Publications by authors named "Rashi L Jain"
Aim: The study was designed for evaluation and comparison of the efficacy of Xylitol chewing gum and a combination of IgY + Xylitol chewable tablet (Nodecay ) against the "salivary " count in children.
Materials And Methods: About 120 children belonging to 6-12 years age-group were enrolled into this "double-blind randomized control clinical trial" according to the selection criteria. They were randomly assigned to three groups of 40 each: Group I-Xylitol chewing gum, Group II-IgY + Xylitol Chewable tablet (Nodecay ), and Group III-Control.
Introduction: Illness perception is the cognitive representation of an illness, which determines how a person responds to it. The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses seven components of illness representation in various chronic diseases, but queries prevail about its factor structure. The study assesses the components of illness representation in patients with chronic periodontitis.
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- Visually impaired students are more prone to periodontal disease due to difficulties in maintaining oral hygiene, prompting a study to evaluate their oral health before and after specific education interventions.
- The study involved 180 visually impaired students who were split into three groups, each receiving oral health education through different sensory methods: Braille, Audio Tactile performance, or a combination of both.
- Results indicated that students taught with the combined Braille and ATP approach showed the best improvements in oral hygiene, highlighting the effectiveness of tailored education methods for this population.