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Analysis of serum metal ion levels in dental implant patients
Get PDFBackground: Dental implants have been widely used for the replacement of missing teeth in fully and partially edentulous patients. Titanium (Ti) has been the material of choice for dental implants due to its superior corrosion resistance behaviour and desirable mechanical properties. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the serum metal ion levels in Dental Implant Patients. Materials & methods: A total of 20 subjects with missing mandibular first molar and scheduled for prosthetic rehabilitation for same using dental implant therapy were enrolled. Blood samples were obtained at baseline and sent to laboratory where auto-analyser was used for evaluation of metal ions levels. All the dental implant procedures were carried out under the hands of skilled implantologists. After placement of dental implants, blood samples were obtained at 8 weeks and 6 months follow-up. Metal ions were assessed at subsequent follow-ups. All the results were analysed by SPSS software. Results: Mean serum titanium concentration at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months was fond to be 2.39 mg/dL, 2.35 mg/dL and 2.38 mg/dL respectively. Mean serum aluminium concentration at baseline, 8 weeks and 6 months was fond to be 4.19 mg/dL, 4.16 mg/dL and 4.18 mg/dL respectively
Comparison of chlorhexidine coated polyglycolic acid sutures with silk sutures during third molar surgery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study
Get PDFAim: The purpose of this study was to compare chlorhexidine coated polyglycolic acid sutures with silk sutures during third molar surgery. Materials And Methods: The study design was a double-blinded randomized control trial. Patients who visited the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery for the surgical removal of mesioangular impacted third molar were assessed for enrolment. A total of 20 patients participated in this study. Patients were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of patients who received chlorhexidine coated polyglycolic acid sutures. Group B consisted of patients who received silk sutures. Surgical removal of the impacted mandibular third molar was done. Post operatively all Patients in both groups were prescribed with Amoxicillin 500mg for 5 days three times a day and Diclofenac 50 mg thrice daily for 3 days. Patients were asked to report back after a week for review. They were contacted over the telephone to score postoperative pain. If the pain score was greater than 5 they were asked to report to the hospital. Results: In group A a mean postoperative pain score of 4 was observed. In Group B a mean postoperative pain score of 3 was observed. 
Efficacy of vibratory shaking technique in improving the vitals in post COVID ICU patients
Get PDFBackground: SARS-CoV-2 virus lead to the start of pandemic in 2019. With the variation in COVID 19 symptom involving lungs its need for intensive treatment in a hospital setting is emerging. Even after recovery the patients need to be stabilized for their oxygen saturation and other vitals for which they need invasive mechanical ventilation and chest physiotherapy. Vibratory shaking technique is a form of physiotherapeutic maneuver which helps in stabilizing the vitals and maintaining spo2 when delivered by a trained therapist. Objectives: To find out the efficacy of vibratory shaking technique to improve Oxygen saturation and vitals in post COVID, ICU patients. Methods: The patients admitted in ICU after post COVID recovery were given with vibratory shaking technique to improve their oxygen saturation and respiratory rate. The pre and post test value showed significance. Result: Vibratory shaking technique was found to be effective in improving the vitals in post COVID, ICU patient. Conclusion: For post COVID patient’s chest physiotherapy i.e. vibratory shaking technique should play an important part for improving the vitals of patient who are still on ventilator
Management of frozen shoulder by leech therapy and adjuvant phytotherapy: A case study
Get PDFBACKGROUND: Frozen shoulder is also known as adhesive capsulitis. It is one of the common musculoskeletal disorders. Its common symptoms such as pain and restricted movement of the shoulder joint. Conventional management of frozen shoulder include oral analgesics, range of motion exercises, intra- capsular corticosteroids injection, local application of analgesic oils and ointments but no such effective results have been found yet. As per Ayurveda perspective the condition can be correlated with Avabahuka. Further, Jalaukavacharana (~leech therapy) is one of the ancient para-surgical procedure described in Ayurveda for treatment of variety of such inflammatory condition along with other para surgical procedure and internal herbal drugs. METHODOLOGY: A 52 -year female patient having chief complaints of pain with restricted movement of left shoulder joint, pain in cervical region radiating towards left shoulder joint and mild tingling sensation on lower back region, was clinically diagnosed as case of frozen shoulder. This patient was treated with specific regimen such as Jalaukavacharana (~leech therapy) locallyalong with Ashwagandhaghanvati and Panchatikta ghrita guggulu internally. The parameters observed for prognosis were pain, stiffness, range of movements. Therapeutic evaluation of treatment was done based on improvement in the symptoms. 
Study the pathogenicity of Providencia Vermicola in mice
Get PDFP. vermicola is an opportunistic pathogen of human and animals. To estimate the pathogeneses of P.vermicola in mice infected orally and I/P with 1x108 CFU/ml).The histopathological changes at 24 hrs showed infiltration of inflammatory cells and apoptosis in hepatocytes in the liver, infiltration of inflammatory cells around a congested blood vessel and interstitial tissue of kidney; lung revealed congestion of blood vessels, infiltration of inflammatory cells and alveolar emphysema; intestine appeared infiltration of mononuclear cells in mucosa layer with hyperplasia of goblet cells. In mice infected I/P, the liver showed infiltration of inflammatory cells in a necrotic area with granulomatous lesion formation, the spleen showed depletion of white pulp. The kidney revealed dilatation of bowman’s space with vacuolation of glomeruli. The intestine appeared infiltration of inflammatory cells in mucosa and submucosa layers with hyperplasia of goblet cells, also, the lung showed infiltration of inflammatory cells in interalveolar septa and alveolar emphysema. 
