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Assessment of Oral Health Status among Orphanage Children (Underprivileged Population): A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Full text linkINTRODUCTION: An orphan is a child under 18 year who has lost both parents or has been abandoned by them. Such children are deprived of the parental love and care and get little health care as well as their oral cavity is generally neglected. AIM: To assess the dental caries experience, oral hygiene status and periodontal status among the orphanage children in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A cross sectional study among 485 orphan children of various institutes ranged from 12 to 16 years where WHO oral health assessment form 2013 was used and chi- square test and descriptive statistics test were used for statistical analysis by using SPSS 22.0 software. RESULTS: It was seen that 73.4% were having dental caries and the mean DI-S scores, CI-S scores and OHI-S scores were 1.41 ±0.47, 1.07 ±0.47 and 2.48 ±0.92 respectively. The prevalence and severity of gingival bleeding was found to be more i.e.64.7% among them. CONCLUSION: Majority of orphan children were suffering from oral problems. Oral health fraternity should actively involve with other parts of the community in order to maintain oral care of this group
Comparative Evaluation Between Two NiTi Rotary Files Using CBCT
Full text linkAIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the effects of WaveOne and Protaper Next on volume of dentin removed, centering ability and dentin thickness using CBCT on human mandibular molars. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Methodology: 50 recently extracted human mandibular molars were taken and divided into two groups i.e. Group 1- Pro taper next and Group -2 Wave One. The distal root was discarded and the mesiobuccal root canals were selected. Further the selected root canals were scanned to standardize the mesial root canal ranging from 15o to 45o followed by root canal preparation. Here CBCT a non invasive technique was used for assessment. The data extracted were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis for pair wise comparison. RESULTS: It was seen that Protaper Next showed statistically significant centric ability where as dentin thickness at cervical, middle and apical level and showed no significant differences. Even mean of volume of removed dentin also showed no significant difference (p>0.05) between the groups. CONCLUSION: The inventive method of NiTi rotary system is having better-quality shaping ability in curved canals that results more centered instruments and less canal errors
Brimonidine Induced Hypertensive Acute Granulomatous Anterior Uveitis
Full text linkBrimonidine is a medication used to treat open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension, and rosacea. It is used as eye drops or applied to the skin. Common side effects when used in the eyes include itchiness, redness, and a dry mouth. We present a case of Brimonidine induced Hypertensive acute granulomatous anterior uveitis
Mental Health: Roots and Wings
Full text linkMental health is often dismissed. Unless we recognise that mental health is as debilitating as physical health we can never say we are a caring society. Mental health is silent, the stigma attached still prevails and prevents thousands from talking and seek help. Anything that helps and opens a margin of help for them should be encouraged. We need to breakthrough these old rooted stigma and make it a universal message that “Your Mental Health is a priority”
Complete Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4 (July 2021)
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Complete Issue: Volume 6, Issue 6 (September 2022)
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A Detailed Study of Covid-19 (Emphasizing its Genomic Variants, Pathogenicity, Phylogenetic Analysis, Epidemiology, and Clinical Measures)
Full text linkCovid-19 (Coronavirus) had spread all over the world. Around 213 countries were affected by the deadly virus and encountered a mob of dead. After analyzing the genome, we can say that the Coronavirus originates in bats and gets transmitted to humans. Although the intermediate source of origin and transmission to humans is unknown, rapid human-to-human transmission has been evinced. SARS-CoV-2 is phylogenetically related to a group of bat viruses known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). Both viruses (SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV2) belong to the same family of beta coronaviruses. The first case of SARS-CoV2 infection was reported from Wuhan, China. Till now, there have been 577,018,226 confirmed cases of Covid-19 worldwide. More than 6 million people have succumbed to this deadly disease worldwide. Presently, the urgent need to develop a drug and vaccine that could cure this disease is fulfilled. This current review summarizes the origin of SARS-CoV2, its genome structure, pathogenicity and phylogenetic analysis of the virus, and its epidemiology. We have also discussed the existing drugs and approved vaccines that are presently treating humanity. This review aims to compact every possible information regarding Covid-19
Oral Manifestations among Diabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Full text linkINTRODUCTION: Diabetes, ranked as the ninth most common disorder has the potential to greatly affect the oral health of a person if not taken care of on a routine basis. AIM: To assess the prevalence of oral manifestations in diabetic participants of Sunder Nagar town, Himachal Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHOD: This online, questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted using a combination of convenience and snowball sampling among diabetics. The questionnaire was pre-tested and pre-validated, contained 16 questions which included self-reported oral health status of the people. The student’s t-test and Pearson’s correlation were applied to find out significant associations, if any. Data was analysed using SPSS version 21.0 and significance (p) was kept significant at ≤0.05. RESULTS: Out of a total of 180 complete responses, 8.3% were type 1 diabetics, 72.8% were type 2 diabetics and the rest 18.9% didn’t know their diabetic status. 71.7% of patients experienced bad breath, out of which 66.7% experience it early in the morning, 16.1% during the daytime, 5% every time, 12.2% never (p=0.02). 24.4% of the participants experienced burning mouth sensation, while 57.8% of participants experienced dry mouth (less salivation). 20.6% of the participants reported white patches over their tongue while 8.3% reported having white patches over the inner cheeks (buccal mucosa) and was found to be statistically significant (p=0.01). 58.9% of the diabetics were found to be non-smokers while 21.7% were occasional smokers and 11.1% were chain smokers. CONCLUSION: There is a need to educate diabetics regarding the effects of this disease on their oral health and the need to maintain proper hygiene
“Qigong” Mind-Body Exercise for Elderly Care
Full text linkLetter to Editor on “Qigong” Mind-Body Exercise for Elderly Care by Siu Kan Law, Dawn Ching Tung Au, Albert Wing Nang Leung, Chuan Shan Xu. 
Management of Oral Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Report
Full text linkGranuloma pyogenicum, also referred to as a pyogenic granuloma, is a typical, acquired, benign vascular tumor that develops in tissues like the skin and mucous membranes. The correct term is lobular capillary hemangioma. Is typically brought on by a variety of stimuli, including mild local irritation, acute damage, hormonal variables, or specific types of medications. Pyogenic granuloma often do not develop when the base and the causes of it are removed. The case of pyogenic granulomas treated surgically as well as electro cautery are presented in this paper