Dental Care in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy.

External beam radiotherapy is an integral part of the management of head and neck cancer. Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer lead to many treatment-related toxicities, including a wide range of dental morbidities. These complications depend on the various patient and treatment-related factors.

Comparison of Crestal Bone Loss and Osteocalcin Release Kinetics in Immediately and Delayed Loaded Implants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: To compare concentration and release kinetics of osteocalcin and crestal bone loss under immediate and delayed loading conditions during osseointegration.

Materials And Methods: Forty-one patients who were indicated for rehabilitation with dental implants randomly received either implant with placement of permanent prosthesis after 3 months (delayed loading) or implant with placement of permanent prosthesis within 7 days (immediate loading). Radiographic assessment of crestal bone loss at the mesial and distal surface was done at 3, 6, and 12 months after implant placement.

Biological and esthetic outcome of immediate dental implant with the adjunct pretreatment of immediate implants with platelet-rich plasma or photofunctionalization: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to assess biological and esthetic outcomes of immediate dental implant in esthetic zone with the adjunct pretreatment of immediate implants with photofunctionalization or platelet-rich plasma in comparison to standard tapered root form implant without pretreatment.

Settings And Design: Patients visiting department of Prosthodontics of a tertiary care health Institution. Design of the study was randomized controlled trial.

An assessment of variation in macular volume and RNFL thickness in myopes using OCT and their significance for early diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: An assessment of variation in Macular Volume and RNFL Thickness in myopes using OCT, and their significance for early diagnosis of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma(POAG).

Materials And Method: Total of 122 eyes of 61 Indian Myopic subjects of both sex and various age groups underwent retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, macular volume in 6mm analysis by Rtvue Avanti SD-OCT, Optovue Technology V6.1.

Evaluation of various treatment modalities in sleep bruxism.

Statement Of Problem: Sleep bruxism (SB) is an oral condition that is associated with tooth wear, orofacial pain, and interference with sleep. The most recommended management technique is the use of an occlusal splint. Although the mandibular advancement device (MAD) has shown good results, few well-designed randomized controlled trials are available with which to compare these treatment options.

Morphological Pattern of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions due to Antiepileptic Drugs in Eastern India.

Introduction: Cutaneous manifestations of adverse drug reactions are a common occurrence and need to be differentiated from other causes of similar manifestations. Antiepileptic drugs (AED) usually are responsible for severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR) like Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) and drug rash with eosinophillia and systemic symptoms (DRESS). There is paucity of published research regarding morphological pattern of CADR due to various antiepileptic drugs AED.

Clinico-immunological profile and their correlation with severity of atopic dermatitis in Eastern Indian children.

Objective: To study the clinical features, absolute eosinophil count, and total immunoglobulin E (IgE) level and their association with severity of atopic dermatitis in Eastern Indian children (Bihar).

Design: Prospective hospital-based study.

Settings: Pediatrics out-patient Department (OPD) and Dermatology OPD of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital located in Rohtas District of Bihar.

A study to compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous iron sucrose and intramuscular iron sorbitol therapy for anemia during pregnancy.

Aims And Objectives: To compare the efficacy, safety, and rate of response of intravenous iron sucrose and intramuscular iron sorbitol therapy for anemia during pregnancy.

Material And Methods: 100 antenatal cases of gestational age 14-32 weeks were included in this prospective study. Cases were randomly divided into two groups.

A simplified technique to fabricate tissue bolus device to manage dose distribution in maxillectomy patient with orbital exenteration.

The primary goal of radiotherapy is to deliver maximum dose to tumor but minimal dose to normal tissues. Irregular surfaces along with cavities sometimes make it difficult to deliver a homogenous radiation dose. Data incorporated in the delivery of prescribed dose are measured from the dosimetric system which are homogenous in nature, hence the exposed medium (i.

Conjunctival autografting without fibrin glue or sutures for pterygium surgery.

Purpose: A prospective randomized case-control study conducted at a tertiary level eye care center to compare the outcomes of conjunctival autograft (CAG) with fibrin glue and CAG with patients' own blood acting as a bioadhesive in treating pterygium after surgical excision.

Methods: Twenty eyes of 20 patients with pterygium were randomly divided into 2 groups: group I (10 eyes) underwent CAG with fibrin glue and group II (10 eyes) underwent CAG with the patients' own blood coagulum acting as a bioadhesive or fixative.

Results: The time required for the surgery was compared.