Age Estimation Using the Pulp-to-Tooth Area Ratio in an Indian Population Using Cone-Beam Computerised Tomography (CBCT): A Retrospective Study.

Background: Age estimation, whether for living or deceased individuals, is crucial in forensic sciences. Traditionally, the pulp-to-tooth area ratio determined from periapical radiographs has been employed as a non-invasive method for estimating age. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) represents a newer technique, providing three-dimensional images of teeth in living individuals.

Waking Up to Antibiotic Resistance.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a global concern, particularly in developing countries where its causes seem to entrench the knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare professionals and patients toward the use of antimicrobials.

Methods: This review aims to provide a compendious yet thorough overview of our understanding of antibiotic resistance pertaining to dentistry. Literature provides evidence of inadequate antibiotic prescribing practices by dental professionals.

Knowledge, Practices, and Nasal Carriage Rate of MRSA Amongst Dental Professionals.

Objective: Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) against common antibiotics has been increasing given the rampant use of antibiotics. Methicillin-resistant S.

Effect of an educational intervention on manual toothbrush bristle wear: A light microscopic study.

Background And Objectives: The usage of a toothbrush with the most appropriate bristle type and a correct brushing technique are the most important factors in determining the thoroughness of plaque control. The dental undergraduate course conventionally does not impart tooth brushing techniques in the preclinical years. This study aimed to assess the effect of an educational intervention of correct tooth brushing technique on the wear of toothbrush bristles by light microscopic examination amongst the budding dental professionals.

Effect of using tobacco on taste perception.

Background: Impaired taste perception has impact on quality of life. Tobacco is a perilous factor that contributes to an impaired taste.

Objective: To evaluate and compare taste perception among tobacco chewers and nonchewers.

Prevalence and awareness of nutritional anemia among female medical students in Karad, Maharashtra, India: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Anemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries. According to the World Health Organization, the highest number of individuals affected by anemia is observed in nonpregnant women aged 15-49.99 years.

Effect of socioeconomic status on dental caries during pregnancy.

Background And Objective: It is generally agreed that people with low socioeconomic status have a significantly worse oral and general health compared to people with higher socioeconomic status. The aim of the study was to find out the role of socioeconomic status of pregnant women on their oral health by evaluating the dental caries risk factor, the salivary count and DMFT index.

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 first time pregnant women were randomly sampled and were divided into different socioeconomic strata following the Kuppuswamy socioeconomic status scale.

Dietary habits amongst medical students: An institution-based study.

Introduction: In recent times, with the increasing burden caused by the lifestyle diseases on the health sector, there has been a renewed interest in the relationship between food and health. Research regarding nutritional status in college students in western Maharashtra, India, has been found lacking. Therefore, this study was undertaken to ascertain the dietary habits in the undergraduate students of a health institute.

Estimation of DMFT, Salivary Streptococcus Mutans Count, Flow Rate, Ph, and Salivary Total Calcium Content in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women: A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Pregnancy, a period from conception till birth, causes changes in the functioning of the human body as a whole and specifically in the oral cavity that may favour the emergence of dental caries. Many studies have shown pregnant women at increased risk for dental caries, however, specific salivary caries risk factors and the particular period of pregnancy at heightened risk for dental caries are yet to be explored and give a scope of further research in this area.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the severity of dental caries in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women by evaluating parameters like Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index, salivary count, flow rate, pH and total calcium content.

Trending Speculations of Tumor-Initiating Cells in Squamous Cell Cancers of Head and Neck.

Tumor-initiating cells are a diminutive subpopulation of stem cells that have ability of long term self-renewal and generation of varied traits of tumor cell population. Understanding the concept of tumor-initiating cells may have a great implicative intimation for our comprehension of cancer pathobiology and for the delineation of new therapies directed towards these stem cells. The present review is an endeavor to conceptualize the role of tumor-initiating cells in the Squamous Cell Cancers (SCC) of head and neck, their role in tumorigenesis and the possible supplementary approach in the latest treatment modalities.