Occupational Stress, Salivary Cortisol, and Periodontal Disease: A Clinical and Laboratory Study.

Background: Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease, commonly associated with most of the lifestyle diseases. In the recent years, the association between periodontitis with occupational stress has evolved in various studies in many developed settings. This study aims at studying the prevalence of periodontal disease and its relationship with job stress among industrial labor workers covered under Employee's State Insurance Corporation Scheme.

Geriatric restorative care - the need, the demand and the challenges.

Increased life expectancy is causing an explosion of the aging population that will continue now and in the foreseeable future. Improved quality of life at old age will demand tooth retention and consequently the need for restorative care. Retaining teeth disease free and maintaining them amidst multitude of risk factors associated with old age, is a multi- faceted challenge.