Publications by authors named "N Nilima"
Objective: The family is a fundamental unit of society and provides care to the needs of its members. This study aims to assess the independent contributions of nuclear and extended families through direct and indirect pathways towards the risk of early childhood caries among 5-year-old children from low socio-economic status families in Central India.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with two-stage sampling of 313 randomly selected school children.
The aim of this study was to train dentists on the different oral hygiene measures to be followed by COVID-19 patients via Webinar and Information Education Communication (IEC) Materials and compare the effectiveness of both. A total of 100 dental professionals were included by non-probability convenience sampling. Webinar and IEC Materials on oral hygiene measures, oral symptoms, and management strategies during COVID-19 were created and training was conducted for all dental professionals who registered themselves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic inflammation is central to the pathogenesis of many chronic inflammatory conditions. This review aims to analyze whether the practice of yoga, or yogic meditation and breathing, has any effect on the levels of inflammatory cytokines and other inflammatory markers in patients with various chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, neoplastic disorders, and asthma, as well as in healthy subjects, compared to usual care or sham interventions. A comprehensive search of databases (PubMed, CENTRAL, Embase, and CINAHL) was performed.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to analyze oral health issues in individuals with bleeding disorders, highlighting the lack of comprehensive previous evaluations on this topic.
- The study included 22 articles with 2422 subjects, assessing various oral health metrics and risks for bias in methodologies using established tools.
- Results indicated that individuals with bleeding disorders had fair oral hygiene, lower dmft/DMFT scores, and emphasized the importance of managing oral bleeding during dental treatment.
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- The study evaluates the Hindi translation of the Oral Health Values Scale (H-OHVS) to measure oral health values, confirming its adaptability and validity among Hindi speakers.
- Conducted with 240 adults through a blinded one-to-one survey, the study employed expert content validation and exploratory factor analysis to assess its effectiveness.
- Results showed strong construct validity and high internal consistency (α = 0.868), indicating that H-OHVS is a reliable tool for measuring oral health values.