Antibacterial Efficacy of Hiora: An Ayurvedic Mouthwash in Children.

Background: Mouthwashes, as a form of antimicrobial delivery system, rank among the safest and most effective vehicles, particularly in the case of young children. This is attributed to their ability to distribute therapeutic components across all accessible oral surfaces, including interproximal areas.

Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of recently introduced Ayurvedic (Hiora) and triclosan-based mouthwashes among children.

An evaluation of ice apple water, , and propolis as a storage medium to preserve viability of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts.

Background: A number of media that create the best possible conditions to maintain periodontal ligament (PDL) cell viability after dental avulsion have been reported.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate ice apple water (IAW), Aloe vera, and propolis as a storage medium to preserve the viability of human PDL fibroblasts.

Methods: An in vitro comparative type of study was performed on a PDL cell culture model.

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of grassroot health workers about early childhood caries.

Objective: This study examines the knowledge levels pertaining to early childhood caries (ECC) among grassroot workers of rural India.

Design: A questionnaire study assessing the awareness levels of various ECC aspects was carried out among 88 auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs), 140 Anganwadi workers (AWWs), and 210 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers in a district of Southern India. A 24-item pretested, structured, and close-ended, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the knowledge of early childhood oral health-related factors.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediatricians Regarding Pediatric Liquid Medicaments on Long-Term Oral Health: A Cross-sectional Study in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Background: A pediatrician is supposed to be one of the first clinician who sees a child from infancy through adolescence. This study was carried for pediatricians serving in medical colleges and tertiary hospitals in Bhubaneswar City, Odisha, India.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 30 pediatricians serving in various medical colleges and tertiary hospitals in Bhubaneswar City area.

Interceptive management of ectopically erupting central incisor - A case report.

Radicular cysts are considered to be rare in the primary dentition comprising 0.5%-3.3% of the total number of radicular cysts in both primary and permanent dentition.

Fiber technology in space maintainer: a clinical follow-up study.

Various space maintainers are used in pediatric dentistry. However, their construction requires time consuming laboratory procedures. Recently fiber-reinforced composite resin (FRCR) has been introduced for various application in dentistry.