Contextual barriers in effective interpersonal communication with patients: A qualitative analysis.

Purpose: Competence building in interpersonal communication (IPC) between undergraduate students and patients requires deep understanding of the factors influencing their interaction. These factors, contextual to our clinical setup were explored from multisource perspectives to understand the perceived barriers in IPC.

Method: Qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological analysis was done for patient's semi-structured interviews (n = 16); interns (n = 15) and faculty (n = 14) unstructured focus group discussions.

Clinical Outcomes of Titanium Zirconium and Titanium Dental Implants under Immediate Functional Loading in Posterior Mandibular Region.

Background: Studies comparing the clinical performance of titanium zirconium (Ti-Zr) and titanium (Ti) dental implants subjected to immediate loading in the posterior mandibular region where occlusal forces are higher are sparse in the current literature. Hence, the study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of Ti-Zr and Ti dental implants under immediate functional loading in the mandibular posterior region.

Methods: Forty participants fulfilling the predetermined selection criteria were randomly grouped based on dental implant used; Titanium zirconium (Ti-Zr):20, and Titanium (Ti):20.

Developing an instructional module of 'digital dentistry' for undergraduate prosthodontics curriculum.

Purpose: To prepare a module on 'Digital Dentistry", which can be used to sensitize dental undergraduate students during their final year Prosthodontics curriculum.

Methods: Ethical approval (167/Ethics/2022) was taken from the Institution before starting the study. Need assessment was achieved using focused group discussion (Online Zoom meeting) of various stakeholders of the Department of Prosthodontics of the institution.

A study to evaluate psychological and occlusal parameters in bruxism.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of anxiety/depression and occlusal factors in bruxism using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and T-Scan III respectively.

Methods: The present case control study was comprising of a group of thirty patients with bruxism (Group Br) and 30 healthy individuals as control group (Group NBr). Subjects were selected from outdoor patients visiting the dental unit with the chief complaint of wearing off/sensitivity of all the teeth due to habitual grinding.

A randomized clinical study to compare implant stability and bone loss using early loading protocol in two implant systems with different design.

Aims: The study compared changes in implant stability and bone loss of implants with different designs using early loading at 6 weeks.

Setting And Design: In vivo-comparative study.

Materials And Methods: Forty subjects were selected and divided randomly by sealed envelope method in Group X and Group A for early loading for missing single posterior tooth in mandible.

Assessment of the Healing of Dental Implant Surgical Site Following Low-Level Laser Therapy Using Bioclinical Parameters: An Exploratory Study.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether low-level laser therapy improves healing of the implant surgical site with clinical and biochemical parameters. Thirty patients with an edentulous space spanning a single tooth were selected. The patients were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 groups: control group and test group.

A Pilot Study to Determine the Effect of Three Months of Oral Appliance Therapy using a Mandibular Advancement Device on HbA1c in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Purpose: Continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) is recommended for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but cost and compliance are major barriers. A mandibular advancement device (MAD) may be an economical, feasible alternative to CPAP. Various studies have been published to recommend MAD as an alternative to CPAP for OSA, but not regarding its efficacy for patients having OSA as well as T2DM.

Efficacy of gum as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore the adjunctive use of Acacia arabica gel in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.

Methods: Single centre, randomised, triple blind, controlled trial on mild to moderate chronic periodontitis patients; Group I (SRP + Acacia arabica, n = 40) and Group II (SRP + placebo, n = 40); were analysed for clinical improvements in periodontal pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment levels (CAL) at baseline, 15 and 90 days on application of gels. Gingival index and plaque index were assessed as secondary parameters.

A study to correlate various facial landmarks with intercanine distance.

Context: Ideal interaction of dental and facial beauty proportions highly influences a harmonious facial appearance. Racial anatomical variations have been significantly noted and using these norms during prosthodontic rehabilitation will be greatly helpful in successful treatment outcome.

Aim: The present study aims to correlate various facial landmarks (interpupillary distance [IPD], intercanthal width, bizygomatic width [BZW], and interalar width) with intercanine distance (ICaD) in Indian young adults to determine the mesiodistal width of the maxillary anterior teeth in edentulous patients.

A cross-sectional study to explore the reasons to visit a quack for prosthodontic solutions.

Purpose: Since the services of a qualified practitioner are not easily accessible to the vast majority of the population, the gap is filled literally at the roadside by the ubiquitous unqualified practitioner. The present article emphasizes on the outcome of prosthesis which the quacks deliver for the replacement of natural teeth.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, we had explored the reason why people visit these quacks, the complications which they face after using fixed dentures delivered by the quack and some solutions to tackle quackery.

Survey of Extent of Translation of Oral Healthcare Guidelines for ICU Patients into Clinical Practice by Nursing Staff.

Nosocomial infections in critically ill/ventilated patients result from bacterial load in oropharyngeal regions. Oral decontamination serves as the easiest effective means of controlling infections. Knowledge, attitude, and practices followed by healthcare personnel in intensive care settings need to be assessed to implement concrete measures in health-care.

A Study to Determine the Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders in a Young Adult Population and its Association with Psychological and Functional Occlusal Parameters.

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in medical university students and to analyze the relationship of TMD with psychological and functional occlusal parameters.

Materials And Methods: 200 students (mean age 21.81 ± 1.

Color matching in facial prosthetics: A systematic review.

Color matching to the surrounding skin is extremely important in patients wearing maxillofacial prostheses. It is of utmost importance to know the different techniques of color matching and coloring in maxillofacial prostheses. The purpose of this study is to review the literature data with regard to color matching in maxillofacial prosthetics.

