Inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia in children: The effect of ibuprofen and phentolamine mesylate on pain perception.

Context: For successfully managing pediatric dental patients, local anesthesia is essential to eliminate pain during or after the operative period. An early recovery from soft-tissue anesthesia after an inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) should benefit a young child patient by avoiding the risk of inadvertently biting the soft tissues.

Aims: Hence, the purpose of the study was to (1) evaluate and compare the efficacy of pre- and postoperative ibuprofen on pain perception in children who undergo IANB anesthesia with or without the use of PM and (2) evaluate the average time required for reversal of anesthesia symptoms using phentolamine mesylate.

Association between early childhood caries and feeding practices among 3-5-year-old children of Indore, India.

Background: The impact of early childhood caries (ECC) seen in infants and young children to the society is enormous. Most studies on ECC have been focused on specific ethnic and lower socioeconomic communities, however fewer studies are conducted in India as compared to other developed countries.

Aims: The study investigates the association between selected feeding practices and the presence of early ECC among 3-5 year-old children of Indore city.

Prevalence of traumatic injuries to the anterior teeth among 3-17-year-old school children of Indore and correlating it with Kuppuswamy SES, occlusal relationship and ascertaining percentage of those seeking the treatment.

Background: Orofacial trauma is one of the most prevailing oral health problems among the children. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and distribution of traumatic injuries and to correlate the causes, specific age groups, socio-economic status, occlusal relationship and ascertain the percentage of those seeking the treatment among school children in Indore (Madhya Pradesh, India).

Materials And Methods: Five thousand school going children aged between 3 and 17 years belonging to different zones of Indore were randomly selected and divided into three age groups, Group I - 3-5 years; Group II - 6-11 years and Group III - 12-17 years.

extract as a potential anticariogenic agents against : An comparative evaluation.

Objective: The current study was intended to evaluate and compare the efficacy of mouth rinse as anticariogenic agents with 0.2% chlorhexidine and Listerine mouth rinse.

Materials And Methods: An experimental crossover study was conducted on sixty school children aged 14-15 years.

A comparative evaluation of retention of pit and fissure sealant bonded using sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-generation adhesives: An study.

Introduction: Dental caries is one of the most common preventable childhood infections. a number of measures are available to prevent occlusal caries; pit and fissure sealants are one of the various methods currently available to cost effectively reduce dental caries.

Aim: To evaluate the retention of pit and fissure sealant bonded using sixth (Adper promt), seventh (Optibond) and eighth (Futurabond Dual Cure) generations of adhesives.

Recent research trends in dentistry.

Research being an investigative process is employed to increase or revise the current knowledge. Scientific research involves the conduct of a methodical study to prove a hypothesis or give an answer to a specific question with the main aim of finding definitive answer. This paper aims to advance knowledge of research and develop interest in the postgraduate students.

Association between Chewing Side Preference and Dental Caries among Deciduous, Mixed and Permanent Dentition.

Introduction: Chewing Side Preference (CSP) is said to occur when mastication is recognized exclusively/consistently or predominantly on the same side of the jaw. It can be assessed by using the direct method - visual observation and indirect methods by electric programs, such as cinematography, kinetography and computerized electromyography.

Aim: The present study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of CSP in deciduous, mixed and permanent dentitions and relating its association with dental caries.

Hookah addiction among adolescents of five major cities in Central India.

Introduction: Hookah use among the Indian adolescents is on the rise without them being aware of its tobacco content. This prevalence study highlights the issues associated with hookah use among high school students of five cities of Central India.

Methods: A study among 3500 students of high schools was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of hookah users and its associated factors including initiation/cessation, patterns, perceptions and behavior.

Evaluation of sealing ability two self-etching adhesive systems and a glass ionomer lining LC under composite restoration in primary tooth: An in vitro study.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the sealing ability of two self-etching adhesive systems and glass ionomer cement (GIC) lining Light cure (LC) under composite restorations in primary teeth.

Materials And Methods: Class V cavities are prepared on the cervical third of the facial and lingual surfaces of primary molars. The specimens are then assigned into four experimental groups.

An in vitro evaluation of the demineralization inhibitory effect of F(-) varnish and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate on enamel in young permanent teeth.

Aims And Objectives: To determine the demineralization inhibitory potential of fluoride varnish and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) and to compare and evaluate the additive effect of fluoride varnish + CPP-ACP.

Materials And Methods: Ten healthy premolar teeth that were extracted for orthodontic purposes were collected, and each tooth was longitudinally sectioned buccolingually and mesiodistally into four sections. The teeth were then assigned to four different treatment groups namely fluoride varnish, CPP-ACP, F(-) varnish followed by CPP-ACP and control.

