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A Healthy Heart Leads to a Healthy Life
Get PDFWorld Heart Day Guest Comment by Dr. Mansimranjit Kaur Uppa
Dental Health Insurance in India: Need of the Hour!
Get PDFIndia is a vast country of diverse cultures and languages. People of the Indian subcontinent lack sufficient knowledge about dentistry as a science, thus making it a necessity to provide dental care to the masses. High cost of dental treatment and lesser oral health practices among people in India predispose to altered oral hygiene. Dental Insurance in India is of great relevance in making oral care facilities available to one and all. However, it has just completed its first step, and only few insurance organizations are giving dental insurance provision, in contrast to the medical insurance companies which cover most of the Indian population. Therefore, the main objective of this review paper was to assess the provision of oral health insurance schemes in the Indian subcontinent and their knowledge and utilization by Indian public. For this, we studied the articles published in last few years from various sources regarding dental insurance in India. It was revealed that currently, there are only a few dental insurance policies, but with time and modern resources, dental insurance schemes in India will surely increase. As time progresses, a stage will be reached where each and every Indian will be protected by a trustworthy Dental Insurance scheme
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment: Review and a Case Report
Get PDFAtraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), which was introduced as field trials, have gained popularity among clinicians for their ease, minimal use of instrumentation and hence can be done in remote areas with little or no resources and can be used in patients with special needs, anxious and apprehensive patients in the dental setting. The present paper presents a case of modified ART (ARTm) with full patient satisfaction after a 3 month follow up, with a review of the same and the differences between ART and ARTm
Positive and Negative Affect on Quality of Life: A Review
Get PDFAs we promote the message of current year WHO theme – “Depression – Lets talk”, Positive affect (PA) and Negative Affect (NA) has to be understood in detail. In this competitive world, as a health care professional, understanding the science behind depression and well-being of a person is important in clinical diagnosis of the both. The effect of positivity and negativity in our personnel life comprises of various emotional outbursts. Both has significant effect on our quality of life and has an impact on our health. This brief review tries to explore the positive and negative effect on quality of life
Utilization of Stem Cells in Dentistry: A Review
Get PDFFor centuries, scientists have known that certain animals can regenerate missing parts of their bodies. Humans actually share this ability with animals such as starfish which has the ability to regenerate lost arms and can grow an entire new limb. Researchers define stem cells as the clonogenic cells with the capability of self renewal and multi-lineage differentiation and also have the capabilities of generating complex tissues and various organs
Managing Methotrexate Toxicity – A Case Report
Get PDFMethotrexate, a folic acid analogue is being used globally in the treatment of neoplastic diseases and immunologically mediated disorders. MTX therapy is known to result in mucositis and myelosuppression. Methotrexate associated skin lesions are rare, but they serve as a forewarning signal for later-onset pancytopenia. Therefore, identification of mucosal and skin lesions might help to initiate treatment strategies at an incipient stage. Here we describe a case of methotrexate toxicity who developed mucocutaneous ulcerations and pancytopenia due to methotrexate being given for psoriasis. The provision of rescue therapy led to the amelioration of the symptoms showing the benefit of early recognition and treatment of MTX-induced toxicity
Ankyloglossia- Detailed Review with a Case Report
Get PDFAnkyloglossia is derived from Greek terms skolios (curved) and glossa (tongue). Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is a congenital condition that results due to abnormal attachment between the tongue and floor of the mouth, leading to an abnormally short tongue. Several problems are associated with ankyloglossia. Since there is never an accepted standard criterion nor clinically practical criteria for diagnosing the condition; proper defining of the term is necessary before contemplating whether to treat or not to treat. In children, ankyloglossia is asymptomatic in many cases. As growth occurs condition resolves spontaneously, or in some mild cases children may learn compensatory mechanisms to counteract decreased lingual mobility. Frenotomy/ frenectomy are an effective treatment for ankyloglossia
A Survey to Estimate the Prevalence of Tooth Loss and Denture Wearers in Subjects of Different Age Groups of South Coastal Karnataka Region
Get PDFINTRODUCTION: Advancement in age brings into countless new health problems along with the exacerbation of existing ones. Dental awareness has led to decrease in edentulousness in elderly people. The reasons of tooth loss also differs in different age groups.AIM & OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of tooth loss and denture wearers in various age groups along with the evaluation of the reasons for tooth loss.MATERIALS & METHOD: This questionnaire based study was conducted in the patients visiting the department of Prosthodontics Crown and Bridge & Implantology. Subjects were interviewed and examined clinically by a single examiner. A representative convenience sample of 150 patients in age groups of 40-50, 50-60 and 60-70 years were included in the study. Descriptive statistics were applied and the Chi-square test was used to analyse the findings using SPSS version 17.0.RESULTS: Tooth loss was found to be maximum in age group of 60-70 years and almost 64% wore complete dentures. The patients in age group of 40-50 years had maximum percentage of natural teeth (60%). The poor periodontal support was the main cause of tooth loss in almost 74% patients in age group of 60-70 years. Caries was the predominant cause of tooth loss in age group of 40-50 years.CONCLUSION: Prevalence of tooth loss and denture wearers is maximum in bigger age groups. Loss of periodontal support is the main cause of tooth loss as age advances while caries being the major cause in young individuals
70th Year of Independence: Still a Slave of Health Issues
Get PDFIndependence Day Editorial Comment By Dr. Vatsul Sharma (Editor-in-Chief, IHRJ)