Cerrobend shielding stents for buccal carcinoma patients.

Buccal carcinoma is one of the most common oral malignant neoplasms, especially in the South Asian region. Radiotherapy, which plays a significant role in the treatment of this carcinoma, has severe adverse effects. Different types of prosthesis may be constructed to protect healthy tissues from the adverse effects of treatment and concentrate radiation in the region of the tumor mass.

Early loading of delayed versus immediately placed implants in the anterior mandible: A pilot comparative clinical study.

Statement Of Problem: Numerous studies of the efficacy of immediately placed implants have been published but only a few of the comparative analyses of the early loading of delayed versus immediately placed dental implants.

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot prospective clinical study was to evaluate and compare the outcomes of early loaded delayed versus immediately placed implants.

Material And Methods: Eighty-eight participants satisfying predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for this pilot prospective study of 3 years' duration after obtaining institutional review board approval and informed consent.

A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of cerrobend shielding stents in preventing adverse radiotherapeutic effects in buccal carcinoma patients.

Background: Radiation stents made of Lipowitz metal or cerrobend alloy are commonly used to shield uninvolved tissues from electron beams used in therapeutic radiation treatment of head and neck cancers. However, studies investigating the efficacy of cerrobend shielding stent in patients with unilateral buccal carcinoma remain rare.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of cerrobend shielding stents in minimizing the potential adverse effects of radiation on oral tissues in buccal carcinoma patients.

Impact of Different Prosthodontic Treatment Modalities on Nutritional Parameters of Elderly Patients.

Purpose: To assess dietary and nutritional changes among the elderly following pros-thodontic rehabilitation. Another objective was to study the relationship, if any, between diet and nutrition, with extent of edentulism and different types of prosthodontic treatment.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and thirty-five patients who satisfied the inclu-sion and exclusion criteria and agreed to be a part of the study after informed consent were recruited to this longitudinal study.

Maxillary canine transposition - A literature review with case report.

Tooth transposition is a severe disturbance of tooth eruptive position and their sequence, which involve certain teeth occurring at any of several specific sites in the mouth. Tooth transposition is of several types and their classification depends on the teeth involved. The review of literature aims to discuss the incidence and identifying factors related to occurrence of this dental anomaly.

Mercury and other biomedical waste management practices among dental practitioners in India.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the awareness and performance towards dental waste including mercury management policy and practices among the dental practitioners in North India.

Materials And Methods: An epidemiologic survey was conducted among 200 private dental practitioners. The survey form was composed of 29 self-administered questions frame based on knowledge, attitude, and those regarding the practices of dentists in relation to dental health-care waste management.

A simplified approach for the rehabilitation of an auricular defect: a case report.

Background And Aim: Replacement of missing ear is a challenging task in which extensive array of materials and techniques have been employed. Materials such as silicones and methacrylate acrylic resins have been widely used for auricular prosthesis. This article describes a simplified procedure for fabricating resilient heat-cured acrylic resin auricular prosthesis, retained with a custom-made acrylic bar with ball attachments.

A case of cleidocranial dysostosis: dilemma for a prosthodontist.

Cleidocranial dysostosis (CCD) is an uncommon, generalized skeletal disorder characterized by delayed ossification of the skull, aplastic or hypoplastic clavicles, and complex dental abnormalities such as retention of multiple deciduous teeth, impaction or delayed eruption of permanent teeth and presence of supernumerary teeth. This case report describes a 30-year old male patient of CCD with classical findings and the challenges faced in his prosthodontic rehabilitation. Conventional complete dentures following interim complete dentures therapy had to be given as all other treatment modalities were ruled out because of anatomic limitations.

Evaluation of adhesive and compressive strength of glass ionomer cements.

The aim of the study was to assess, compare and evaluate the adhesive strength and compressive strength of different brands of glass ionomer cements to a ceramometal alloy. (A) Glass ionomer cements: GC Fuji II (GC Corporation, Tokyo), Chem Flex (Dentsply DeTrey, Germany), Glass ionomer FX (Shofu-11, Japan), MR dental (MR dental suppliers Pvt Ltd, England). (B) Ceramometal alloy (Ni-Cr: Wiron 99; Bego, Bremen, Germany).

Prosthetic rehabilitation of amputated hallux after distraction osteogenesis: one-year follow-up.

Background: The great toe helps in maintaining body balance during standing, walking, running, dancing, and so on.

Case Description And Methods: A 22 year-old female patient reported to the department, one month after losing her left hallux in a road accident. Anatomical reconstruction was performed with distraction osteogenesis.

Effect of sociodemographic variables on complete denture satisfaction.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic factors on quality of satisfaction towards denture treatment.

Materials And Methods: One hundred subjects (filling inclusion criteria) who were wearing a denture for at least two months were enrolled and divided into five groups on the basis of sociodemographic variables (age, gender, literacy level, socio-economic and marital status). Questionnaires consisting of 38 questions (positive and negative attitude towards denture satisfaction) related to patients' perception of clinical outcome in different domains such as mastication, appearance, speech, comfort, health, denture care and social status were scored by the subjects.

A modified approach of impression technique for fabrication of finger prostheses.

Background And Aim: The custom-made finger prosthesis is aesthetically acceptable and comfortable for use in patients with amputated fingers, resulting in psychological improvement and physiological well being. The success of the prosthesis depends on the precision of planning the prosthesis, making the impression, carving the model and choosing the material that best suits the concerned circumstances. In this article a simplified method was used regarding an accurate impression of partially amputated fingers.