Effect of Short-term Consumption of Amul Probiotic Yogurt Containing La5 and Lactis Bb12 on Salivary mutans Count in High Caries Risk Individuals.

Aim: This study aims to study the effect of short-term consumption of probiotic yogurt containing La5 and lactis Bb12 on salivary mutans count in high caries risk individuals.

Materials And Methods: A double-blind randomized control trial was conducted, and 70 high caries risk individuals with a salivary count of more than 10 CFU/ml of saliva were followed for 4 weeks. Participants ingested 100 g yogurt containing La5 and lactis Bb12 or yogurt without the two probiotic bacteria once daily at the end of meals for initial 2 weeks.

Biomimetic ceramics for periodontal regeneration in infrabony defects: A systematic review.

Biomimetic materials are widely used in the treatment of osseous defects as an alternative to autogenous bone graft. The aim of this article was to review the literature and compare the quality of published articles on biomimetic ceramic material used for periodontal regeneration in the treatment of infrabony defects and to discuss the future direction of research. The bibliographic databases PubMed, Ebsco, and Google Scholar were searched from January 2000 to March 2014 for randomized control trials in which biomimetic ceramic graft material was compared with open flap debridement or in combination with any other regenerative material.

Comparisons of in vitro penetration and adaptation of moisture tolerant resin sealant and conventional resin sealant in different fissure types.

Objective: To compare the penetration and adaptation of a moisture tolerant resin-based sealant with a conventional resin-based sealant in different occlusal fissure types in vitro by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) technique.

Methods: Fifty sound, intact extracted premolars and third molars were included. They were randomly and equally allocated to receive either Seal-Rite (conventional resin-based sealant) or Embrace WetBond (moisture-tolerant resin-based sealant).

Prevalence of periodontal disease among inpatients in a psychiatric hospital in India.

This paper assessed the periodontal status of inpatients at Government Mental Hospital, Vadodara, India, and studied the possible relationship between periodontal status and age, length of hospitalization, type of mental illness, and medication and tobacco use. Information about psychiatric diagnosis, length of hospitalization, and prescribed medication was obtained from hospital records. We interviewed 165 inpatients and recorded their chief dental complaints (if any) and relevant histories.