The effect of xylitol on dental caries and oral flora.

Dental caries, the most chronic disease affecting mankind, has been in the limelight with regard to its prevention and treatment. Professional clinical management of caries has been very successful in cases of different severities of disease manifestations. However, tertiary management of this disease has been gaining attention, with numerous methods and agents emerging on a daily basis.

The comparative evaluation of the effects of tongue cleaning on existing plaque levels in children.

The present study compared and evaluated the effects of tongue scraping and tongue brushing on existing plaque levels in children. The investigation was a single blind, stratified comparison of three parallel groups of children who performed either tongue scraping or tongue brushing along with tooth brushing or only tooth brushing twice daily under professional supervision for a 21 day period. Dental plaque was recorded using the plaque index described by Silness and Loe at baseline, on day 10 and on day 21.

Maturogenesis by revascularization in an infected immature permanent tooth.

Root canal treatment in teeth with incomplete root formation is a challenge. A case of maturogenesis in an immature infected tooth along with probable factors needed for success is discussed. Although clinical and radiographic evidence points to healing and root development, the long-term prognosis and the behavior of tissue occupying the canal space needs further investigation before the procedure can be adopted into routine clinical practice.

Repositioning a laterally luxated maxillary central incisor with a vacuum-formed splint: a case report.

Splinting is the standard care for stabilizing replanted or repositioned permanent teeth following trauma. Traditionally, semirigid splints are used to stabilize a repositioned tooth, with support provided by adjacent teeth. However, in cases when the adjacent teeth are wide and/or can only provide minimal anchorage and support, it is difficult to fix the luxated tooth to its original position.

Hookah use among high school children in an Indian city.

Context: Use of hookah is on the rise among youngsters. A growing body of evidence suggests that these children are experimenting with this form of tobacco.

Aims: The study was carried out to know prevalence estimates of hookah use and factors associated with it among high school students.

A comparative evaluation of Oratest with the microbiological method of assessing caries activity in children.

Aims: The aim of this study is to find out whether Oratest can be used as a diagnostic tool in assessing the caries activity by evaluating its relationship to the existing caries status and the salivary streptococcus mutans level.

Materials And Methods: The study sample consists of 90 students divided into two groups. Group I (test group) and Group II (control group) consisting of 30 children for control group and 60 children for test group.

Oral lichen planus in a young Indian child.

Lichen planus (LP) is one of the most distinct mucocutaneous diseases. It is common with the middle aged and elderly population but has rarely been described in children. Incidences of oral LP in children is most commonly reported amongst Asians.

Accessory tragus: a dentist's perspective.

Accessory tragus (AT) also referred as preauricular tag is a rudimentary tag of ear tissue This paper presents two specific cases: one hereditary and another sporadic case of AT. A general clinical description of AT, its associated syndromes, embryology aetiopathogenesis and management is discussed. A dentist can play an important role in spotting the AT during their head and neck examination.

Restoration of fractured anterior permanent teeth using reference guide technique.

The most common consequence of traumatic dental injury is uncomplicated crown fracture. The main techniques for reconstructing fractured teeth include the use of direct adhesive restorative materials. However, this type of treatment is time consuming and requires a skilled operator.

Management of an infant having natal teeth.

Eruption of teeth at or immediately after birth is a relatively rare phenomenon. These teeth are known as 'natal' teeth if present at birth and 'neonatal' teeth if they erupt during the first 30 days of life. Natal teeth might resemble normal primary dentition in size and shape; however, the teeth are often smaller, conical and yellowish and have hypoplastic enamel and dentin with poor or absent root formation.

Fixed functional space maintainer: novel aesthetic approach for missing maxillary primary anterior teeth.

The first-line treatment of non-restorable traumatically injured or carious deciduous teeth is extraction which may be a curse for the future dentition as well as social activity of a child. Various therapeutic modalities from removable partial dentures to fixed space maintainer can be used for replacement of such lost teeth. Two types of fixed aesthetic space maintainers for replacing premature loss of maxillary deciduous incisors in 4-year-old children are discussed.

Aesthetic management of dental fluorosis.

Significant numbers of patients visiting the paediatric dental clinics have aesthetically objectionable brown stains and desire treatment for them. Intrinsic tooth discolouration can be a significant aesthetic, and in some instances, functional, problem. Dental fluorosis, tetracycline staining, localised and chronological hypoplasia, and both amelogenesis and dentinogenesis imperfecta can all produce a cosmetically unsatisfactory dentition.