Publications by authors named "Muthukrishnan Sivagami"
Oral habits are an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary. Oral habits such as thumb sucking, lip sucking, tongue thrusting, lip biting, nail biting, object biting, and bruxism have serious health consequences. Several etiological factors have been linked to the development of oral habits.
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- The Carabelli cusp is an additional, nonfunctional cusp that appears on the maxillary molars' mesiopalatal cusp and can help identify different populations.
- It's relatively rare in deciduous (baby) teeth, making its presence noteworthy.
- This case report discusses a unique instance of the Carabelli cusp appearing unilaterally in a child's primary teeth.
Ectopic eruption of the tooth is a developmental disturbance where the tooth does not erupt in a normal position. This may be due to arch length deficiency or due to, delayed or premature exfoliation of deciduous teeth, or a combination of the above. A total or complete absence of teeth is called true anodontia; if one or more teeth are missing, it is called partial anodontia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Estimation of time since death is an important parameter in forensic science. Although there are various methods available, precise estimation is still to be established.
Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the histological and ultrastructural changes in the gingival tissue along with the changes in electrolyte levels (sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium) among the three groups which included normal, 2, and 4 h since death.