Life course approach in the assessment of association between dental caries and health capital with family-related characteristics among 12-year-old school children.

Aim: To assess the association of dental caries with health capital among 12-year old in Private and Government school children with differing family-related characteristics.

Objectives: To know the influence of height, weight, and family-related characteristics on dental caries.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on a sample of 800 students.

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma.

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a relatively rare variety of ameloblastoma and only very few cases have been reported so far. The present case is an elderly man who had reported with a swelling in the anterior mandible which turned up to be desmoplastic ameloblastoma. Proper diagnosis is necessary to report such a case, so that the actual incidence can be noted.