Efficient Explainable Models for Alzheimer's Disease Classification with Feature Selection and Data Balancing Approach Using Ensemble Learning.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and is the most common cause of dementia. Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is critical for better management and treatment outcomes, but it remains a challenging task due to the complex nature of the disease. Clinical data, including a range of cognitive, functional, and demographic variables, play a crucial role in Alzheimer's disease classification.

Explainable and Interpretable Model for the Early Detection of Brain Stroke Using Optimized Boosting Algorithms.

Stroke stands as a prominent global health issue, causing con-siderable mortality and debilitation. It arises when cerebral blood flow is compromised, leading to irreversible brain cell damage or death. Leveraging the power of machine learning, this paper presents a systematic approach to predict stroke patient survival based on a comprehensive set of factors.

Community noise mapping: The need, identified challenges, and potential solutions.

Hearing loss and deafness have been globally recognized as one of the major public health concerns that need immediate attention. Noise mapping refers to the systematic process of measuring and visualizing the noise level distribution in a well-defined location, preferably in urban settings or industrial areas. This exercise of noise mapping is generally done with the intention of identifying the noise hotspots and measuring the extent of exposure to noise levels in different areas.

Treating a Dentoalveolar Fracture in a Four-Year-Old Girl With a Functional Removable Partial Denture.

In children and young adults, traumatic dental injuries are common. Children's tooth loss is mostly caused by dentoalveolar trauma. Owing to anatomical variations and developmental phases, treating such injuries is difficult.

Pediatric High Labial Frenum Management: Utilizing a Diode Laser for the Transformation of the Smile of an Eight-Year-Old Child.

Median diastema is a physiological occurrence that is frequently seen in the maxillary jaw. Therefore, a median diastema has been associated with a wide range of etiological variables, including thumb sucking, supernumerary teeth, tongue thrusting, some dentoalveolar discrepancy, and hypodontia. Patient esthetic and function demands are both negated by the labial frenum's abnormal location in relation to the maxillary anterior teeth, which results in diastema and gingival recession.

Surgical Correction of Ankyloglossia Using Diode Laser-Assisted Frenectomy in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

Tongue-tie is a continuation of the lingual frenum that is attached to the tip of the tongue. It is a congenital oral anomaly that could restrict tongue movements, caused by a lingual frenum a membrane that originates from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the tongue that is too thick and short, which limits the natural ability of the tongue to move and function. The tongue is an auxiliary organ that facilitates speaking, mastication, and deglutition.

Comparative evaluation of clinical performance, child and parental satisfaction of Bioflx, zirconia and stainless steel crowns in pediatric patients.

Background: Pediatric dental treatment is challenging in patients with early childhood caries. For clinician its difficult to manage child and provide good work at the same time. Its necessity to have the best equipments as well as materials.

Understanding the Distinction Between Traumatic Fibroma and Mucocele in Pediatric Patients: A Report of Two Cases.

Traumatic fibroma is a reactive oral cavity lesion that manifests as a localized, non-neoplastic, inflammatory hyperplastic papule of fibrous connective tissue. Alternatively, mucocele is another frequent oral lesion, caused by mucus pooling in the tissues as a result of trauma to minor salivary glands. This article aims to shed light on traumatic fibroma and mucocele of the lower lip in pediatric patients.

Conservative Management of Maxillary and Mandibular Fractures in a Pediatric Patient With a Modified Open Cap Splint: A Case Report.

Pediatric maxillofacial fractures, which are not very prevalent, account for around 5% of all face injuries. Children under the age of 13 are more susceptible to craniofacial injuries because they have a larger cerebral mass-to-body ratio than adults. The fracture pattern in children does not resemble that of adults, due to which the treatment of pediatric fractures differs from that of adults and can pose substantial difficulties to the pediatric dentist due to many factors, including the complex anatomy of the developing jaw.

Management of Turner's Hypoplasia Using Resin Infiltration: A Case Report.

