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An Absurd Concept of Self-Medication: A Case of Oral Chemical Burn
Get PDFA chemical burn is seen in oral cavity after a noxious agent is placed in direct contact with the mucosa as a mode of self treatment or iatrogenically by dentist. Mild lesions due to less irritating agents result in mild alteration in texture, while more severe lesions (soreness to outright pain) are due to more irritating agents and because of agents of longer duration of contact. Commonly used chemicals used by patients for tooth pain are aspirin which is placed next to the offending tooth and OTC preparations. The essential oil based preparations are easily available in pharmacies or are prepared by local people. These medicaments can harm a patient if not used under medical or ayurvedic supervision as they have beneficial plant extracts, essential oils etc. A case of such self inflicted chemical burn of the oral mucosa is reported due to use of clove oil preparation available locally, used with varying amount and frequency. History of using over the counter medicaments for dental ailment should be asked when patients visit the dentist with complains of burning or white patch in mouth
Therapies of Interest in Combatting COVID-19
Get PDFBy the end of year 2019, the coronavirus infection originated in China and in a short span of time entangled the whole world. This rapidly expanding coronavirus 2019 (also called COVID-19, 2019-nCoV or SARS-CoV-2) infected around eight lac people and resulted in more than 38000 deaths worldwide by 1st April 2020. Elderly people, immunocompromised subjects and those with comorbidities were found to be affected more often. This review focuses on the current knowledge related to therapies of interest for tackling COVID-19 which include drugs with antiviral activity that have been regularly used in other diseases and other drugs which don’t fall under antiviral category but are gaining popularity in the current situation for their possible and potential effectiveness against coronavirus. Although progress has been made in determining potential of these therapeutic alternatives, long term safety-efficacy studies of these agents in COVID-19 infected subjects are required
Tideglusib: The Miracle Molecule for Tooth Repair
Get PDFGuest Comment by Sahil Gupta titled "Tideglusib: The Miracle Molecule for Tooth Repair
Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Hepatitis B Infection Among Health-Care Professionals in A North Indian City
Get PDFIntroduction: Hepatitis B is an infection which occurs frequently worldwide. Hepatitis B virus is a DNA virus and is etiologically related to family Hepadnaviridae.Most of the cases of Hepatitis B virus infection do not have any symptoms when they are newly or chronically infected due to which there is silent spread of the infection which later causes serious liver disease. Incidence of the Hepatitis B virus infection among health-care professionals has been estimated to be 2–4 times more as compared to the general population.Aims: to assess the knowledge and attitude towards Hepatitis B infection among medical, dental, and nursing students in Bareilly city.Settings and Design: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among the medical and nursing students of Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital and dental students of Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly.Method and Materials: A self-reported questionnaire was distributed among all the students of the study who were present at the day.Statistical analysis used: p-value was calculated using Kruskal Walli’s ANOVA test. A p-value of 0.05 or less was used as cut off level for statistical significance.Results: Total 222 students were selected out of which 60 were medical, 60 were dental and 102 were nursing. In our study medical students had better knowledge, attitude towards Hepatitis B infection than dental and nursing students.Conclusions: None of the students of medical, dental, and nursing were fully aware on all aspects of Hepatitis B Virus infection and the vaccination status was found to be unsatisfactory which increased the risk to acquire Hepatitis B infection
Need for Diabetic Screening an a Periodontal Setup
Get PDFINTRODUCTION: Periodontitis has been proved to be linked deeply with the chronic ailment diabetes. Research data shows that their relationship is direct and bifacial. The prevalence of both these diseases is on the rise but still there is a scarcity of diabetic screening in periodontal set-ups.AIM: To lay emphasis on the need of diabetic screening in a periodontal set-upMATERIAL AND METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional study with an initial sample size of 200 patients was conducted. Periodontitis was evaluated with the CPI index and RBS was measured using a blood glucometer.RESULTS: Significant difference in the periodontitis patients who were aware and unaware of their diabetic status.CONCLUSION: Screening for diabetes in a periodontal clinic is conducive to the creation of awareness and early detection and treatment of such a chronic disease and can help avoid the setting in of related complications by giving the patient a chance to initiate an early intervention
