Impact of Caries Experience on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Pre-school Children and their Families in an Indian City - An Evaluative Study.

Background: The presence of dental caries may have a negative impact on well-being of children and their parents, causing pain and discomfort, leading to poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in them. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of different levels of caries experience on the OHRQoL of pre-school children and their families in Odisha, assessed using Odia version of Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (Od-ECOHIS).

Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a sample of 369 pre-school children using Od-ECOHIS.

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-Seq) Data Analysis of Retinal Homeostasis and Degeneration of Microglia.

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) experiment reveals previously unseen molecular features. The number of sequencing procedures and computational data analysis approaches has been increasing rapidly in recent years. This chapter provides a general idea of the single-cell data analysis and visualization.

The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy as compared to upfront surgery for the management of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the field of head and neck oncology has always been debated. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by comparison to upfront surgery, in terms of overall survival, disease-free survival, response rates, positive surgical margins, loco-regional recurrence, distant metastasis, and toxicity. Prospective and retrospective studies were identified from a search of the PubMed, PubMed Central, and Cochrane Library databases (publication date between January 1, 1995 and January 1, 2022), as well as hand searches.

A Quality Improvement Initiative: Improving First-hour Breastfeeding Initiation Rate among Healthy Newborns.

Introduction: "No matter where a newborn takes his or her first breath, the desire to give that baby the best start in life is universal." The best gift a mother can give her baby is the gift of health. The gift of health can be given to the baby through early and adequate breastfeeding.