Publications by authors named "Aparna Ks"
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on understanding patient perceptions of comprehensive dental services at a Primary Health Center (PHC), highlighting the importance of patient feedback for quality enhancement and service utilization.
- Using a phenomenological interpretive research approach, the study involved interviews with 12 participants (predominantly female) to gather their views on the dental services received.
- Results indicated generally positive perceptions but also identified key areas for improvement, offering valuable insights to enhance the quality of care provided at the PHC.
Objective: To determine the effect of whitening toothpastes on the surface roughness and microhardness of human teeth.
Methodology: Surface roughness was estimated using the Talysurf instrument, and microhardness was estimated using the Vickers hardness tester before and after the application of whitening toothpastes on mounted extracted human teeth.
Results: In the activated charcoal group, there was a reduction in the surface roughness from 1.
Purpose: To assess the agreement between the diagnosis made by trained technicians at vision centers (VC) and oculoplasty specialists at the base hospital, in patients referred from VC to the orbit and oculoplasty clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in south India.
Methods: This was a retrospective study that compared the findings of VC technicians and the specialists of the orbit and oculoplasty services in a base hospital. A total of 384 patients referred from 17 VCs between May 2021 and May 2022 were included.
The word 'diet' usually encompasses the consumption of food that includes all the necessary nutrients required for the optimal functioning of the body. Nutritional supplements hold a supreme position due to the demanding lifestyles or medical conditions in this current era. Although medical literature has sufficient evidence exploring the effect of nutrients on general health, this systematic review aimed at specifically evaluating the role of nutritional supplements on oral health in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLacrimal Sac Rhinosporidiosis: Clinical Profile and Gram Stain as a Method of Preoperative Diagnosis.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
November 2023
Purpose: To describe the clinical profile of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis and to introduce a method for preoperative microbial identification of rhinosporidiosis using Gram stain.
Methods: This is a prospective study, carried out from January 2016 to January 2022. This series included 18 patients with clinical suspicion of lacrimal sac rhinosporidiosis.
: Whitening toothpastes exert a whitening effect on teeth through higher surface cleaning effectiveness resulting from the abrasive properties of the paste or specific chemical components. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conceptualized to examine the relationship between whitening toothpastes and surface roughness as well as microhardness of human teeth and to clarify the evidence base available around this relationship by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies in this topic area, looking at randomized control trials. : Criteria for including studies in the review were done based on population, intervention, comparison, outcomes and study and studies were identified from electronic databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Parents' infant and early childhood oral health knowledge is of paramount importance, because oral health behaviours are the exclusive domain of parents during the early years of life. Studies exploring the association between mother's behaviour, oral health literacy and children's oral health outcomes are scarce.
Aim: To evaluate the association between mother's behaviour, oral health literacy and children's dental caries experience.