A comparative study to assess risk of oral candidiasis in pregnant and nonpregnant women.

Background: The major hormonal changes observed in pregnant women lead to an imbalance in the oral environment. Hence, recent studies suggest that the placenta may harbor a unique microbiome that may have originated in the maternal oral microbiome.

Aim: The present study aimed to assess the risk factor of oral candidiasis in pregnancy and to evaluate the prevalence of species in the oral cavity of pregnant women in all three trimesters.

Albright hereditary osteodystrophy: a case report.

A dental practitioner with an eagle's eye can diagnose many hidden disease through careful examination of the oral cavity. One such hereditary metabolic disorder is Albright hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO). Characteristic presentations in an individual affected by AHO were short stature, obesity and brachydactyly especially of 4(th) and 5(th) digits, which are the phenotypic features of genetic mutation.

Decontamination methods used for dental burs - a comparative study.

Aims And Objectives: Infection control and modes of sterilizations are the key factors to avoid cross transmission of infection in the field of dentistry. Transmission of disease or infection is noted with improper sterilization of reused instruments. Dental burs are the most important tool in any endodontic or conservative procedures of teeth involving tooth contouring, restorative filling procedures and endodontic procedures.

Bilateral agenesis of permanent mandibular central incisors: report of two cases.

General dentists most commonly encounter one or more congenitally missing teeth on routine oral examination. Hypodontia and oligodontia are the two most commonly encountered genetic disorders. When one or less than six teeth are missing congenitally they are termed hypodontia.

Van der woude syndrome with short review of the literature.

Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition with high penetrance and variable expression. Clinical manifestation of this autosomal dominant clefting syndrome includes bilateral midline lower lip pits, cleft lip, and cleft palate along with hypodontia. These congenital lip pits appear as a malformation in the vermilion border of the lip, with or without excretion.

Evaluation of plasma fibrinogen degradation products and total serum protein concentration in oral submucous fibrosis.

Background: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a potentially malignant disorder with a multifactorial etiology. Malnutrition is a major problem for the inhabitants of most countries where OSMF is prevalent. Recently, a new direction in the etiopathogenesis was provided by the identification of fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) in the plasma of OSMF patients.

Saliva: A tool in assessing glucose levels in Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder affecting people worldwide, which require constant monitoring of their glucose levels. Commonly employed procedures include collection of blood or urine samples causing discomfort to the patients. Hence the need for an alternative non invasive technique is required to monitor glucose levels.