Impact of diabetes mellitus and other systemic diseases on oral health and tooth mortality.

Introduction: Poor oral health in systemically diseased individuals besides worsening the glycaemic status also has functional, social consequences such as masticatory inefficiency and stigmatized social participation, respectively. Periodontal problems remain one of the most common reasons for tooth mortality along with tooth decay and trauma.

Methodology: The study was conducted in the outpatient department of teaching dental institution among the individuals visiting the institution.

Correlation of dental caries status with BMI in school children of age 3-16 years- An institutional study.

Aim: The study investigates the correlation of dental caries status with body mass index (BMI) in school children of age 3 to 16 years.

Background: Obesity is a rising global health epidemic. Dental caries has been the predominant disorder in modern society.

Peritraumatic distress in Southern Indian inhabitants during second wave COVID-19 pandemic: A community-level survey.

Introduction: As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease which has ruining and dismantling the harmony of people internationally, its development and spread, creates turmoil, nervousness and dread among worldwide.

Aim: To evaluate seriousness of peritraumatic problems among southern Indian inhabitants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methodology: A referral sampling technique was continued until a sufficient sample size was reached, while this self-administered survey catches insights about depression, fears, psychological change, evasion cognitive change, and collectively quantifies the stress on a scale of 0-60.