Awareness about role of health literacy and self efficacy in tobacco cessation among primary health care workers: A quantitative questionnaire study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to measure primary health care providers' understanding of the significance of health literacy and self-efficacy in cigarette quitting.

Material And Methods: The current study used a quantitative descriptive questionnaire to collect data. The research was carried out among primary health care providers in a rural location near the Azamgarh Dental College in Uttar Pradesh.

Cone-beam Computed Tomographic Evaluation of the Anatomical Changes of Temporomandibular Joint Use of Pre-post Dentures: A Time-control Study.

Aim And Objective: The growth of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) gets affected by multiple factors like aging, occlusion state, and by the movement of the jaw while masticating and swallowing. Radiographic imaging is often utilized as a vital diagnostic adjunct in the evaluation of certain examinations of the TMJ.

Materials And Methods: In this study, 30 male participants with mean age 55 years, having edentulous maxillary and mandibular arches from the Outpatient Department of Prosthodontics, were randomly selected.

Effectiveness of mouth self-examination for screening of oral premalignant/malignant diseases in tribal population of Dehradun district.

Background: Mouth self-examination (MSE) is shown as a speedy, economical, and effortless method of oral cancer detection. As previous studies were conducted in population with high literacy, the current survey was performed to explore the usefulness of MSE for finding the oral cancerous precancerous lesions in indigenous low literate population of Dehradun district.

Materials And Methods: It is a cross-sectional survey which was done on the Buksa tribal communities in Dehradun district, India.