Orthopaedic appliances are designed to transfer forces to facial skeleton as directly as possible. These appliances effectively influence bone growth and sutural changes which when given in growing age favourably alters the continuing facial growth pattern. The primary objective is to correct the skeletal imbalance; correction of the malocclusion is relatively secondary in importance. Yet the success of orthodontics mainly depends on the retention which aims to stabilize the treatment in optimal aesthetic and functional positions. The aim of the present writing is to review the usage of micro sensors in the orthopaedic appliances in order to monitor their wear and thus finds a way to stabilize treatment results.
Aims:
The aim of the study was to assess factors that determine tobacco habit initialization and cessation and oral cancer awareness among the general population of Vikarabad district, Telangana.
Materials and Methods:
The current study was a cross-sectional study conducted among the general population of the Vikarabad district. All tobacco users satisfying inclusion criteria of age 18–40 years and at least 1 year of tobacco usage were included in the study. Multistage random sampling was followed to select tobacco users and structured, pretested questionnaires were distributed. The populations mean age was 30 years with majority being rural residents and men contributing the majority of the study population.
Results:
The mean age at which a person begins to smoke was 20.4 ± 5.7 years among the general population. Peer influence (77%) was reported as one of the major reasons, and habit formation was found to be the major factor (55.6%) for continuing tobacco and also work stress (17%) and relaxation (17%). The primary reason for quitting was fear or awareness of the adverse effects of tobacco. Self-abstinence was reported as a predominant method that they followed to quit tobacco habit during the past year, while 16.3% reported that they did not give it a try. About 58.6% of participants were advised by a health-care provider to quit tobacco, respectively. A major proportion of tobacco users (71%) knew that tobacco causes oral cancer. Half of the study population is unaware of oral cancer's early symptoms, noncontagious progression, lifestyle modification, and early treatment have a good prognosis.
Conclusion:
Findings of the study highlight the factors to be considered in framing effective antitobacco policies applicable to the rural population.
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