Background: Preterm birth accompanied by low birth weight is considered to be one of the most important causes for neonatal mortality. Several researches have demonstrated that periodontitis could be an independent risk factor for this condition. The aim of this study is to evaluate relationship between the maternal periodontal health and preterm birth including low birth weight infants. Material & methods: A total of 90 patients were evaluated for the present study. The test group consisted of 45 patients having preterm delivery and low birth weight infants. The control group consisted of 45 patients having full term delivery with normal birth weight infants. The clinical periodontal parameters recorded were Debris Index (DI), Papillary Bleeding Index (PBI), Clinical Attachment Level (CAL), Probing Pocket Depth (PPD), and Gingival Recession (GR). Birth weight was recorded from child's medical record while the gestational age was recorded from Dept. of Obstetrics JNMC, Sawangi (M) Wardha. Results: The mean DI, PBI, CAL, PPD, GR for control group was 0.66, 0.51, 1.73, 2.44, and 0.37 respectively while for test group it was 1.02, 1.07, 3.18, 2.36, and 1.14 respectively. There was significantly greater mean Clinical Attachment Loss in the test group compared to control group. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth and low birth weight.
Introduction: Ginger and honey have shown to be effective against pathogens routinely encountered in periodontal infection. However, none of literature has shown antibacterial effect of ginger and honey on the levels of dental plaque when used as a gel.
Aim: To compare the effect of honey with ginger extract on the dental plaque levels and gingival health.
Methodology: Fifteen systemically healthy patients were randomly allocated to either the test group [G1(ginger and honey gel = 15 sites)] or the control group [G2 (Chlorhexidine gel = 15 sites]. Full mouth Gingival Index (GI) Full mouth Plaque Index (PI) were evaluated at baseline and on 7th day.
Results: The mean PI at baseline was 0.23 ± 0.02 (G1) and 0.29 ± 0.01 (G2) which was increased to 0.36 ± 0.01 (G1) and 0.37 ± 0.01 (G2) on 7th day. However, mean GI at baseline was 0.30 ± 0.04 (G1) and 0.34 ± 0.02 (G2) which was increased to 0.38 ± 0.03 (G1) and 0.43 ± 0.03 (G2) on 7th day.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the chlorhexidine gel and Natural gel containing Honey and Zingibar officinale both are effective in controlling plaque during the periodontal maintenance period.
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in the spring of 2020, governments around the world began to implement policies to mitigate and manage the outbreak. Significant research efforts were deployed to track and analyse these policies in real-time to better inform the response. While much of the policy analysis focused narrowly on social distancing measures designed to slow the spread of disease, here, we present a dataset focused on capturing the breadth of policy types implemented by jurisdictions globally across the whole-of-government. COVID Analysis and Mapping of Policies (COVID AMP) includes nearly 50,000 policy measures from 150 countries, 124 intermediate areas, and 235 local areas between January 2020 and June 2022. With up to 40 structured and unstructured characteristics encoded per policy, as well as the original source and policy text, this dataset provides a uniquely broad capture of the governance strategies for pandemic response, serving as a critical data source for future work in legal epidemiology and political science.
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