Background: Management of children has always been a challenging task in the dental office, as many children exhibit extreme fear, apprehension, and anxiety toward dental procedures. Pharmacological means of behavior management such as sedation are now at the forefront. Midazolam and nitrous oxide are the commonly employed pharmacological agents for sedation in pediatric dentistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of the study is to compare the antibacterial effectiveness between cinnamon extract as irrigant with neem extract irrigant and sodium hypochlorite against E. fecalis.
Materials And Methods: The present study is a randomized controlled in vitro study conducted on 60 extracted permanent single rooted teeth.
Aim: To develop a scientifically current and evidence based protocol on the efficacy of rotary and hand root canal instrumentation in primary teeth.
Materials And Methods: Previous randomized control trials were used for the current review. Hand search and online search engines of PUBMED and Google Scholar were used to search English language articles with human subjects published up to December 2016.
Introduction: Pulpectomy has been a treatment of choice in all necrotic primary teeth. Advancing technology has brought the rotary system to reduce the manual dexterity and improve the quality of treatment for pulpectomy. Advancing technology in pediatric dentistry should be used for the better treatment protocol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the dietary and oral hygiene pattern before and after the usage of cariometer app.
Materials And Methods: Dietary score recorded by cariometer was assessed for 7 days for preschool children in the age group of 2-6 years. The frequency of brushing and mouth rinsing was assessed before and after the usage of app.