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  Note: If you are NOT a dentist it might be hard for you to understand what is Alginate.  It is a colorful powder when mixed with water turns itself into a paste-like consistency. Within 3- 4 min it can turn itself into hard rock like consistency.  So we dentists need to make sure that we take the impression of the patient's teeth before that. The photos in this post will help you understand better. In this post, I'm writing a love letter to Alginate. Dear Normal Setting Alginate,               Just wanted to share the story which made me fall head over heels for you. I was taking a full-mouth impression for an old friend. Right after mixing the alginate impression, I walked towards her requesting this friend to open her mouth. That very moment she started talking in detail about why she believes that she is hereditarily more prone to caries. While she kept talking, I could feel sweat rolling down my forehea...

1. Within 2 hours of an accident if you bring your tooth which has fallen off ... We can re-fix  it back into your mouth ! It's called replantation 2.Warm salt water gargle is an effective home remedy (temporarily) for mostly all of your gums or teeth related  pains! 3.Clove oil works like fairy's  pixie dust 4. If you have Kept your old fallen tooth safely somewhere I suggest you put them in hydrogen peroxide for 2 months . This way it gets cleaned and becomes sparkling white. 5. Do not chew food with ONLY one side of your mouth .... Use both sides! 6.excessive use of mouthwash on the long term can leave with a dry mouth. 7.Use the mouthwash only after 20 minutes of brushing your teeth for the best results 8.Xylitol sugarless chewing gum has proved to fight decay 9. Whitening tooth paste won't whiten your teeth 10. Extraction of upper molars doesn't affect brain function nor loss of vision and you can take a shower that day itself( weird doubts ) ...

From a dentist point of view ..... 1. Right before getting their teeth cleaned patient asks whether enamel wears off due to cleaning and you have to narrate the tale of hand scalers and ultrasonic scalers 2. The difficult time you have in educating the patient about the difference between sensitivity and pain 3. The challenging time during extractions when you have  to make the patient aware of the difference between pain and pressure 4. It's funny to watch the mixed expression of guilt and regret on a patients face the moment they realize that we just picked up the food they had an hour ago with a probe 5. Height of patience is cutting a crown in an upper seven in a macroglossic patient 6. The satisfaction we achieve when we catch a glimpse of the patient smiling on seeing the face mirror after a composite restoration in a midline diasthema case. 7. A properly seated complete denture in one go with absolute no trimming is heaven 8. After inspecting the stains on his tee...