Publications by authors named "V Pranitha"

Aim And Objective: To assess dental trauma, level of knowledge of participants about the preventive measures, and management of traumatic dental injuries during sports in children aged 6-15 years in private sports academies in Hyderabad.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 317 children aged 6-15 years and 25 coaches by a structured questionnaire to assess the prevalence of dental trauma during sports followed by an awareness program on prevention. Data obtained were analyzed.

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Background: Non-syndromic hypodontia is the most common developmental dental anomaly, but there is a paucity of literature on its prevalence and severity in the Indian population.

Aim And Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of non-syndromic hypodontia among adolescent schoolchildren in the southern part of India.

Settings And Design: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 20 schools from two states of southern India, named-Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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Aim: The aim of the cross-sectional study was to ascertain the oral health status and treatment needs of special health care need children of age group 3-16 years in rural and urban areas of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Materials And Method: To assess and compare the caries status, oral health status, oral hygiene measures, diet and treatment needs in rural and urban population. The data collected was processed and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software program.

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Background And Objectives: Bleaching reduces the bond strength of enamel, if adhesive restorations are carried out immediately. Reversal of compromised bond strength of bleached enamel by application of antioxidant agents has been reported in the literature. The aim of the study is to assess the neutralizing effect of 6% cranberry (CB) solution on the bond strength of bleached enamel compared with that of 10% sodium ascorbate (SA) solution.

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Esthetic or cosmetic dentistry is one of the main areas of dental practice. Increasing demand of patients for esthetics has resulted in the development of several techniques for restoring the anterior teeth. Composite resin restorations have become an integral part of contemporary restorative dentistry and can be called "star of minimal invasion" due to its conservative concepts.

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