Publications by authors named "B T Motwani"

Objective: To correlate the Full outline of unresponsiveness (FOUR) score and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) in the assessment of children with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

Methods: This observational study was conducted in the department of pediatrics of a public sector tertiary care center from January, 2019 to March, 2020. All consecutive patients of AES admitted during the study period (n=150) were recruited.

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of delirium and its risk factors among children admitted to a Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Method: A descriptive study in which consecutive patients admitted to the PICU over a period of 12 months were screened daily for delirium using the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD) score. Treatment-related and demographic variables were collected and analyzed.

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Maxillofacial defects can result from several reasons, including neoplasia, congenital malformations, trauma, oral infections, etc. This kind of defects can be severely debilitating to the patients. To improve the quality of life of these patients, the options include surgical reconstruction and maxillofacial prosthesis.

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Surgical resection of mandible causes deviation of mandible toward affected side, resulting in loss of occlusal contact. This article presents twin rows of nonanatomic teeth on the untreated side of maxillary complete denture. The palatal row helps in mastication, whereas the buccal row supports the cheeks and improves the aesthetics.

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Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the marginal fit and surface roughness of complete cast crowns made by a conventional and an accelerated casting technique.

Settings And Design: This study was divided into three parts. In Part I, the marginal fit of full metal crowns made by both casting techniques in the vertical direction was checked, in Part II, the fit of sectional metal crowns in the horizontal direction made by both casting techniques was checked, and in Part III, the surface roughness of disc-shaped metal plate specimens made by both casting techniques was checked.

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