Objective: The current study was aimed to assess the psychological impact in terms of self-esteem due to malocclusion among teenagers and to determine the incidence of severity of malocclusion among teenagers Method: This was survey based descriptive crossectional study conducted in the department of orthodontics in a private dental teaching hospital of Lahore. Data was collected from the patients coming to orthodontic department for treatment. Sample size was 130 patients who required orthodontic treatment between ages ranging from 13years of age to 18 years of age. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Frequencies and percentages were calculated as descriptive statistic. Results: Data was segregated according to the IOTN divisions according to which mild/little treatment was required for 18.46% participants, moderate treatment was required for 31.54% participants, severe treatment was required for 35.38% participants and extreme treatment was required for 14.62% participants. Majority of participants were reported low self-esteem due to the malocclused teeth. Conclusion: The occurrence and severity of dental malocclusions has an adverse psychological impact among teenagers. Keywords: Dental Malocclusion, Psychological impact, Self-esteem, IOTN
Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the impact of muscle relaxants on pain relief among patients of temporomandibular disorders. Method: This research study was based on clinical trial conducted in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Dental Hospital, University College of Dentistry, Lahore. Data was collected from 60 patients reported the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery with complaints of myofascial pain using nonprobability convenient sampling technique. SPSS version 25. Was used for data analysis. Age and duration of symptoms were reported in mean and standard deviation whereas to calculate the effectiveness of muscle relaxant, independent sample t test was used. Results: The results of independent sample t test revealed a significant difference between the pre-treatment values and post-treatment values in terms of pain (P=.001) and mouth opening (P=.034). Pre-treatment in terms of pain, mean score was 7.70+2.4 whereas post-treatment, mean score was 4.01±1.3. Pre-treatment, in terms of mouth opening, mean score was 37.70+3.90 whereas post-treatment, in terms of mouth opening, mean score was 41.67±3.06. Conclusion: Muscles relaxant (diazepam) is quite effective in relieving TMD pain and in enhancing mouth opening due to temporomandibular disorders among patients Keywords: Muscle relaxant, Pain perception, TMD, Diazepam
Aim: To explore the relationship between oral health status of mothers and caries prevalence of caries among their children in rural areas of Pakistan. Methodology: This crossectional study was conducted in 9 rural health centers of Punjab, Pakistan. Purposive convenient sampling was used to collect data. Sample size was 500 mothers with their children. Results: Socioeconomic status of family as well as the purpose for the last visit at dental hospital for the treatment of child were found positively linked with the dmfs of child. Sample of children at very low socioeconomic status (OR: 2.16; 95%CI: 1.36-2.98). Children who visited dental hospital with the reason of having dental problems (OR: 1.89; 95%CI: 1.25-2.59). Greater dmfs score was found among children with poor oral hygiene (OR: 1.98; 95%CI: 1.27-3.25). The education of mother was found to be negatively linked with dmfs score of child. Conclusion: The relationship between maternal and dental caries in children was clearly explained by socioeconomic status or dental behaviors of mother and child in terms of intake of sugar, oral hygiene and reason for last dental visit for child. Keywords: Maternal oral health, dmfs, childhood carries
Objective: The study was conducted to assess the relationship between hyperlipidemia and periodontal inflammation among patients of hypothyroidism Method: Current study was analytical crossectional in nature. Data was collected from 479 patients coming to the dental section OPD of a tertiary care hospital in Lahore. Patients with periodontitis and had hypothyroidism were taken as participants of study. Periodontitis was assessed by clinical examination. Gender and age was taken as demographic variables. Frequencies and percentages were calculated. Chi-square was used to assed. Results: The results of chi-square revealed that there is a significant difference between the levels of cholesterol and occurrence of periodontitis (X2=25.09, P=.001). Participants with normal level of cholesterol and have periodontitis were 65(13.57%), with level of cholesterol at borderline and have periodontitis were 135(28.18%) and participants with high level of cholesterol and have periodontitis were 279(58.25%). Conclusion: Cholesterol levels affect periodontal health in hypothyroidism patients. Keywords: Hyperlipidemia, Periodontitis, Hypothyroidism, Cholesterol
Introduction: Dry socket (DS) or Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a common postextraction complication in third molar removal. Various techniques have been used to reducethe risk of DS. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Chlorhexidine (CHX) gel in preventing thedevelopment of DS. Study Design: Randomized double blind case-control study. Setting: Oraland Maxillofacial Surgery Department of University College of Dentistry(UCD), The Universityof Lahore, Pakistan. Period: July 2017 to December 2017. Methodology: Patients havingimpacted mandibular 3rd molars selected for surgical extraction. Randomly selected one groupconsisted of 30 patients received CHX gel and the other group again of 30 patients consideredas the control. The outcome variable was formation of DS and the predictor variable was CHXgel application. Data were processed using chi-square test with the confidence interval of95%. Results: 60 cases (39 females and 21 males) with average age of 22 years ± 5 yearsunderwent 3rd molar extractions. Total 09 sockets (15%) developed DS. The frequency of DS inCHX gel (2 cases, 6.7%) was significantly lower than control (7 cases, 23.3%) (P-value < 0.05).Conclusion: CHX gel can reduce the risk of development of DS after mandibular 3rd molarsurgical extraction.
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