A Swollen Seed Found in a Child’s Ear Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown: A Case Report
Get PDFForeign body lodgement in external auditory canal in pediatric age group is a common problem encountered by Otolaryngologists in emergency as well as in outpatient department. A case report of swollen seed found in external auditory canal in right ear, of a 6-year-old boy out of poverty, neglect and unavailable ENT consultant OPD due to lockdown for the serious pandemic condition
Assessment of Micronuclei Frequency in Individuals with a Habit of Tobacco Chewing by Means of Exfoliated Oral Buccal Cells
Get PDFINTRODUCTION: Majority of cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage resulting in poor prognosis and survival rates among patients. Hence early diagnosis of oral cancers seems to be the need of the hour. Analysis of exfoliated buccal cell micronuclei (MN) is a sensitive method of monitoring genetic damage. AIM: The present study has been carried out with an objective to evaluate the genotoxic effects of tobacco chewing by means of micronucleus assay in exfoliated cells of buccal mucosa.MATERIALS AND METHOD: This cross sectional study was carried out in Department of Oral Pathology, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital And Dental College, Golpura, Barwala, Panchkula. The study population comprised of a total of 50 subjects, divided into five groups: Group 1comprising of 10 age and sex matched healthy subjects without any habits as controls, Group 2 comprising of 10 subjects with a history of chewing tobacco. Group 3 comprising of 10 subjects with a history of chewing tobacco and cigarette smoking, Group 4 comprising of 10 subjects with a history of chewing tobacco and drinking and Group 5 comprising of 10 subjects with a history of chewing tobacco, smoking and drinking. Oral exfoliated cells were obtained from buccal mucosa of the subjects, slides were prepared from each subject stained with stain respectively.RESULTS: The mean numbers of micronuclei in group 1 were 7.86±6.7, Group 2 were 63.37±10.01, Group 3 were 65.49±12.32, Group 4 were 68.22±11.11 and Group 5 were 69.43±10.71. On comparison we observed that the difference in Mean micronuclei frequency among all the 5 study groups came to be statistically also highly significant (p<0.0001*)CONCLUSION: Micronuclei assay is an effective tool that reflects severity of disease. Even though tobacco induced cancers are preventable, banning the use of tobacco has not been possible for social and political reasons
Health Literacy: Addressing Well-Being: A Review
Get PDFLiteracy forms an important input in overall development of individual enabling them to comprehend their social, political and cultural environment better and respond to it. Health literacy requires knowledge of health topics. People with limited health literacy often lack knowledge or have misinformation about the body as well as the nature and causes of disease. Without this knowledge, they may not understand the relationship between lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise and various health outcomes. Health literacy plays a key role on the overall health and wellbeing and is now recognized as a determinant of health and has been made a priority of public health agendas, as there is existence of clear scientific evidence regarding its association with health outcomes such as use of health care services, hospitalizations, mortality rates, and adherence to treatment regimens. Therefore, responsive health system that eliminates barriers to clear communication and provides usable and actionable health information and services is important to uplift the current situation
Verrucopapillary Lesions of the Oral Cavity: A Review
Get PDFVerrucopapillary lesions are a spectrum of benign, potentially malignant and malignant lesions of the oral mucosa which usually are misdiagnosed. They pose a great diagnostic challenge mainly due to confusing terminology and also due to similar clinical and histopathological features which often makes these lesions indistinguishable from one another. The human papilloma virus (HPV) plays a important role in the pathogenesis of majority of these lesions. This review aims to summarize and highlight the key clinical and histopathological features of these lesions, and also provides a diagnostic approach to these entities
Complete Issue: Volume 3, Issue 12 (March 2020)
No full textComplete Issue: Volume 3, Issue 12 (March 2020