Since the 1960s, there has been a rise in the prevalence and severity of inflammation of gingiva during pregnancy. Though the reason of incidence isn't entirely fathomed, it is believed that the increase in the sex hormone levels in the plasma during pregnancy have a substantial effect on the periodontium. The aim of this study was to assess the periodontal health of women who were pregnant. This retrospective study was conducted among pregnant women who visited a private dental college in Chennai from June 2019 to March 2020. A total of 242 pregnant women were randomly enrolled. Data regarding the patient's periodontal status were cumulated from the case records and analysed. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were done using SPSS software, Version 23. Among the 249 patients 162 patients (66.94%) exhibited generalised chronic gingivitis, 56 patients (23.14%) exhibited clinically healthy gingiva and 24 patients (9.92%) exhibited generalised chronic periodontitis. Clinically healthy gingiva was highly prevalent among 30 year old pregnant women. Gingivitis was highly prevalent among 28 year old patients and periodontitis was most prevalent among 20 and 24 year old patients. Also, the association between age and periodontal status among pregnant women was found to be statistically significant (p value=0.006).
In recent years, the educational system has focused more on the holistic development of an individual. Modern technology has changed the educational environment to provide students with better academic opportunities. Along with the education system, teaching techniques and learning tools have also changed with digital evolution. This research was undertaken to assess the academic performance of interactive teaching methods in offline and online platforms in Periodontics among BDS undergraduates at a dental college in India. This prospective study was conducted among 49 students: Group I (n = 24, online class through Zoom) and Group II (n = 25, offline classes). The subject was divided into three modules and was covered in one week. The topics covered, teaching methods, lectures, and activities were similar for both groups. A formative assessment mark was obtained from written tests during the module, whereas the summative assessment mark was recorded from exams conducted towards the end of the module. In the results, a statistically significant difference was not observed in terms of formative assessment between Group I (77.88 ± 12.89) and Group II (77.80 ± 16.09) (p = 0.98). In addition, a statistically significant difference was not observed in terms of summative assessment between Group I (80.54 ± 8.39) and Group II (80.28 ± 11.57) (p = 0.93). Overall, this study suggests that interactive teaching methods in both offline and online platforms in Periodontics showed equivalent performance by the undergraduate dental students.
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