Publications by authors named "Senchhema Limbu"

Background: Tell-Show-Do is most popular and Live modeling is less frequently used behavior management techniques in pediatric dentistry. This study was conducted to compare the children's response to these two techniques by measuring the objective and subjective parameters of anxiety by using pulse rate, oxygen saturation and facial-image scale.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 138 children aged 5-10 years from December 2020 - August 2021.

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Introduction: Oral health, the mirror of general well being, is altered by many mediators like infection, chronic inflammation, and genetic predisposition. Apart from these mediators, nutrition has been postulated as an alternative mediator. The present dietary pattern among children is contributing to childhood overweight as well as increasing the risk for developing dental caries.

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Introduction: Dental caries among preschool children is common but there is scarcity of updated data about its prevalence among Nepalese preschool children. This study was conducted to evaluate prevalence, Significant Caries Index, Caries pattern, Restorative care index and Disparity ratio among preschool children of Kathmandu aged 3-6 years.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 17 preschools of Kathmandu following WHO criteria.

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Unlabelled:  Background: A mesiodens, is the most frequent supernumerary tooth present in the maxillary central incisor region. This study is conducted to know the radiographic characteristics and management of mesiodens in children visiting hospital.

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective data collection was done from hospital dental records of children who visited the institution from December 2015-December 2016.

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