Indigenous digital intraoral Gothic arch tracer.

This paper describes indigenously developed digital Gothic arch tracer for the acquisition of centric jaw relation in patient. The developed tracer eliminates disadvantages of intra-oral tracing and makes it more suitable for recording centric relation in patients. The system also makes real-time monitoring of tracing possible in intraoral tracing.

Effect of tongue cleaning methods and oral mutans streptococci level.

Introduction: Tongue scraping and brushing have been appreciated for hundreds of years but are still appreciated or used by the public. Scientific evidence has validated the need to practice habitual and tongue cleaning as part of daily home oral hygiene procedures.

Objective: To assess and compare the effect of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on oral Mutans streptococci level.

A comparative evaluation of shear bond strength of different pits and fissure sealants: an in vitro study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the shear bond strength of three different pits and fssure sealants to enamel namely, Delton, Clinpro and Z350 Filtek fowable composite.

Materials And Methods: Ninety permanent molars were divided into three groups of 30 each. Their proximal surfaces were prepared and stored in 37°C ± 5°C normal saline for 24 hours.