Assessment of Dental Anxiety in a Young Population of the North Indian City of Lucknow.

Introduction: Dental anxiety is a common fear, especially among younger age groups, and it can prevent individuals from seeking necessary dental treatment. Effective communication between dental professionals and young adults is crucial to address this issue. However, factors such as past experiences, peer influences, and coping strategies can impact a young adult's anxiety in a dental setting.

Molar Incisor Hypomineralization: Prevalence and Treatment Needs in 7- to 9-year-old Children of Lucknow City.

Background: Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is one of the most common developmental disturbances that dental practitioners encounter, which may influence the child's quality of life and can impact their future dental health.

Aim: To determine prevalence and treatment needs of MIH in children of Lucknow.

Materials And Methods: A total of 800 children aged 7 to 9 years were clinically screened for the presence of MIH.

Early evidence of implementation of District Residency Programme: experiences and challenges of residents in Rajasthan, India.

Background: District Residency Programme (DRP) was introduced by National Medical Commission as mandatory three-months training program for postgraduate residents. The program was for the first time implemented in April 2023 in Rajasthan. However, it ran into several teething problems, especially for residents.

Comparison of USG-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block by Single-Point Versus Multiple-Point Injection Technique: A Prospective Randomized Trial.

Background This study investigated the success rate of ultrasonography (USG)-guided supraclavicular block using a single-point injection technique comparing it with multiple-point injection technique, in terms of nerve sparing, time taken to perform the procedure, time taken to onset of sensory and motor block. Materials and methods A total of 204 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Status I and II, aged 18-60 years, with body mass index (BMI) ≤30 kg/m, posted for upper limb surgeries were given USG-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block with 15 mL of 0.5% Ropivacaine.

Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Tobacco Consumption among Adolescents: An Observational Study from a Rural area of Rajasthan.

Background: The prevalence of smoking cigarettes among adolescents in India is nearly one in 10, and almost half of them initiate tobacco use before turning 10 years old. Our study objective was to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption and the sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco consumption among adolescents in a rural area of Rajasthan.

Materials And Methods: This community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of 1 year from April 2021 to March 2022 in village Naila, Jaipur.

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as an Apexogenesis Agent for Complicated Crown Fractures in Young Permanent Incisor.

Traumatic dental injuries are extremely common in children, and trauma to developing permanent teeth can disrupt root maturation; vital pulp therapy is an appropriate treatment for these teeth. This case report describes a 9-year-old boy who suffered dental trauma while playing football, resulting in an enamel-dentin fracture with pulp exposure in the left central incisor with an open apex (Cvek's stage 3) and an enamel-dentin fracture in the right central incisor with an open apex (Cvek's stage 3). Apexogenesis with mineral trioxide aggregate was performed to preserve the neurovascular bundle, allowing normal radicular formation in the left central incisor.

Picture exchange communication system as a behavior modification technique for oral health assessment in autistic children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to establish a modality for behavioral intervention for dental management in autistic children using Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).

Study Design: A prospective interventional study was carried out on 30 autistic children in the age range of 4-18 years diagnosed with mild to moderate grades of autism to evaluate the effectiveness of PECS in improving oral health over a period of 6 months.

Results: PECS Phases showed a gradual rise from first to third visit, which was statistically highly significant ( < 0.

Assessment of National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, CVD and Stroke (NPCDCS): An observational study in rural Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in trend and associated with modifiable risk factors and subsequently reducing physical activity; hence the Government of India (GOI) has launched a National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) in 2010 to curb increasing prevalence. The present study was planned for assessment of the activities conducted under NPCDCS in rural Jaipur.

Methods And Material: This observational study was conducted in rural Jaipur.

Prediction of the functional and radiological outcome on the basis of independent factors with special emphasis on the use of 3D printed models in craniovertebral junction surgery.

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the advantage of performing planned surgery using customized three-dimensional (3D) printed models versus performing surgery without using 3D printed models in patients with craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies and traumatic CVJ fractures and dislocations.

Methods: Forty-two patients with CVJ anomalies, who were planned for operative intervention in the Department of Neurosurgery at SMS Hospital from March 2019 to February 2021, were randomly divided into two groups and analyzed. First group was operated after rehearsal on a customized 3D printed model whereas the second group underwent operative intervention without the rehearsal of surgery on the 3D printed model.

Prevalence of Malocclusion and Orthodontic Treatment Needs in Primary and Mixed Dentition Using Baby Roma Index and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs.

Aim And Objective: To find the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in children of East Lucknow city.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Pedodontic and Preventive Dentistry, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow. The nursery and primary schools of East Lucknow were included in the study.

Effect of Addition of Incipient Carious Lesions in Caries Diagnostic Criteria on Prevalence of Caries in North Indian Preschool Children of East Lucknow Region.

Aim And Objective: To investigate the effect of the addition of incipient carious lesions into the WHO caries index on the prevalence of caries in preschoolers of East Lucknow city.

Study Design: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 530 participants in the age-group of 3-6 years.

Materials And Methods: The participants were randomly selected from nursery schools of the East Lucknow region.

Impact of early childhood caries on quality of life: Child and parent perspectives.

Background: The aim of present study was to examine early childhood caries' impact on oral health-related quality of life from children's self report and parental perception.

Methods: 200 healthy children in the age group of 3-5 years and their parents/guardians were enrolled in the study. 100 children diagnosed with early childhood caries (interventional group) and 100 children without caries (control group) along with their parents/guardians participated in face to face interview and responded to Michigan oral health related quality of life scale - child and parent version.

