Salivary alpha amylase as a diagnostic biomarker for dental caries - A systematic review and meta analysis.

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between the dental caries and the level of salivary alpha amylase activity among caries active and caries free individuals.

Design: This review followed the PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024518973). A comprehensive search across various research databases until January 31, 2024 yielded 1031 articles, where multiple screening ultimately narrowed it to 13 articles.

Evaluation of randomised controlled trials published in Indian specialty dental journals for statistical testing of baseline differences: A meta-epidemiological study.

Background: In randomised controlled trials (RCTs), the application of a test of significance to compare the baseline differences between the intervention groups is a common practice, though it has been condemned by many researchers.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the proportion of RCTs on human participants comparing the baseline differences between intervention groups using the test of significance in nine dental specialty journals published in India and to estimate the proportion of studies reporting baseline demographic and clinical characteristics in a table.

Materials And Methods: RCTs published in nine dental journals published by dental specialty associations of India were screened.

Comparative evaluation of Demirjian's four teeth and alternate four teeth methods for the dental age estimation in children and adolescents of Varanasi region.

Background: Age estimation is an important approach in the field of forensics and medical sciences to assists in clinical practice, medico-legal cases, and in criminal cases of judicial punishment.

Aim: This study aim the applicability and comparison of four-teeth method and the alternate four-teeth method of Demirjian's approach among the Varanasi population.

Settings And Design: This is a cross-sectional prospective study on the population of Varanasi region children and adolescents.

Immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and Glypican-3 to distinguish aggressive from nonaggressive benign odontogenic tumors.

Background: The benign neoplasms are normally slow growing, indolent with no invasive potential. However, there exist a few locally aggressive benign odontogenic tumors that have a tendency to invade and deform the surrounding structures. The exact reason for the aggressiveness of these benign neoplasms remained an enigma.

Persistent Health Issues, Adverse Events, and Effectiveness of Vaccines during the Second Wave of COVID-19: A Cohort Study from a Tertiary Hospital in North India.

There is paucity of real-world data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness from cohort designs. Variable vaccine performance has been observed in test-negative case-control designs. There is also scarce real-world data of health issues in individuals receiving vaccines after prior COVID-19, and of adverse events of significant concern (AESCs) in the vaccinated.

Outcome of partial pulpotomy verses full pulpotomy using biodentine in vital mature permanent molar with clinical symptoms indicative of irreversible pulpitis: A randomized clinical trial.

Aim: The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare the clinical and radiographic outcome of partial pulpotomy and full pulpotomy in mature permanent molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis using biodentine.

Materials And Methods: A total of 66 vital mature permanent molars with irreversible pulpitis were randomly allocated to a partial pulpotomy ( = 33) and full pulpotomy group ( = 33). Biodentine was used as a pulp capping material which was covered with resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) followed by composite restoration.

Comparative assessment of conventional periodontal probes and CEJ handpiece of electronic probes in the diagnosis and primary care of periodontal disease.

Objectives: Conventional probes (CPs) have been considered acceptable as diagnostic tools to measure probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) but are affected by multiple variables. Electronic probes (EPs) provide controlled force, digital readout and data storage in computers. The objectives were to compare the reproducibility in the measurement of PPD and CAL by CP and the newly introduced CEJ handpiece of EP and intra-examiner and inter-examiner errors done in two phases.

Prevalence of Dental Caries among Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Users Attending Dental Hospital in Eastern Region of Uttar Pradesh.

Introduction: The relationship of tobacco use to dental caries is still unclear. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between smoking and smokeless tobacco usage and prevalence of dental caries and its pattern in the Varanasi population.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 472 elderly dentate and consenting individuals were included.

Volumetric evaluation of various obturation techniques in primary teeth using cone beam computed tomography - An study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the efficiency of five different obturation methods in delivering the filling material into the canals of primary teeth using cone beam computerized tomography (CBCT) scan.

Method: A total of fifty prepared canals of primary teeth which further divided into five groups with ten canals in each group were obturated with zinc oxide-eugenol cement using five different obturation methods such as endodontic plugger, lentulo spiral (handheld), lentulo spiral mounted on slow speed handpiece, local anesthetic syringe, and tuberculin syringe. Using CBCT scan, the pre- and post-obturation volume and the percentage of obturated volume (POV) were calculated for each group.

"Education level" responsible for inequities in oral practices among 15-34-year-old individuals in Jizan, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Education plays an important role and is a second major (non-medical dimensional) factor influencing the health status. Individuals demonstrate oral practices that impact the oral health positively or negatively. This study analyzes how self-reported oral practices are influenced by different educational levels among young adults in Jizan.

Periodontal status and its risk factors among young adults of the Sebha city (Libya).

Background: The occurrence of periodontal diseases in humans has been a global problem. Certain risk factors affect the initiation, progression, and severity of periodontitis. The present study has been designed to assess the periodontal status in relation to risk factors such as age, gender, oral hygiene practices, and smoking among the young adults of the Sebha city in Libya.

Descriptive analysis of toothbrushing used as an aid for primary prevention: a population-based study in Sebha, Libya.

This study aimed to assess toothbrushing behavior and descriptively analyze the effect of age and gender. Two thousand and six people from the city of Sebha, Libya, aged 1 to 64 years (mean age 26.9 ± 11.

Periodontal Status and Risk Factors among Adults of Sebha City (Libya).

The present study was aimed at assessing the periodontal status and risk factors like age, gender, tooth brushing habit, and smoking among the adult population of Sebha city, Libya. 452 adults, aged 35-54 years, comprised the study sample. 266 (58.