The causes of enamel discoloration can vary, leading to aesthetic concerns for patients. Injuries to primary teeth can lead to developmental issues in permanent successors, with enamel hypoplasia, commonly referred to as Turner's tooth. Diverse methods are available for addressing tooth discoloration.

Management of Macroglossia Secondary to Beckwith-Weidmann Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a rare genetic disorder, distinguished by the following characteristics: macrosomia, macroglossia, abdominal wall deformities such as omphalocele, visceromegaly, hemihypertrophy and elevated risk of developing tumors such as nephroblastoma or hepatoblastoma. A 2.5-year-old female patient came to the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry with a complaint of abnormally large tongue along with difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech.

The Diagnostic Dilemma of an Odontogenic Jaw Lesion in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

This paper presents a case report of a 10-year-old child patient reported with the chief complaint of a painless, hard swelling in the lower right back region of the jaw. The clinical and radiographic examination, including intraoral periapical radiograph (IOPA) and cone-beam CT (CBCT), was performed. Conservative treatment was planned based on the clinical and radiological diagnosis of the cyst.

Iontophoresis as an Effective Drug Delivery System in Dentistry: A Review.

Iontophoresis is a non-invasive method to improve drug delivery by the application of an electric field. The iontophoresis process causes deeper penetration of ions using electric current. The drug delivered through iontophoresis was found to be around 10 to 2,000 times more than conventional forms of delivery.

Dental and Craniofacial Manifestation of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome: A Case Report.

Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome (ARS) is an autosomal dominant syndrome with a prevalence estimated at 1:50000 to 1:100000 in newborns. It is mainly characterized by ocular, craniofacial, and dental abnormalities. From the pediatric dentist's point of view, early diagnosis of the syndrome from the ocular, craniofacial, and dental manifestation can prevent further abnormalities and ocular complications such as glaucoma.

Quarantine an effective mode for control of the spread of COVID19? A review.

The outbreak of COVID- 19 disease has taken the world by surprise. The disease mainly affects the respiratory system and is caused by a strain of coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2. Due to its high recombination rates the virus has an immense potential to spread rapidly.

Surgical Management of Large Radicular Cyst Associated with Mandibular Deciduous Molar Using Platelet-rich Fibrin Augmentation: A Rare Case Report.

Radicular cysts arising from deciduous teeth are rare and usually cause a large bony defect. Autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is an easily available healing biomaterial in oral surgical defect with the new perspective of accelerated healing of a large bony defect. The present case is of unusually large radicular associated with neglected carious mandibular deciduous second molar in 10-year-old girl and its surgical management with PRF augmentation as a healing biomaterial in the bony defect.

Evaluation of Aloevera Gel as a Storage Medium in Maintaining the Viability of Periodontal Ligament Cells - An in Vitro Study.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of aloevera gel as a new storage medium in maintaining the viability of periodontal ligament cells.

Study Design: Premolars extracted for orthodontic reason were obtained. Confluent monolayers of fibroblasts were grown by cell culture method from the PDL cells isolated from the extracted teeth.

Dental aspect of distal tubular renal acidosis with genu valgum secondary to rickets: a case report.

Distal renal tubular acidosis is a disease that occurs when the kidneys do not remove acid properly into the urine, leaving the blood too acidic (called acidosis). Distal renal tubular acidosis (type I RTA) is caused by a defect in the kidney tubes that causes acid to build up in the bloodstream. It ultimately results rickets which include chronic skeletal pain, in skeletal deformities, skeletal fractures.

Evaluation of calcium ion, hydroxyl ion release and pH levels in various calcium hydroxide based intracanal medicaments: An in vitro study.

Aims: Evaluation of calcium ion and hydroxyl ion release and pH levels in various calcium hydroxide based intracanal medicaments.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate calcium and hydroxyl ion release and pH levels of calcium hydroxide based products, namely, RC Cal, Metapex, calcium hydroxide with distilled water, along with the new gutta-percha points with calcium hydroxide.

Materials And Methods: The materials were inserted in polyethylene tubes and immersed in deionized water.