Parental concerns about oral health of children: Is ChatGPT helpful in finding appropriate answers?

Introduction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an important part of our lives owing to increased data availability and improved power of computing. One of the recently launched modalities of AI, ChatGPT, is being enormously used worldwide for different types of tasks. In medical context, its use is being explored for clinical queries, academia, research help, etc.

Bonding Technologies in Young Permanent Molars: A Case Series.

Introduction: Dental caries has been the most common disease affecting the human population. Once cavitated, the disease requires restoration. Dental adhesives used to bond composite resins to tooth structure have evolved over the last several decades.

Anterior Dental Injuries in 8-12-year-old Schoolchildren of Yamunanagar, Northern India: A Districtwide Oral Health Survey.

Background/aim: Due to its frequency, early occurrence, and severe adverse effects, if untreated, traumatic dental injury (TDI) is a public dental health issue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dental injuries caused by trauma in the anterior teeth among schoolchildren of Yamunanagar (Haryana), Northern India.

Materials And Methods: A sample of 11,897 schoolchildren in the age-group of 8-12 years from 36 urban/rural schools was examined for TDI using Ellis and Davey classification.

Comparative evaluation of the predictive value of cariogram and informal caries risk assessment among school-going children in the age group of 8-9 years of Yamuna Nagar District, Haryana.

Aim: This longitudinal, observational study was conducted in the schools of Yamunanagar, Haryana, to evaluate and compare the predictive value of formal type of caries risk assessment using reduced Cariogram software, including only seven factors and informal type among 8-9 years' school-going children.

Methods: A.

Unlabelled: total of 111 school-going children were included in the study.

Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Stepwise Caries Excavation vs Indirect Pulp Capping in Preserving the Vitality of Deep Carious Lesions in Permanent Teeth of Pediatric Patients: An Study.

Aims And Objectives: To comparatively evaluate the clinical efficacy of stepwise caries excavation with indirect pulp capping (IPC) in managing the young permanent teeth in pediatric patients who have deep carious lesions.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-eight teeth (first/second permanent molars) were included and randomly divided into two groups: group I (stepwise caries excavation) and group II (IPC). For group I, i.

A Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Counts in Saliva: An Study.

Dental caries is a disease of multifactorial origin and is considered as the chief pathogen responsible for its development. However, reduction in the number of pathogenic bacteria, particularly S. with the use of various preventive measures, can reduce dental caries to a significant level.

Management of grossly decayed primary anteriors using various intracanal post systems: A clinical study.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to clinically evaluate and compare the efficacy and retention of various types of intracanal posts in the restoration of grossly decayed deciduous anterior teeth. The various posts used were polyethylene post, glass post, and composite post.

Materials And Methods: A total number of 16 patients with 45 grossly decayed primary anterior teeth were selected.

Semilunar vestibular technique: A novel procedure for multiple recession coverage (a report of two cases).

The procedures for root coverage have been greatly refined over the past few decades. Still as compared to the other periodontal surgical procedures, predictability of mucogingival procedures remains uncertain which is more in patients who present with multiple recessions or recession complicated with periodontal involvement. Techniques which claim success almost always involve a second surgical site.

Clinical comparison of various esthetic restorative options for coronal build-up of primary anterior teeth.

Background: This study was designed to compare the clinical performance of composite, strip crowns, biological restoration, and composite with stainless steel band when used for the coronal build-up of anterior teeth.

Materials And Methods: A total of 20 patients aged 3-6 years presenting with mutilated primary anterior teeth due to caries or trauma were selected for the study using randomized simple sampling. A total of 52 primary anterior teeth were randomly divided into four equal groups having 13 teeth in each group.

Efficacy of Different Precooling Agents and Topical Anesthetics on the Pain Perception during Intraoral Injection: A Comparative Clinical Study.

Unlabelled: Topical anesthesia is widely advocated in pediatric dentistry practice to reduce pain and anxiety produced by administration of local anesthesia. Cryoanesthesia to lessen the injection pain has also been reported to be promising. However, sparse literature reports exist regarding clinical efficacy of these agents.

Adhesive bonding to pulp chamber dentin after different irrigation regimens.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and NaOCl irrigation on the microleakage and interfacial morphology of adhesives bonded to pulp chamber dentin.

Methods: The pulp chamber roof of 72 extracted permanent molars was removed. Samples were equally divided into six groups.

Space maintainers in dentistry: past to present.

Early orthodontic interventions are often initiated in the developing dentition to promote favourable developmental changes. Interceptive orthodontic can eliminate or reduce the severity of a developing malocclusion, the complexity of orthodontic treatment, overall treatment time and cost. The safest way to prevent future malocclusions from tooth loss is to place a space maintainer that is effective and durable.

Comparative evaluation of microleakage of various retrograde filling materials: An in vitro study.

Objective: The present study is envisaged to evaluate and compare the microleakage of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) with commonly used retrograde filling materials, like light-cured composite with dentin-bonding agents, light-cured glass ionomer cement (LC GIC) and resin-modified zinc oxide eugenol.

Materials And Methods: Ninety freshly extracted non-carious single-rooted human anterior teeth were used in the study. They were randomly divided into four experimental groups and two control groups of 15 each.

Caries infiltration of noncavitated white spot lesions: A novel approach for immediate esthetic improvement.

The earliest evidence of demineralization on the smooth enamel surface of a crown is a white spot lesion. The conventional treatment of these white spot lesions includes topical fluoride application, iamproving the oral hygiene, and use of remineralizing agents. The following article illustrates the use of a novel approach to treat smooth surface noncavitated white spot lesions microinvasively based on infiltration of enamel caries with low-viscosity light curing resins called infiltrants.

An evaluation of various materials and tooth preparation designs used for reattachment of fractured incisors.

Background/aim: The present study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the fracture strength of various restorative materials and designs used in the reattachment of anterior fractured teeth.

Materials And Method: Sound human maxillary central incisors were selected for the study. These teeth were fractured using universal testing machine so as to obtain Ellis class II fracture with intact fragment.