Aim:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of dental caries in primary dentition of 5–6-year-old children in urban and rural areas of Jabalpur city.Materials and Methods:The present cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural and urban areas of Jabalpur city, India. A power analysis was carried out to select a representative sample of 5–6-year-old children (n = 408), 204 from government schools and 204 from private schools. Parents were interviewed using a self-structured questionnaire to collect data with regard to variables under evaluation.Statistical Analysis:Collected data were subjected to descriptive analysis using the SPSS 12.0 version. Risk factor association with dental caries was investigated using a stepwise logistic regression analysis with P < 0.05 considered significant.Results:This shows significantly higher decayed missing filled teeth among rural children than urban children. It was seen that 46.5% of children whose mothers were illiterate were affected with dental caries. In urban area, 91.5% of children whereas 77% of children in rural area have parental control on sugar consumption.Conclusion:It is important to focus on parents’ education level when planning preventive programs for young children. Assessing family-related risk factors is essential when instituting preventive/treatment programs for young children.
Scoring criteria: • 0 = No dye penetration • 1 = Dye penetration between the restoration and the tooth into enamel and dentin • 2 = Dye penetration between the restoration and the tooth in the enamel and dentin • 3 = Dye penetration between the restoration and the tooth into pulp chamber Results: The data were analyzed with nonparametric test (Kruskal-Wallis test; p < 0.005). There was no significant difference between the three restorative cements. The results showed that conventional GIC exhibited (type II) least microleakage than that of zirconomer, amalgomer CR, and maximum with zirconomer. Amalgomer CR exhibited more microleakage than conventional GIC. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this study, none of the material was free from microleakage. Although the new materials have certain advantage of strength, they lack microleakage.
Introduction: Palm prints formed once does not change throughout life and is not influenced by environment. Palmar Dermatoglyphics can indicate the development of potentially malignant and malignant lesions and help in identifying persons at high risk of developing Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSSC). Materials and Methods: Dermatoglyphic patterns were collected from randomly selected 120 patients using 3M™ CSD200i. Single-digit Optical Scanner (3M™, Canada, 2015) with automatic capture mechanism was applied to capture finger prints of all the 10 fingers of patients, who were divided in control and test group with respective subgroups of leukoplakia and OSMF. Mean total ridge count and ATD angle were measured in all patients and comparison was done between control group and patients with OSMF and leukoplakia. Results: The collected data was subjected to analysis using Chi-square test for comparison between the groups. The mean ATD angle in patints with osmf is 43.38, leukoplakia is 43.53, patients without lesion but with habit is 44.78, and patients without habit is 45.65.
Aim:To evaluate the prevalence of dental trauma in visually impaired children before and after using mouthguard.
Materials and methods:A total of 52 visually impaired children of the age group of 7 to 16 years were selected. A proforma was used to collect data on routine physical activities, and intraoral examination was done. At the end of 1-year follow-up, questionnaire was repeated, which includes the number of children wearing mouthguard and preventing from further traumatic dental injuries. Out of 52 children, 28 wore mouthguards and only 3 children had newer incidence of trauma. The remaining 25 children were prevented from further dental trauma. Data were analyzed using Pearson's chi-square test (p < 0.05).
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