Publications by authors named "Sahil Thakar"
Introduction The current research sets out to assess implant early survival rates and identify relevant parameters. Methods The research spanned the years 2021 and 2022 and included all individuals who had dental implants. Various criteria, such as age, sex, maxilla/mandible, implant location, immediate implant, implant diameter, implant length, and others, were used to determine the implant survival rate in the research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global public health emergency that is affecting people across the globe.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of dental practitioners regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic.
Material And Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed among dentists across the globe using a combination of convenience and snowball sampling.
Introduction: Health Literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate decisions. As with general health; achieving and maintaining oral health requires one to be able to understand, interpret and act on various types of health information.
Objective: The present study was conducted to determine the association between health literacy and oral health literacy among undergraduate students in tricity (Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula), India.
Background: Due to high prevalence of oral diseases extraction of primary teeth is a common and a major concern in developing countries. These teeth are given least importance as they are believed to shed off automatically, thus leading to serious problems like crowding and malocclusion.
Material And Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among children aged 5 to 12 years among 1347 children.
Background: Free radicals play a key role in the development of several pathological conditions. Therefore, antioxidants (AOs) are the first line of defense against free radical damage and are critical for maintaining optimum health and well-being.
Objectives: To assess the perception of dental practitioners regarding use of antioxidants in oral health.
Introduction: The world of fashion is ever changing and this dynamics applies to dentistry. As dentistry and dental treatments have become necessary facet of a healthy life and therefore down the line fashion prospect of tooth jewellery are also getting fused into it.
Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice of tooth jewellery among practicing dentists of Tricity, India.
Background: Zika virus (ZIKV), a vector-borne virus affecting a large number of people, has today become a major public health concern in the developed and developing countries worldwide.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of ZIKV among dental practitioners residing in Tricity area (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali), India.
Subjects And Methods: A total of 412 private dental practitioners were randomly sampled of whom 254 (61.
Introduction: A Dentist plays an important role in providing health education (General and Oral) to the community. Questions arise regarding their own health, which in turn affects their patients' counselling for leading a healthy and a physically active life.
Aim: To measure and compare the amount of physical activity present amongst dental professionals with the general population of Greater Noida.