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Background: Complete dentition is not always appropriate for old aged medically compromised and financially weak individuals. It is the dentist to decide what minimum number of teeth should be restored to have the proper oral function. The aim was to find out the opinion of prosthodontists of Nepal regarding the suitability of shortened dental arch as treatment modality and how frequently is this treatment choice for an old aged Nepalese patient.

Background: Color accuracy plays a major role in creating an esthetic prosthesis. Photos taken with DSLR cameras have been the most frequent means of recording and transferring the color of teeth. Mobile phone cameras are emerging as a popular alternative to DSLR cameras due to its convenience. Our aim was to compare the color difference (ΔE) between the pictures taken with DSLR cameras and mobile cameras with and with­out using flash. Methods: Photos of right maxillary central incisors of patients (n=60) were taken with DSLR camera and mobile camera with and without using flash. The pictures were standardized with gray card and processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC software and the L*a*b* values of the pictures were compared to find the difference in color. Results: The percentage of agreement (ΔE≤2.7) for the difference of color between DSLR camera and mobile phone cameras without using flash (ΔE1) was 3.3% and with using flash (ΔE2) was 1.7%. The coefficient of agreement (using Kappa coefficient) between (ΔE1) and (ΔE2) showed total disagreement (kappa value =-.02). The mean values of ΔE1 was (8.3±3.3) and ΔE2 was (7.23±2.4). Conclusions: It was concluded that the color of mobile camera with or without using flash could not be considered as an acceptable method of recording color of teeth.

Introduction: Symptoms of periodontal disease like redness, bleeding on brushing, loosening of affected teeth, and persistent bad breath are not usually documented in a research report. Such symptoms are highly relevant from the patient’s point of view and often have a considerable adverse impact on their daily quality of life. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the periodontal health status and its impact on quality of life. Methods: Clinical attachment loss of total 100 participants were measured at six sites of all teeth and patients divided into severity groups according to loss of attachment. The Nepalese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) was used to assess impact of periodontal status on patient’s quality of life. In addition, participants were also asked to complete a simple ‘yes/no’ checklist of symptoms relating to their periodontal health in the past year which included swollen gums, sore gums, receding gums, loose teeth, drifting teeth, bad breath, or toothache. Results: Overall OHIP-14 score significantly differed between patient groups. The impact of oral health on quality of life was greater in patients with high/severe periodontitis and the result was statistically significant (p=0.001). Conclusion: There is significant difference between oral health related quality of life in healthy and periodontally involved patients as assessed by using OHIP-14. Treatment strategies should focus on improving the quality of life of periodontal patients.