Publications by authors named "Murthy Vignesh"
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- The study wanted to find out how much dental students in six European countries know about oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and how they feel about learning more.
- The researchers gave an online questionnaire to final-year dental students to assess their knowledge, clinical experience, and preferences for future education on OPMDs.
- Results showed that while many students learned about OPMDs in school, not all had hands-on experience with patients, and there were gaps in their knowledge that need to be filled with more educational resources.
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- Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic condition that affects the mouth and throat, and has a potential risk for becoming cancerous.
- The authors analyzed literature from 1956 to 2021 to calculate the overall malignant transformation rate (MTR), finding a 6% risk of malignancy across various studies.
- The study highlighted significant differences in malignancy rates based on ethnicity, with Pakistan showing the highest risk (27%), while the results indicated a need for further research to explore these discrepancies among different groups.
A novel strain of Bacillus isolated from rhizosphere has shown to be an excellent biocontrol agent against various plant pathogens. In this study, a first report of a Bacillus strain NKMV-3 which effectively controls Alternaria solani, which cause the early blight disease in tomato. Based on the cultural and molecular sequencing of 16S rRNA gene sequence, the identity of the strain was confirmed as Bacillus velezensis NKMV-3.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic made people use phone and video calls for doctor's appointments instead of going in person.
- Researchers wanted to find out how patients felt about these virtual consultations in the Oral Medicine department.
- Most patients liked their virtual appointments and found them convenient, but some wished for better access and in-person check-ups.
Objective: Presently, the long-term success rate of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) ranges from 47% to 74%. SCS efficacy is inversely proportional to the passage of time between development of chronic pain syndrome and time of implantation. To improve outcomes, implantation should be performed early.
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