Choosing Periodontology for Specialty Specialization: Perspective of Dental Undergraduate Students.

Background: The attitudes of dental students to study a particular specialty of dentistry in post-graduation are of great importance as these facilitate workforce planning in the dental sector.

Aim And Objective: To assess the attitude of dental students towards choosing periodontology as their future career and to explore demographic variables that affect their choice.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey based on a questionnaire was conducted, including students of the third and fourth years and interns of the dental college.

Multifaceted assessment of dentine hypersensitivity, evaluation of demographic prevalence along with associated factors: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is a relatively common problem which may affect the adult population. The etiology remains multi-factorial with interactions between stimulus and pre-disposing factors causing its aggravation.

Aim: To study the prevalence of DH and associated factors and also to find the association between various factors and DH.

Accuracy of cone-beam computerized tomography in determining the thickness of palatal masticatory mucosa.

Background: The palatal masticatory mucosa is the main donor area of soft tissue and connective tissue grafts used for increasing the keratinized mucosa around teeth and implants, covering exposed roots and increasing localized alveolar ridge thickness. The aim of this study was to compare the thickness of the palatal masticatory mucosa as determined on a cone-beam computerized tomography scan versus thickness determined via bone-sounding.

Materials And Methods: A total of 20 patients requiring palatal surgery participated.

Gingival enlargement in von Willebrand disease: A case report.

von Willebrand disease (vWD) is an inherited bleeding disorder affecting both the sexes with a prevalence of approximately 1% in general population. The cause for bleeding in this disorder can be attributed to the primary deficiency or defect in von Willebrand factor (vWF) that results in the platelet adhesion abnormalities. It is characterized by bleeding episodes that may be severe and life threatening, menorrhagia in females, epistaxis, and gingival bleeding and enlargement.