PTSD in health workers during COVID 19 pandemic: A systematic review
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected both the physical and mental health of frontline health workers (HCWs). Mental health problems have been reported among these HCWs irrespective of any history of psychologic illness in the past . Prevention of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in healthcare workers (HCWs) facing the current COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge worldwide as HCWs are likely to experience acute and chronic, often unpredictable, occupational stressors leading to PTSD. This review aims to analyse the literature to discover which topics have been focused on occurance of PTSD and what the latest progresses are in managing the risk in HCWs during the current pandemic The study involved a systematic review from internet databases such as Pubmed and CINHAL. Following that, databases were accessed to conduct a more detailed search of the literature using key phrases and Boolean operators to create articles pertinent to the issue. 64 records identified. The duplicates and those not matching with the criteria were excluded. 8 articles were filtered using an inclusion/exclusion criterion. 
An assessment of service quality in tertiary hospitals and medical tourism index for the growth of medical tourism in Asian context, an empirical evidence from India
Get PDFMedical tourism has increased in past decades for better quality treatment all overseas. When compared past decades now hospitals are promoting them for medical tourism destinations. Due to increased in availability of services which are readily available in internet, social media and televisions. India is one of the countries which give tertiary care and quality services at affordable price. Most of the medical tourism in India is developed in last decade as hospitals are equipped with high quality doctors, medical facilities and trained nurses. India has proved to be one of the leading destinations of medical tourism. The main objective of this research was to look for service quality provided by JCI accredited hospitals, challenges faced by the patients after reaching India. Articles also been reviewed in terms of growth of medical tourism in Asian context. 4 centers randomly picked up from both northern and southern part of India and there medical facilities, costs and what made patients to choose a particular hospital has been studied. Randomly picked up patients from outpatient and inpatient basis over a period from 15th March 2018 till15thFebruary 2021
National educational policy 2020 with special reference to the inclusive and quality based higher education
Get PDFNational Education Policy 2020 wants to make sure that everyone has access to high-quality education, so that the rich-poor divide is bridged and India becomes a more equitable and vibrant knowledge society in the long run. It also wants to make sure that India's elementary, intermediate, vocational, and higher education systems are comprehensive and globally competent. It wants to make people who are active, productive, knowledgeable, and ethical so that they can help make the world a better place. NEP 2020 is more student-centered. It allows students to follow their passions while also improving their skills, which makes them more employable and sets the groundwork for all future teachers and students to be able to do the same. The National Education Policy 2020 will help India become a global knowledge superpower, but only if it is properly implemented at all levels. The NEP 2020 focuses on making education more accessible, egalitarian, and inclusive, but only if it is properly implemented at all levels. There are a lot of words that people use to talk about The National Education Policy 2020, higher education, NEP, and Indian education
COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among a sample of healthcare providers in Karbala Governorate (Iraq)
Get PDFAlthough many vaccines are in development and clinical trials, and many vaccines have been distributed worldwide, the world has faced a huge challenge in line with the willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine in different countries. However, no study has been conducted on the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among HCPs in Iraq. Therefore. Health care providers, the frontline fighters, are at high risk of being infected with SARS-CoV- 2. A descriptive; the cross-sectional study was performed at 4 hospitals and 18 PHCCs randomly selected (multistage sampling) in the Karbala governorate. The period of data collection lasted 3 months, it began on 18th January 2022 ending on 12th April 2022. The study was conducted on 457 a sample of health care providers. The study conducted on 457 healthcare providers with an age range was between 20 -59 years, the Mean±SD of the age was 33.6±9.42 the highest percentage of healthcare providers (45.3%) was in the age group 20-29 years and the lowest percentage of healthcare providers (8.8%) was in the age group 50-59 years
The relationship of supplementary feeding, breast milk (MP-ASI) to infants with the event of diarrhea
Get PDFBackground: Diarrhea is one of the causes of death in toddlers, one of the factors that causes diarrhea is MP ASI. Based on the largest proportion of diarrhea sufferers at the Baros Health Center in the last 3 months of October, November, and December, there were 87 infants aged 0-12 months, 29 infants aged 12-24 months, and 31 infants aged 25-60 months. Objective: To determine the relationship between complementary feeding and the incidence of diarrhea in infants aged 3-12 months in the working area of the Baros Public Health Center, Sukabumi City. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional population and the total sampling was 48 infants aged 3-12 months. Data processing using Chi-Square. Results: The inappropriate provision of complementary feeding to infants aged 3-12 months was 26 respondents (54.2%) and the appropriate ones were 22 respondents (45.8 %), the incidence of diarrhea in infants aged 3-12 months who had diarrhea as many as 28 respondents (58.6%) and who did not have diarrhea as many as 20 respondents (41.7%). Research shows that there is a relationship between giving complementary feeding to infants aged 3-12 months with the incidence of diarrhea with a value of 0.00 (<0.05).