Dentinal Microcracks after Root Canal Preparation in Primary Root: An Evaluation of ProTaper Gold and Kedo-S Rotary File Systems.

Context: There is a possibility of dentinal crack formation in primary teeth after root canal preparation using rotary files.

Aims: To evaluate and compare the effect of ProTaper-Gold and Kedo-S rotary files on crack formation after root canal preparation in primary molars.

Settings And Design: A total of 120 freshly extracted mandibular primary molars (6-9 years) were randomly divided into three groups of 40 each: ProTaper-Gold, Kedo-S, and Hand H-files, respectively.

Point-of-care testing in India: missed opportunities to realize the true potential of point-of-care testing programs.

Background: The core objective of any point-of-care (POC) testing program is to ensure that testing will result in an actionable management decision (e.g. referral, confirmatory test, treatment), within the same clinical encounter (e.

Barriers to Point-of-Care Testing in India: Results from Qualitative Research across Different Settings, Users and Major Diseases.

Background: Successful point-of-care testing, namely ensuring the completion of the test and treat cycle in the same encounter, has immense potential to reduce diagnostic and treatment delays, and impact patient outcomes. However, having rapid tests is not enough, as many barriers may prevent their successful implementation in point-of-care testing programs. Qualitative research on diagnostic practices may help identify such barriers across different points of care in health systems.