Effectiveness of basic life support training course intervention among dental practitioners and students - An experimental study.

Aim: To determine the level of knowledge and skill of basic life support (BLS) among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and general practitioners with and without regular attendance of the BLS Healthcare Provider course.

Methodology: The study was carried out at two intervals with two groups. A random sample involving undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and dental professionals was selected for both study groups.

Prioritizing Biomaterial Driven Clinical Bioactivity Over Designing Intricacy during Bioprinting of Trabecular Microarchitecture: A Clinician's Perspective.

Bone tissue engineering has witnessed a historical shift from three perspectives. From a biomaterial perspective, materials have now become smarter and dynamic; from a bioengineering perspective the bioprinting techniques have now advanced to 4D bioprinting; and from a clinical perspective scaffold bioactivity has progressed toward enhanced osteoinductive scaffolds driven by intricate biomechanical, biophysical, biochemical, and biological cues. Though all of these advancements are indicative of improvised scaffold engineering, a pivotal question regarding the critical role and need of designing and replicating the intricacies of trabecular microarchitecture for enhanced, clinically appreciable osteoangiogenicity needs to be answered.

Exploring the Changing Diagnostic Criteria of Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome: A Case Report.

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as Gorlin syndrome, basal cell nevus syndrome, and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Its hallmark is an early onset of basal cell carcinoma. Additionally, the syndrome is characterized by a spectrum of distinct clinical attributes encompassing oral, skeletal, ophthalmic, neurological, and developmental aberrations.

Development of a lead foil crown delineation technique for implant rehabilitations to generate patient specific finite element model of occlusal loading points.

Understanding the clinical biomechanical basis of dental implant supported functional rehabilitation of edentulous jaws improves precision, longevity and overall success of a planned treatment. Stress distribution pattern around dental implants is an important determinant for rate of bone resorption around them. During planning the treatment for most prosthetic rehabilitations, the surgeon uses a software to virtually plan the dimension, position and angulation of the implants considering only the quantity of available bone in the area of interest but does not usually consider the strain generated around the implants after prosthetically loading them.

Inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction in mandibular fractures: a prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and recovery of inferior alveolar nerve dysfunction (IAND) in mandibular fractures.

Materials And Methods: : This was a prospective cohort study. Clinical neurosensory testing was done preoperatively and the IAND was categorized as mild, moderate or severe.

Assessment of the Need for Routine Distolingual Local Anesthetic Infiltration in Addition to Traditional Inferior Alveolar, Lingual and Long Buccal Nerve Blocks in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions.

Background And Objectives: Persistent pain during the removal of mandibular third molars is often due to accessory nerve supply causing inadequate local anesthesia. This study aims to assess the requirement of routine distolingual infiltration anesthesia in addition to traditional inferior alveolar, lingual, and long buccal nerve block in mandibular third molar extractions.

Methodology: Sixty patients requiring mandibular third molar extraction were randomly divided into two equal groups; Group A (Classic inferior alveolar, lingual, and buccal nerve block) and Group B (with an additional 0.

Assessment of Healing Using Alvogyl and Platelet Rich Fibrin in Patients with Dry Socket - An Evaluative Study.

Introduction: Dry socket is one of the most common postoperative complications following the extraction of permanent teeth, which is characterized by pain and exposed bone. The usual protocol followed for its management is irrigation of the socket and packing of the socket with medicated gel or paste to provide relatively faster pain relief and allow normal wound healing. In this study, we evaluated the outcome of management of dry socket with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and intraalveolar alvogyl dressing, in terms of improvement in pain and socket epithelialization after the treatment.

Primary Malignant Melanoma of Oral Mucosa - Report of Two Cases.

Primary malignant melanoma of oral mucosa is a rare and aggressive tumor. It is usually seen in the 5 and 6 decades of life. Its mainstay of treatment is surgery.