Maxillofacial Trauma in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Objective: The study was conducted to analyze the pattern, etiology and management of maxillofacial trauma in children up to 16 years of age.

Study Design: Records of the patients who sustained maxillofacial trauma from 2013 to 2018 were retrospectively evaluated for age, gender, etiology, pattern of injuries and their management. Children were divided into three groups-primary (0-5 yrs), mixed (6-11 yrs) and permanent dentition group (12-16 yrs).

Oral Health Status of Children with Special Healthcare Need: A Retrospective Analysis.

Aim: To evaluate the oral health status of children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) having either systemic illness or any disabilities.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of oral health status was done from Jan 2013 to Dec 2018 on 58 CSHCN (both genders) up to 16 years of age. The oral health status of patients was assessed with the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT/dmft) indices and simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) by using the World Health Organization (WHO) 2013 oral health survey criteria.

Efficacy of Transdermal Diclofenac Patch as an Analgesic Following Premolar Extractions in Orthodontic Patients.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of transdermal diclofenac patch versus oral diclofenac tablet as analgesic following premolar extractions in orthodontic patients.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-three symmetrical pairs of indicated premolars (either first or second) were included for the present study. Each patient was given either transdermal diclofenac sodium patch 100 mg once a day or oral diclofenac tablet 50 mg twice a day for 3 days after the extraction.

Salivary levels of and in early childhood caries: An in vivo study.

Background: The oral microflora primarily involved in early childhood caries (ECC) is Streptococcus mutans while Streptococcus sanguinis is related to healthy caries-free mouth. The antagonism between the two at biological level is well recognized.

Aim: This study aims to compare the pre- and posttreatment salivary levels of S.

Proximity of maxillary posterior teeth roots to maxillary sinus and adjacent structures using Denta scan.

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the proximity of maxillary posterior teeth roots to maxillary sinus and measure the distance of maxillary posterior teeth roots and the sinus floor as well as the thickness of bone between the roots and alveolar cortical bone using Denta scan.

Materials And Methods: The study samples include Denta scan images of fifty patients with normally erupted bilateral maxillary first premolar to maxillary second molar. The vertical relationship of each tooth root with maxillary sinus is classified into four types of Denta scan images (based on the classification by Jung in 2009).