Visual pedagogy and probiotics for hearing impaired children: A pilot study.

Context: Oral health care for children with special needs remains largely unmet. It is important that we should focus on preventive strategies for special children to help curtail and prevent oral diseases.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of visual pedagogy and probiotic mouth rinse on the periodontal health of hearing impaired children.

Double mesiodens: a review and report of 2 cases.

Mesiodentes are the most frequently encountered supernumerary teeth. Recently, reports of double mesiodens have increased, which may be due to the availability of better diagnostic methods. This article discusses 2 cases of double mesiodens with varying clinical presentations.

Barriers of dental care utilization for children living in military and civilian areas.

Aim: We planned our study to assess whether easy access to dental care facilities result in improved oral health and increased utilization of dental services by children.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred child-parent pairs, 200 each from the military and civilian areas, were randomly selected (children aged 5 years). Prior to the clinical examination of their wards, parents were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their sociodemographic details, family structure, dental care utilization, and attitudinal variables toward oral health.

Family related factors associated with caries prevalence in the primary dentition of five-year-old children.

Background: Habits formed in childhood dictate lifestyle choices made as adults. These encompass both oral hygiene and dietary habits which in turn affect dental caries status. Children largely acquire these habits from modeling/observing parents and other family members.

Re-treating a maxillary second molar with 6 root canals assisted by cone beam computed tomography.

It is important to sterilize and obturate the entire expanse of the root canal system effectively to prevent endodontic failure. This article presents a case involving endodontic re-treatment of a maxillary second molar with an unusual morphology consisting of 6 root canals. Five were identified during clinical exploration, and the sixth was identified using cone beam computed tomography.

Correlation between mutans streptococci counts of parents and their children residing in Chandigarh, India.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Mutans Streptococci (MS) in children and to evaluate the relationship between the salivary levels of MS in children and their parents.

Material And Methods: 100 children aged 3-6 years along with their parents (100 mothers and fathers each) were included in the study. The children were segregated depending upon their age and level of caries experience.

Dental care for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common biobehavioral disorders of childhood. ADHD has displayed increasing prevalence worldwide. Often, ADHD is mistaken for other problems, thus it is important that pediatric dentists identify and manage these children appropriately.

Correlation between the salivary Streptococcus mutans levels and dental caries experience in adult population of Chandigarh, India.

Objectives: To determine the level of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) in adults of Chandigarh and to correlate the dental caries in these individuals with their S. mutans titers.

Agenesis of permanent mandibular anterior teeth: a case report.

Tooth agenesis is one of the common congenital anomalies seen in humans. Hypodontia is the congenital absence of 1 or a few teeth only, with a prevalence of approximately 2% to 10% in the permanent dentition. The number of patients exhibiting congenitally missing mandibular incisors is low, with a prevalence rate of less than 1% observed.