Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Condylar Malformation, Vertebral Column, and Head Posture: A Cephalometric Evaluation.

Aims And Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is by far the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, affecting 2-4% of the adult population. The present study aims to compare the descriptive morphology of the cervical column in subjects with normal craniofacial morphology with those having condylar hypoplasia with OSA and to evaluate a positive correlation between the cervical columns, the cranial base angle, and the posture of the head and neck in subjects of condylar hypoplasia.

Materials And Methods: The present study comprised of lateral cephalogram of 40 subjects divided into two equal groups-control groups ( = 20) and OSA with condylar hypoplasia ( = 20).

Nature's Benefaction as a Life Saver for an Avulsed Tooth: An In vitro Study.

Introduction: Dentoalveolar trauma is a very common and avulsion is the most frequent injury. Treatment of choice following avulsion is immediate reimplantation. However, in cases where this might not be possible the prognosis of reimplanted teeth can be improved by the selection of an appropriate storage media.

Effectiveness and Comparison of Various Audio Distraction Aids in Management of Anxious Dental Paediatric Patients.

Background: Dental anxiety is a widespread phenomenon and a concern for paediatric dentistry. The inability of children to deal with threatening dental stimuli often manifests as behaviour management problems. Nowadays, the use of non-aversive behaviour management techniques is more advocated, which are more acceptable to parents, patients and practitioners.

Relationship Between Dental Fluorosis and Intelligence Quotient of School Going Children In and Around Lucknow District: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Fluoridation of drinking water, despite being regarded as one of the top ten public health achievements of the twentieth century, has remained a much debated concept. Various studies on animals and aborted human fetuses have confirmed that excessive fluoride intake during infancy and early childhood, causes a number of irreversible structural and functional changes in the CNS leading to memory, learning and intellectual deficits.

Aim: To compare the IQ levels of school children of two different locations, having different fluoride levels in water, and to establish a relationship between fluoride levels, prevalence of fluorosis and its effect on IQ levels.

The Mystery of Handprints: Assesment and Correlation of Dermatoglyphics with Early Childhood Caries A Case-Control Study.

Background: It has been acknowledged that genetics play a significant role in determination of dermatoglyphic patterns. Since caries is a multifactorial disease with the influence of genetic pattern, this study was undertaken to assess dermatoglyphic patterns and correlate them with early childhood caries.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the association and correlation of dermatoglyphic patterns with early childhood caries.

Arrested growth: myth or reality.

In Class II, Division I malocclusion is a common problem often associated with mal-relationship of dental bases and mal-alignment of dentition. The approaches to treat Class II, Division I malocclusion include growth modulation, dental camouflage and surgical orthodontics. A 16-year-old female patient with Class II, Division I malocclusion associated with excessive over jet, deep bite, and retrognathic mandible reported to the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Center and Hospital, Moradabad.

Comparative Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Recycled Brackets using Different Methods: An In vitro Study.

Background: Debonding of brackets commonly occurs during orthodontic treatment. Due to increase in costs replacement of a damaged bracket is not liked by the dentist. This study is done to assess the shear bond strength of recycled brackets using different methods.

Interrelationship of intelligence quotient with caries and gingivitis.

Background: Intelligence is the property of mind that encompasses many related abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve the problem, think, comprehend ideas, use languages and to learn. Intellectual level of a person influence the abilities to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to manipulate one's environment. This abstract thinking helps the child to maintain his/her oral hygiene in a better way.

Modified intracanal post for severely mutilated primary anterior teeth.

Early childhood caries leads to early damage, discolouration and gross destruction of the maxillary anterior teeth. This leads to difficulty in speech, decreased masticatory efficiency, development of abnormal tongue thrust and subsequent malocclusion, psychological problems and problem with self-esteem, if aesthetics are compromised. Thus, restoration of severely mutilated primary anterior teeth is often considered as a special challenge, especially in an emotionally immature child.