Impact of COVID-19 among small-scale industry fishermen - A mixed methods study from the coastal area of Karnataka.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread and devastating physical, emotional, societal, and economic repercussions among workers in India.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and to understand the challenges faced and coping mechanism adopted among fishermen community from the coastal area of Karnataka.

Methodology: This community-based mixed-methods study included participants from a coastal Karnataka fishermen's community.

Association between Gingival Biotype and Crestal Bone Loss in Implants Placed in Anterior Maxilla.

Background: When bone loss occurs around an implant, it can cause esthetic compromise, which might affect the tissue level design. Thus, bone level design implants are usually preferred if a natural emergence profile is important. The gingival biotype had been identified as a significant factor in the stability of crestal bone.

Adverse Events among Beneficiaries who Received a Dose of Sputnik V Vaccine at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Coastal Karnataka, India.

Introduction: Vaccination has played a vital role in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Sputnik V was the third vaccine approved for emergency use in India. The objectives of the present study were to document the adverse events following Sputnik V vaccination and the factors associated with adverse events.

Assessment of anterior open bite prevalence in children visiting a dental hospital - A retrospective evaluation.

Anterior open bite (AOB) is the insufficient vertical overlapping between the maxillary and mandibular anteriors when the teeth are in centric occlusion. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of AOB in children and adolescents who visited a private dental hospital. In this study, subjects aged between 16 and 18 years with AOB were included.