Surgical management of autogenous bone block graft exposure followed by prosthetic rehabilitation of thin residual ridge.

Autogenous bone block graft is the gold standard technique for alveolar bone augmentation. However, it is technique sensitive and associated with several complications. Exposure of block graft can affect the outcome of surgery and is challenging to manage.

Malocclusion-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MRQoLQ): Development and validation of a new psychometric tool for older adolescents with malocclusion.

Objective: To develop and validate a new psychometric tool for assessing malocclusion-related quality of life among older Indian adolescents.

Methods: Item generation involved analysis of existing validated tools, followed by development of new items using various qualitative steps. A draft item pool of 41 questions was initially generated and subjected to item reduction through sequential steps involving two clinical studies to ensure reliability and validity.

Effect of aloe vera as a preprocedural rinse in reducing aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling.

Background: The use of preprocedural mouth rinse is one of the recommended ways to reduce aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling. Different agents have been tried as preprocedural mouth rinse. Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine significantly reduce the viable microbial content of aerosol when used as a preprocedural rinse.

Development and initial validation of an oral health-related quality of life scale for older adolescents.

Background: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) perception is age-dependent and therefore different for children, adolescents, and adults. Adolescents are a critical age group with specific oral health needs. Oral health needs assessment is not complete without the estimation of OHRQoL.