Preoperative Anatomic Evaluation of the Relationship Between Inferior Alveolar Nerve Canal and Impacted Mandibular Third Molar in a Population of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Using CBCT: A Hospital-Based Study.

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between the position of inferior alveolar nerve canal and the angulation of impacted mandibular third molars using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in a hospital-based study in the state of Odisha, India.

Materials And Methodology: Three hundred cases of impacted third molars in 200 patients (154 males; 46 females) were included in the study, for whom an initial periapical or panoramic radiograph had revealed that the mandibular canal and the lower third molars were in close proximity. A CBCT scan of each patient was carried out to assess how the canal position influenced the class and position of impaction, angulation of impaction and bone contact.

Prevalence of oral lesions in tuberculosis: A cross sectional study.

Objective: Tuberculosis (Tb) is a fatal infectious disease that primarily affects the pulmonary system and rarely occurs in other body organs including oral cavity. The aim of this study was to report all patients with primary manifestations of oral tuberculosis and to evaluate the clinical characteristics of oral tuberculosis lesions. All these patients were subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis based on oral histological findings and referred for management and therapy.

Oral Submucous Fibrosis: Correlation of Clinical Grading to Various Habit Factors.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical grading of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) with various habit factors and to observe the habit factors associated with the severity of OSMF.

Materials And Methods: This study was carried out in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Two hundred patients clinically diagnosed with OSMF were included in the study.

Assessment of the Anterior Loop of the Mandibular Canal Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Eastern India: A Record-Based Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the presence and course of the anterior loop (AL) in an Odisha sample population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to accurately identify and analyze the length, height, and diameter of AL in male and females.

Materials And Methods: CBCT images from 1000 patients obtained for various clinical indications were randomly selected and evaluated to determine the presence, length, height, and diameter of the AL. The various parameters were then compared based on gender, age, and the side of the mandible.

Awareness of hepatitis B infection among healthcare students in a private medical college in Odisha.

Background: The emergence of the blood-borne pathogens and the increasing number of infected patients and the increasing interest in dental health care compel the dental professionals to have thorough knowledge about communicable diseases and the MBBS and nursing students are always at risk because of their profession. As hepatitis B infection is a major health hazard throughout the world, healthcare students should have through knowledge about this disease. Setia et al.

Angiosarcoma of mandible: An uncommon clinical entity.

Angiosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of endothelial cells of blood vessels, representing 2% of all sarcomas. The occurrence of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity is a rare. In general management includes resection and wide-field postoperative radiation therapy.

Evaluation of ponticulus posticus on digital lateral cephalograms and cone beam computed tomography in patients with migraine and healthy individuals: a comparative study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of ponticulus posticus (PP) in patients with migraine.

Study Design: The presence and types of PP were investigated in 100 patients with migraine and 100 healthy controls on digital lateral cephalograms and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.

Results: PP was found in 42% of the patients with migraine and in 19% of the healthy controls on digital lateral cephalograms.

Oral Health of Pre-School Aged Children in Dhanbad District, Jharkhand, India- A Peek into their Mother's Attitude.

Introduction: Mothers are directly responsible for the dental health of their children and play a major role in shaping the dental health behaviors of their children. They also play an important role in preventing oral diseases in them.

Objective: To assess the level of attitude of mothers in relation to their pre-school aged children, which in turn can influence the level of oral health.

Emerging trends of herbal care in dentistry.

Herbs are staging a comeback and herbal 'renaissance' is happening all over the globe. The herbal products, today, symbolize safety, in contrast to the synthetics that are regarded as unsafe to humans and the environment. A herb, botanically speaking, is any plant that lacks the woody tissue which is characteristic of shrubs or trees.