Anti-cariogenic property of , , linn extracts and their effect on human oral keratinocytes.

Objectives: Dental caries is a dynamic and composite process. The multifactorial etio-pathogenesis thus influences the initiation and the progression of the disease. The prime pathogenic bacterium includes sp .

Root Length: As a determinant tool of sexual dimorphism in an ethnic Tamil population.

Background: Sexual dimorphism in teeth has been an area of research for forensic anthropologists. The function of root in transmitting the forces of occlusion to the alveolar bone varies as the force in males tends to be larger than in females. This shows the significance of the root length as indicators of sexual dimorphism.