Giant Cell Fibroma of the Anterior Palate in a Pediatric Patient.

Aim And Background: This report aims to present a case of giant cell fibroma (GCF) of the anterior palate in a pediatric patient.

Case Description: A 5-year-old patient reported to the department with a chief complaint of swelling in relation to the palatal region for 6 months. An excisional biopsy was done, and after microscopic analysis, the swelling was diagnosed as GCF.

Assessment of Acoustic and Nasalance Improvement in Maxillary Obturator Patients Using PRAAT Software: An Study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the improvement in acoustic and nasalance in patients with maxillary obturators, using PRAAT software.

Materials And Methods: The current study comprised a total of 16 patients who had acquired maxillary defects. Regardless of gender, the age range of these patients was 40-75 years old.

Evaluation of Probiotic Effects of Lactobacilli on Mutans Streptococci: An Study.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the probiotic effect of and on clinical isolates of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and antibiotic susceptibility of these strains to commonly used antibiotics in dentistry.

Materials And Methods: Plaque samples from permanent first molars were collected and transferred aseptically onto Mitis-Salivarius agar and incubated at 37°C for 24 hours in the presence of 5-10% CO. Mutans streptococci colonies were identified biochemically using Hi-Strep identification kit.

Resolution without discontinuation: heart failure during clozapine treatment.

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic recommended for patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia whose illness has not responded adequately to treatment despite the sequential use of at least two different antipsychotic drugs at therapeutic doses. Unfortunately, clozapine is frequently discontinued due to both real and perceived serious, and potentially life-threatening, adverse effects, contributing to the underutilisation of the most effective treatment in refractory psychotic disorders. Here, we present the case of a 51-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, who was admitted to a locked rehabilitation unit for a clozapine rechallenge.

Effects of different dentinal drying methods on the adhesion of glass ionomer restorations to primary teeth.

Background: Glass ionomer cements that form an inevitable part of pediatric restorative dentistry are inherently sensitive to moisture. The influence of different drying techniques on the shear bond strength of glass ionomer cements to primary teeth dentin has not been established.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of different drying methods for different drying time periods on the shear bond strength of GC Fuji IX to primary tooth dentine.

Blandin and Nuhn mucocele in a pediatric patient.

Oral mucoceles are benign lesions that may appear in any location on the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity where underlying minor salivary glands are found. The lower lip is the most frequently affected and the most widely reported location. Mucoceles involving the glands of Blandin and Nuhn are infrequent and constitute only about 1.

Surface micromorphological changes of glass ionomer following application of 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride: a scanning electron microscope study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface micromorphological changes of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) (Fuji II, GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) and high strength, high viscosity GIC (Fuji IX GP, GC Corporation) subjected to 1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel for 4 min. It also evaluated the surface micromorphological changes that occurred in these materials when they were coated with a layer of glass ionomer varnish prior to the application of 1.

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (collagenous fibroma) in the oral cavity.

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) also known as collagenous fibroma (CF) is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that occurs in varied locations in the body. Very few cases of DF have been reported in the oral cavity. We report a case of DF in an 8-year-old boy presented as a slow-growing mass in the buccal mucosa since 6 months.

Eruption of odontomas into the oral cavity: a report of 2 cases.

Odontomas are the commonest odontogenic tumors of the oral cavity and are by nature asymptomatic. They consist mainly of dental tissue that may or may not be arranged in an orderly fashion. Their presence is often detected accidentally or due to the presence of a dental disturbance such as an unerupted tooth.

A comparative study of salivary buffering capacity, flow rate, resting pH, and salivary Immunoglobulin A in children with rampant caries and caries-resistant children.

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify various factors in the development of rampant type of dental caries in South Kerala children, other than high sucrose intake and poor oral hygiene. This was done by comparing the salivary buffering capacity(BC), flow-rate(FR), resting pH and salivary immunoglobulin-A(s-IgA) levels in children who are caries resistant(CR) and who have rampant dental caries.

Materials And Methods: Two study groups, a rampant caries group(RC) with more than five active caries lesions in the early stages and a CR with no caries lesions were selected based on a specific criteria.

Salivary calculus: an insight into its pathogenesis--a case report of parotid sialolith in a 9 year old child.

The occurrence of sialolithiasis in children is uncommon, while parotid sialoliths are rare. A case of parotid sialolith in a 9 year old child is reported.