Assessment of Prevalence of Dental Caries among School-going Children: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: The background of the study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries among school-going children.

Materials And Methods: Six thousand eight hundred and ninety school-going children was enrolled. General clinical examination was carried out.

Comparative Study of the Efficacy of 4% Articaine vs 2% Lidocaine in Surgical Removal of Bilaterally Impacted Mandibular Third Molars.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 4% articaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) vs 2% lidocaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) during surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.

Materials And Methods: The present study was undertaken in 20 patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I, of the age group between 18 and 30 years with bilaterally impacted mandibular third molars. Each patient underwent similar surgical procedure.