A Crossover Study Evaluating Effect of Timing of Levothyroxine on Thyroid Hormone Status in Patients of Hypothyroidism.

Objective: Current literature shows a definite benefit of fasting state Levothyroxine administration. However, superiority of any specific timing is not yet established. Our study was designed to compare the effect of timing of levothyroxine administration, morning versus evening dose, on thyroid profile control in patients of hypothyroidism.

Prevalence, Demographic Profile, and Psychological Aspects of Epilepsy in North-Western India: A Community-Based Observational Study.

Aims: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of active epilepsy, assess the sociodemographic profile, and psychological aspects of epilepsy in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan, India.

Methods: We conducted a community-based, cross-sectional observational study covering both rural ( = 165,660) and urban ( = 179,142) populations of Jaipur district using a house-to-house survey. An adapted, pre-designed World Health Organization screening questionnaire was used to identify the cases.

Occurrence of Mycoplasma genitalium in the peritoneal fluid of fertile and infertile women with detailed analysis among infertile women.

Objective: To determine the frequency of occurrence of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women as compared to fertile women.

Materials And Methods: We have selected 162 infertile women aged 22-40 years as study subject and 162 women posted for elective caesarean section, were taken as control. Peritoneal fluid of the infertile women and control samples was obtained by suction during diagnostic laparoscopy and M.

Comparative Evaluation of Electronic Apex Locators and Radiovisiography for Working Length Determination in Primary Teeth in vivo.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two different varieties of electronic apex locators and radiovisiography (RVG) for working length determination in primary teeth.

Materials And Methods: A total of 30 primary teeth indicated for pulpectomy in children aged 3 to 8 years were randomly selected and subjected to working length determination using two varieties of electronic apex locators and RVG separately. The data were then subjected to statistical analysis.

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Probiotic and Herbal Oral Rinses against Candida albicans in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: A growing number of dentists are embracing the philosophy that natural agents are better for children's oral health. Knowledge of probiotics on host immune system has entered a new phase of research, and progression in this field is likely to offer novel means by modulating host immunity for prevention and treatment of a wide variety of oral diseases.

Aim: To compare the antimicrobial efficacy of probiotics in reducing salivary Candida albicans counts with commonly used antimicrobial agents like 0.

Clinical performance of ICDAS II, radiovisiography, and alternating current impedance spectroscopy device for the detection and assessment of occlusal caries in primary molars.

Objective: To investigate the clinical performance of International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS II) (a ranked visual scale), radiovisiography (RVG) (a digital radiography device), and an alternating current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS) device for the detection and assessment of occlusal caries in primary teeth.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five molars were assessed using all three systems under standardized in vivo conditions. They were then extracted and also assessed by examiners in vitro.

Prediction of Angiographic Extent of Coronary Artery Disease on the Basis of Clinical Risk Scores in Patients of Unstable Angina.

Background: The correlation of clinical risk predictors and clinical risk scores: Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa in Unstable Angina, Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy (PURSUIT) and Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) scores in Unstable Angina with angiographic extent of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is not known.

Aim: To know the correlation of clinical risk scores with angiographic extent of coronary artery disease.

Materials And Methods: This was a hospital based single centre, cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study conducted at a tertiary care teaching institute.

Profiling the Mortality due to Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur during the Current Season--January & February 2015.

Background: The onset of winter of 2014-2015 saw an alarming spurt in influenza A (H1N1) pdm 09 leading to a significant mortality. Rajasthan was one of the foremost affected state bearing the frontal attack in which majority of deaths occurred early and in the young.

Objective: To sketch out the mortality profile with respect to demographic and clinical progression with an aim to identify the groups, this virus conspicuously picked up with a perspective to control some of the avoidable factors.

Antimicrobial and plaque inhibitory potential of herbal and probiotic oral rinses in children: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Antimicrobial agents serve as an effective adjunct with mechanical means in plaque control. Chlorhexidine has been the gold standard in the field of dentistry, but these days a growing number of dentists are embracing the philosophy that natural agents are better for children's oral health, and the focus is shifted toward biogenic agents for oral hygiene maintenance in children.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate antimicrobial and plaque inhibitory potential of herbal and probiotic rinses against Streptococcus viridans with commonly used antimicrobial agent like 0.

Mean platelet volume in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a supportive diagnostic predictor.

Background: Platelets and their activity have a crucial role in acute coronary events. Larger platelets are enzymatically and metabolically more active and have a higher potential thrombotic ability as compared with smaller platelets.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an association between mean platelet volume (MPV) measurement and cardiac Troponin I( cTn I ) in patients admitted with a suspected diagnosis of ACS and to assess the potential diagnostic efficiency of MPV in the diagnostic workup for ACS.

Dentigerous Cyst associated with Horizontally Impacted Mandibular Second Premolar.

Dentigerous Cyst/developmental cyst of benign odontogenic origin are ones that surround the crown of impacted, embedded, unerupted or developing teeth. Dentigerous cyst is second most common cyst of the oral cavity after radicular cyst. They are usually solitary in occurrence and mostly associated with the mandibular third molars.

The dental amalgam toxicity fear: a myth or actuality.

Amalgam has been used in dentistry since about 150 years and is still being used due to its low cost, ease of application, strength, durability, and bacteriostatic effect. When aesthetics is not a concern it can be used in individuals of all ages, in stress bearing areas, foundation for cast-metal and ceramic restorations and poor oral hygiene conditions. Besides all, it has other advantages like if placed under ideal conditions, it is more durable and long lasting and least technique sensitive of all restorative materials, but, concern has been raised that amalgam causes mercury toxicity.