Introduction: Originated in China in December 2019 Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has rapidly spread to around 216 countries in the world by May 2020. Dentists being at a higher risk of contacting the disease, the present study assessed the fear and anxiety among dental practitioners of COVID-19. Methodology: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey comprising of nine questions was conducted among dental practitioners of Telangana. Age, gender, qualification, type of practice, years of practice, place of residence were the demographic variables recorded. The response to each question was recorded in a YES or NO format, mean fear score calculated to categorize into low and high levels of fear. Comparison of mean fear score was done using t- test for two variables and ANOVA for three or more than three variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the levels of fear with demographic variables was done. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results : The mean fear and anxiety score of this study population reported was high 6.57 +2.07, with 58.31% of the population presenting with a low level of fear and anxiety. Only qualification (p=0.045)and gender (p=0.035) revealed a significant difference in fear to Q7and Q8 respectively. Irrespective of the age, gender, qualification, type of practice and years of practices the levels of fear reported in the present study was high similar. Respondents between 41- 60 yrs age (6.70+ 2.01) and those with individual practices (6.70+2.06) exhibited high level of fear score. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates a cross sectional data of fear and anxiety among dental practitioners during the COVID-19 outbreak. Heightened levels of fear observed call for a nationwide analysis of fear among dentists and deliberate management strategies for the same.

On review it was noticed that all tooth notation systems in vogue have a drawback as they do not provide any information or notations for supernumerary teeth such as paramolar, distomolar, mesiodens, and fused teeth.

Background: The goal of the study was to investigate fear, depression and anxiety symptoms among students of India due to COVID-19 pandemic and its restriction. Method: The cross-sectional web-based research was conducted between mid-November and mid-December 2020 with the objective of understanding the psychological and behavioral consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on students due to the constraint of forced control. The study included a) socio-demographic questions such as age, gender, degree enrolled and any member of the family infected with COVID-19, b) psychometric scales evaluating the psychological and behavioral impact caused by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions such as fear of the COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S), depression by the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale, and anxiety by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7). Results: Total number of 324 students participated in this study in which 44.4% were male and 55.6% were female. Fear of COVID-19 scale showed 68.8% student had high fear among students, 24.4% had moderate to severe depression and 51.5% had moderate to severe anxiety. The correlation between fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19s) and Generalized Anxiety scale (GAD-7) was found to be 0.474 and 0.492 was found between fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19s) scale and brief patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) Conclusion: This research concludes that there is a very strong fear of COVID-19 among students, along with anxiety and depression. This study also concludes that the fear of the COVID-19 scale and the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scales have a strong positive correlation.

Objective:To compare the efficacy of three different herbal products (Tooth and Gums Tonic, Hiora-GA gel, and Spirogyl Gum paint) in reducing plaque, gingival inflammation and bacterial count in comparison with chlorhexidine M gel among participants with moderate to severe periodontitis.Materials and Methods:A total of eighty participants with moderate to severe periodontitis were initially recruited after obtaining their informed consent. All participants were offered scaling and polishing on the first visit to remove visible calculus. Then, these participants were randomly divided into four groups of twenty participants each using block randomization method. Participants in Group 1, 2, 3, and 4 were given chlorhexidine M gel, Hiora-GA gel, Spirogyl Gum paint, and Tooth and Gums Tonic, respectively. All participants were instructed to brush their teeth twice day with a soft bristled toothbrush and their regular fluoridated toothpaste. They were instructed to apply the respective gels twice a day according to the manufacturer's guidelines. The posttreatment follow-up examinations for gingival and plaque changes were assessed after 30, 60, and 90 days by three trained and calibrated investigators using gingival and plaque index. The investigators and statistician were blind about group allocation. The supragingival plaque samples were collected before and 90 days after treatment from the buccal surfaces of maxillary right first permanent molar of each participant for microbial analysis.Results:The mean plaque, gingival scores significantly decreased at different intervals following intervention in all groups. The bacterial counts also significantly reduced postintervention with no significant difference in the efficacy of these products compared to chlorhexidine.Conclusion:All three herbal products were found to be effective when used along with oral prophylaxis. Hence, they can all be used as alternates to chlorhexidine in the management of periodontal diseases.