Publications by authors named "Madhu Vasepalli"

Aim: To evaluate the staining effect of different children's health drinks (Boost, Complan, and Pediasure) on esthetic restorative materials (giomer, nanohybrid composite, and ormocer).

Materials And Methods: The specimens consist of giomer, nanohybrid composite, and ormocer. Before the discoloration process, 80 disks of each material were fabricated, each measuring 5 mm in diameter and 2 mm in thickness.

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Aim: To evaluate the effect of antioxidants on the shear bond strength of composite resin to bleached enamel.

Materials And Methods: A total of 120 extracted permanent anterior teeth were split into four major groups, one among them being a control group. Group I (bleaching + without antioxidant), group II (bleaching + 10% sodium ascorbate), group III (bleaching + 5% grape seed extract), and group IV (bleaching + 5% pine bark extract).

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Aim: To determine the prevalence of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in permanent anterior teeth and their association with risk factors among children aged 7-13 years of government and private schools in Kakinada and Rajanagaram of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 2,325 school children aged 7-13 years. Each child was examined for TDI, degree of overjet, molar relation, lip coverage, and facial profile.

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Aim And Objective: To compare the effect of probiotic products in reducing the levels of salivary before and after their consumption.

Materials And Methods: Eighty school children with initial carious lesions in the age group of 8-12 years were selected and divided into four groups. Children in group I (control) were undergone with restorations without supplementation of probiotics.

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Purpose: This study evaluated the efficacy of 2% chlorhexidine (CX), calcium hydroxide (CH), Vitapex® (VP), linezolid (LZ), a combination of LZ with CH (LC) against Enterococcus faecalis (EF).

Study Design: EF strains were mixed with peptone water and the turbidity was adjusted to the McFarland's turbidity standard tube No: 0.5.

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