Sports Cult in Hyderabad: Role of a Pedodontist in Protecting Winning Smile.

Aim And Objective: To assess dental trauma, level of knowledge of participants about the preventive measures, and management of traumatic dental injuries during sports in children aged 6-15 years in private sports academies in Hyderabad.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 317 children aged 6-15 years and 25 coaches by a structured questionnaire to assess the prevalence of dental trauma during sports followed by an awareness program on prevention. Data obtained were analyzed.

Prevalence and Pattern of Non-syndromic Hypodontia among Adolescents in Southern Part of India.

Background: Non-syndromic hypodontia is the most common developmental dental anomaly, but there is a paucity of literature on its prevalence and severity in the Indian population.

Aim And Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of non-syndromic hypodontia among adolescent schoolchildren in the southern part of India.

Settings And Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 20 schools from two states of southern India, named-Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Oral health status and treatment needs of children with special health care needs in rural and urban areas of Hyderabad - A cross sectional study.

Aim: The aim of the cross-sectional study was to ascertain the oral health status and treatment needs of special health care need children of age group 3-16 years in rural and urban areas of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Materials And Method: To assess and compare the caries status, oral health status, oral hygiene measures, diet and treatment needs in rural and urban population. The data collected was processed and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software program.

Reversal of Compromised Bond Strength of Bleached Enamel Using Cranberry Extract as an Antioxidant: an In Vitro Study.

Background And Objectives: Bleaching reduces the bond strength of enamel, if adhesive restorations are carried out immediately. Reversal of compromised bond strength of bleached enamel by application of antioxidant agents has been reported in the literature. The aim of the study is to assess the neutralizing effect of 6% cranberry (CB) solution on the bond strength of bleached enamel compared with that of 10% sodium ascorbate (SA) solution.

Esthetic Rehabilitation with Direct Composite Veneering: A Report of 2 Cases.

Esthetic or cosmetic dentistry is one of the main areas of dental practice. Increasing demand of patients for esthetics has resulted in the development of several techniques for restoring the anterior teeth. Composite resin restorations have become an integral part of contemporary restorative dentistry and can be called "star of minimal invasion" due to its conservative concepts.

Lamellar Icthyosis - A case Report.

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis is a heterogenous group of disorders that are present at birth with generalized involvement of skin and lack of other organ systems. Clinical presentation, pattern of inheritance, and laboratory evaluation may establish a precise diagnosis, which can assist in prognosis and genetic counseling. There is a little knowledge about the oral manifestations of these disorders.

Cavernous hemangioma of tongue: management of two cases.

Hemangiomas are benign tumours of infancy and childhood, most commonly located in the head and neck region and occur more frequently in the lips, tongue and palate. The treatment depends upon lesion location, size and evolution stage and the patient's age. This paper describes the management of cavernous hemangioma in a 2 -year -old child and 14 -year -old child using different approaches.

Antioxidant mix: A novel pulpotomy medicament: A scanning electron microscopy evaluation.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the clinical, radiographic, and histological success rate of antioxidant mix as a new pulpotomy agent for primary teeth.

Settings And Design: Commercially available antioxidants, namely Antioxidants plus trace elements (OXIn-Xt(tm), India) were used.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was carried out on 36 primary molar teeth in 32 children, with age that ranged from 6 to 9 years.