this study was to test the possibility of the concomitant formation of calculus deposits and caries from dentin caries model for short time in situ periods. Six volunteers wore palatal removal appliances with four polished dentin specimens protected from intra-oral mechanical forces for up to 14 days. Each volunteer applied a 50% sucrose solution (four times a day) on the specimens a...