Publications by authors named "Abhishek Khairwa"

Introduction: Stainless steel crowns (SSCs) are the popular restorative technique for the young permanent first molars treated endodontically. However, these restorations are not esthetically appealing and need replacement once adjacent teeth erupt and occlusion is stabilized.

Aim: Digitally customized aesthetic restoration constitutes as a reliable approach for restoring decayed young permanent molars.

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  • Dental caries and obesity are interconnected issues influenced by dietary habits, particularly among school children aged 12-15.
  • A study conducted on 1,500 school children found that 156 were overweight, revealing significant differences in BMI between overweight and normal-weight children, but no significant difference in dental caries rates (measured using the DMF index).
  • The findings indicate that females showed a higher prevalence of dental caries compared to males, but weight gain did not correlate significantly with dental health.
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Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of magnetized water as a mouthwash on colony count of in children.

Materials And Methods: Total sample size of 30 children were selected out of screened 290 children by simple random sampling between the age group of 7 and 12 years. The study was conducted over a period of 2 weeks.

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Aims: This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of green tea catechin as a mouth wash on colony count of Streptococcus mutans in children.

Materials And Methods: A sample size of thirty children was selected out of screened 290 children by simple random sampling between the age group of 7 and 12 years. The study was conducted over a period of 2 weeks.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficiency of MacLennan splint in symphysis and parasymphysis mandibular fractures in children.

Study Design: Six patients (four boys and two girls, mean age 3 years, range between 2 and 5 years) were operated on parasymphysis fractures of children. The mean follow-up time was 12 months.

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Background: Pulp therapy for pulpally involved primary teeth continues to be a challenge to clinicians. One of the major areas of continued research is in the area of finding obturating materials to suit the specific properties of these teeth. Zinc oxide eugenol is used frequently in pulpectomy for the obturation of the primary teeth.

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