Publications by authors named "Vinod K Krishna"

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  • Postoperative wound healing is crucial for surgical outcomes, involving a dynamic process that repairs tissue integrity and restores the body's defenses, with ingredients like papain and Hemocoagulase promoting faster healing.
  • A study compared the effects of topical leaf extract and Hemocoagulase on wound healing in 48 patients who underwent bilateral dental extractions, applying the treatments to each side of the extraction sites.
  • Results showed a completion rate of 48 subjects (24 males and 24 females), who were assessed using Landry's healing index, with findings indicating differences in the wound healing index scores between the two treatment groups.
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Odontogenic fibromyxoma typically presents as painless swelling in the jaw, and clinically, it grows slowly, becoming benign and asymptomatic. It causes the cortical plates to expand gradually, which leads to mobility and drifting of the teeth. Root resorption is also common.

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  • * It involved 100 patients at Saveetha Dental College in Chennai, divided into two groups: one receiving antibiotics (amoxicillin) and the other not receiving any.
  • * Results showed fewer infections in the group not receiving antibiotics, suggesting that routine antibiotic use may not be necessary for healthy patients undergoing these procedures.
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  • The study investigates the effectiveness of different treatments—corticosteroids and natural enzymatic agents—on post-surgical recovery after the removal of impacted lower third molars, focusing on pain, swelling, and trismus.
  • A total of 150 patients were divided into three groups, receiving either prednisolone, a combination of natural enzymes, or serratiopeptidase, alongside standard pain relief medication.
  • The primary aim was to compare swelling levels between the groups, while secondary objectives included measuring differences in postoperative pain and trismus, utilizing statistical tests to analyze the data collected on the first and seventh days after surgery.
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Introduction Oral and maxillofacial surgeons frequently perform the removal of impacted mandibular third molars. The success of this surgical intervention depends on meticulous surgical technique and the use of appropriate irrigants to minimize complications in the postoperative period.  Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of four different irrigation solutions (povidone-iodine, metronidazole, chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX), and normal saline) on postoperative sequelae like pain, trismus, swelling, and alveolar osteitis following surgical extraction of the impacted mandibular third molars.

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Introduction The most frequently used local anesthesia administration techniques for extraction of lower teeth in dentistry are local infiltration and inferior alveolar nerve block. Therapeutic extraction of premolars is the most common procedure done for patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. Inferior alveolar nerve block has been used most commonly for extraction of mandibular posterior teeth; however, it is a technique-sensitive procedure and has complications such as facial nerve palsy, trismus, and long duration of anesthesia.

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Eagle's syndrome, a condition associated with the elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, is clinically characterized by throat and neck pain radiating into the mastoid region. The diagnosis can be made through a thorough history, correct clinical and pathological correlation and radiographic examination. The elongated styloid process can be treated conservatively or surgically.

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Condylar fractures of the mandible have been of particular interest to surgeons for decades, as there is a big debate regarding the management option: conservative versus surgical modality. Conservative treatment is the preferred treatment modality for condylar head (diacapitular) fractures. Currently, surgical modality is favored and surgeons are opting for open reduction and internal fixation for diacapitular fractures as it reestablishes the anatomical position of the fragments and disc, and permits immediate functional mobility of the jaw, thereby reducing the chances of occurrence of temporomandibular joint ankylosis.

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Benign osteoblastoma is an uncommon, solitary, osteoid, bone-producing tumor containing a rich vascularized delicate fibrous stroma and active osteoblasts. Benign osteoblastoma is a unique benign bone neoplasm that mostly affects the vertebrae and long tubular bones and rarely affects the maxillofacial skeleton. Many bone-producing lesions have clinical, radiological, and histological features that are similar to osteoblastoma.

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Ossifying fibromas are rare, benign, nonaggressive fibro-osseous lesions that manifest in the craniofacial region. Ossifying fibromas are benign tumors of bone, commonly involving the posterior dentate mandible in middle-aged individuals with a female predilection. Clinical manifestations are an asymptomatic expansion of the dentate mandible, with infrequent maxillary lesions.

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Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a localized reactive enlargement of the gingiva often associated with the papilla and originate from underneath the periodontium. POF occurs predominantly in females, especially in the anterior maxillary region of young adults. The histopathological examination provides a confirmatory diagnosis of such lesions due to their heterogeneous clinical and radiographic characteristics.

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