Effectiveness of Behavioral Vaccine on the Oral Health of Children in Komarapalayam, South India: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

Background: Oral health education and promotion have emerged as a strong force against the traditional, dominant, and curative model of health practice. In pediatric dentistry, the utilization of an entertaining, easy to understand, and practical educational material is warranted. Behavioral vaccine is a simple, scientifically proven practice that is repeated to increase well-being.

Evaluation of efficacy of probiotic (BIFILAC) on : study.

Background: Periodontitis is inflammation of the periodontium and causes destruction of the connective tissue attachment of the teeth and alveolar bone. is the primary pathogen for the destructive periodontal diseases. The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of probiotic on .

Biological post.

Anterior tooth fracture as a result of traumatic injuries, is frequently encountered in endodontic practice. Proper reconstruction of extensively damaged teeth can be achieved through the fragment reattachment procedure known as "biological restoration." This case report refers to the esthetics and functional recovery of extensively damaged maxillary central incisor through the preparation and adhesive cementation of "biological post" in a young patient.

Oxidant-antioxidant status in tissue samples of oral leukoplakia.

Background: Imbalances between the oxidant-antioxidant status have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, including oral cancer. Majority of oral cancer are preceded by a well-recognized group of pre-malignant lesions. However, only a small fraction of those lesions, undergo malignant transformation.

Child friendly colors in a pediatric dental practice.

Background: The child's perception of the dental environment is a significant factor causing dental anxiety. If the color of the dental environment can have a positive impact on the child's behavior, it is possible that those colors may add to the comfort of a child, thus reducing dental anxiety.

Aim: To evaluate the association between color and emotions of children in a pediatric dental set-up.

A comparison of enameloplasty sealant technique and conventional sealant technique: An in-vivo study.

Aim: THE AIM OF THE STUDY IS TO COMPARE TWO DIFFERENT METHODS: Enameloplasty sealant technique (EST) and conventional sealant technique (CST) in terms of the presence or loss of sealant and the presence or absence of caries after 6, 12, and 18 months.

Materials And Methods: A total of 15 children in the age group of 7-9 years participated in the study. After taking consent, status of occlusal surface was evaluated under standardized conditions.

Paget's disease of the mandible.

Paget's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive disease of the bone characterized by abnormal bone resorption and deposition affecting either single bone (monostotic) or many bones (polyostotic) with uncertain etiology. We report a case of isolated mandibular involvement in a 65-year-old female patient, clinically asymptomatic with abnormally increased alkaline phosphatase level (1 368.1 U/l).

Consistency of histomorphometric measurements of normal oral epithelium subjected to variations in routine tissue processing.

Objective: To determine the effect of formalin fixation time on histomorphometry by changing the fixation time and the effect of the age of processing solutions on histomorphometry by processing tissues in solutions of varying ages.

Study Design: The study consisted of two parts. The first part examined the effect of formalin fixation time on histomorphometry by changing the fixation time.