Longitudinal Study on Dental Status, Caries Risk Assessment, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in 3-6-Year-Old Children Receiving Nitrous Oxide Inhalational Sedation.

Introduction Dental caries prevention in early childhood is crucial, necessitating timely assessments by dental professionals and parents. The oral health of children during their early years can significantly impact both the children themselves and their parents' quality of life. This study seeks to assess the changes in oral health-related quality of life after treatment under nitrous oxide sedation in anxious preschool children, for whom treatment otherwise is quite difficult chairside.

A Comparative Study of Parent and Child Perspectives on Using the Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device for Behavior Management in Pediatric Dental Sedation.

Background Dental anxiety in children often necessitates sedation for effective treatment. Different methods of sedation have proved to be beneficial. However, intranasal sedation provides a needleless, rapid drug delivery method that bypasses hepatic metabolism.

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Viridians Group of Streptococci isolated from infective endocarditis patients from 2018 to 2023.

Introduction: Viridans Group of Streptococci (VGS) are heterogeneous alpha hemolytic Streptococci that form commensal flora in the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract and are potential pathogens that can cause serious infections like infective endocarditis and bacteremia. Penicillin or Ceftriaxone is the recommended first line agent for definitive therapy of VGS endocarditis. Alteration in penicillin binding proteins can decrease the susceptibility of VGS to penicillin and other beta-lactam agents and complicate antimicrobial therapy for serious VGS infections like Infective endocarditis.

Application of photoelectrochemical oxidation of wastewater used in the cooling tower water and its influence on microbial corrosion.

Background: Cooling towers are specialized heat exchanger devices in which air and water interact closely to cool the water's temperature. However, the cooling water contains organic nutrients that can cause microbial corrosion (MC) on the metal surfaces of the tower. This research explores the combined wastewater treatment approach using electrochemical-oxidation (EO), photo-oxidation (PO), and photoelectrochemical oxidation (PEO) to contain pollutants and prevent MC.

Effect of educational intervention in reducing exposure to second hand tobacco smoke among 12-year-old children as determined by their salivary cotinine levels and knowledge, attitude and behavior - a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Tobacco use is one of the most important public health concerns, with approximately 8.7 million tobacco-related deaths each year, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Even more concerning is the fact that 1.