Photodynamic therapy--a strategic review.

Mechanical removal of the biofilm and adjunctive use of antibacterial disinfectants or various antibiotics have been conventional methods of the periodontitis therapy. There has been an upsurge of bacterial strains becoming resistant due to the injudicious use of antibiotics, recently. As a result there is pronounced interest and keenness in the development of alternate antimicrobial concepts.

Assessment of oral health status and treatment needs of elders associated with elders' homes of Ambala division, Haryana, India.

Objective: To determine the oral health status and treatment needs of subjects aged 60 years and above.

Background: The average life span in most parts of the world continues to increase. In the coming decades, dental practitioners will face the challenge of providing dental care for a growing number of elders who retain more natural teeth.

A single visit, reattachment of fractured crown fragment.

"Minimal intervention with maximum dentistry" The immediate restorative technique resolving the acute problem of traumatic tooth fracture with pulpal involvement-An immediate fracture fragment reattachment using pre-fabricated fiber post with dual cure cement-A challenging, conservative, aesthetics, rehabilitating, functionally, and economically viable single visit procedure.

Trauma-induced dentigerous cyst involving an inverted impacted mesiodens: case report.

There have been only a small number of studies on the association of dentigerous cysts with supernumerary teeth. The purpose of this article was to report the case of a dentigerous cyst associated with an impacted inverted mesiodens that developed secondary to trauma to its predecessor, a non-vital permanent maxillary central incisor. As a consequence of trauma, the central incisor's root development was prematurely arrested and the open apex lay close to the follicle of the underlying inverted mesiodens.

Evaluation of surface radiation dose to the thyroid gland and the gonads during routine full-mouth intraoral periapical and maxillary occlusal radiography.

Aim: The quantitative aspects of radiation doses to critical organs can help the dental professionals to take the necessary radiation protective measures as deemed necessary and can help the general public to allay radiation exposure fear in dental radiography, if any. Our study determines the surface radiation dose to thyroid and gonads in full-mouth intraoral periapical (IOPA) and maxillary occlusal radiography.

Materials And Methods: A total number of 120 subjects participated in the study.

Evaluation of the nasolabial angle in the Indian population.

Nasolabial angle has become the angle depicting the esthetics so has attained the prime importance in the treatment planning. Dr Jay P. Fitzgerland and Dr.

Diagnostic dilemma: solitary fibrous tumor or hemangiopericytoma of the submandibular region in a patient with multiple odontogenic keratocysts.

Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare spindle cell neoplasms that originate from mesothelial-lined surfaces, mainly the pleura and peritoneum. SFT is a distinctive mesenchymal neoplasm of the pleura but can be found in extrapleural sites. The treatment of SFT is simple excision or wide local resection.

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor - hamartoma or true neoplasm: a case report.

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is an uncommon tumor of odontogenic origin with a relative frequency of 2.2 - 7.1%.

Esthetic and endosurgical management of Turner's hypoplasia; a sequlae of trauma to developing tooth germ.

Turner's hypoplasia usually manifests as a portion of missing or diminished enamel, generally affecting one or more permanent teeth in the oral cavity. A case report of 8 year old girl who met with trauma at 2 years of age leading to primary incisors being knocked out, reported after 6 years with complaint of pain and discharge in her anterior malformed teeth is discussed in this article. The permanent incisors erupted with dilacerated crown, root malformations and missing enamel.

Implant success!!!.....simplified.

The endeavor towards life-like restoration has helped nurture new vistas in the art and science of implant dentistry. The protocol of "restoration-driven implant placement" ensures that the implant is an apical extension of the ideal future restoration and not the opposite. Meticulous pre-implant evaluation of soft and hard tissues, diagnostic cast and use of aesthetic wax-up and radiographic template combined with surgical template can simplify the intricate roadmap for appropriate implant treatment.

Modified Willet's appliance for bilateral loss of multiple deciduous molars: a case report.

No other factor plays a more significant role in preventive and interceptive dentistry than the preservation of deciduous dentition till its normal time of exfoliation. Premature loss of a deciduous tooth or a group of teeth might lead to wide range of implications. When the deciduous second molar is lost before the eruption of first permanent molar, intra-alveolar type of space maintainer is indicated.

A study of cephalometric appraisal of the inheritance of craniofacial pattern in Gorkhas.

The phenotypic expression of biologic variability expressed in the craniofacial complex is influenced by constant interplay of heredity and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to observe the pattern of inheritance of cranio-facial complex in Gorkhas. Gorkhas are the original inhabitants of NEPAL in the slopes of HIMALAYAS and they generally marry strictly in their race.

Hemangiopericytoma associated with multiple keratocystic odontogenic tumors in an adolescent patient: a case report.

Hemangiopericytoma, initially described by Stout and Murray in 1942 (1), is a rare vascular tumor arising from mesenchymal cells with pericytic differentiation. Hemangiopericytomas usually occur in the 5th decade of life and account for 3-5% of all soft tissue sarcomas and 1% of all vascular tumors (2). The tumor usually occurs in the limbs, pelvis, or head and neck region; 15-30% of all hemangiopericytomas occur in the head and neck (2,3).

Histopathological study of apparently normal oral mucosa in lepromatous leprosy.

In lepromatous leprosy, it may be postulated that apparently normal areas of skin are the probable sites of future extension of the pathological process and the events taking place in these site might represent the earlier stages of such an extension. Thus the present study has been done to evaluate any such changes in the apparently normal oral mucous membrane of the lepromatous leprosy patients, since oral involvement is common in these patients. Twenty two cases of lepromatous leprosy were studied histologically to see changes in apparently normal oral mucosa.

Cornelia de-Lange syndrome.

Cornelia De Lange syndrome is a relatively uncommon, multiple congenital anomaly / mental retardation disorder of unknown etiology. Its incidence has been reported to vary from 1 : 30,000 to 1 : 50,000 of live births, without any known racial predilection. However, it has been considered to be due to a new dominant mutation.