Assessing the quality of root canal filling and instrumentation time using kedo-s files, reciprocating files and k-files

Open bite is the absence of vertical overlap of lower incisors by upper incisors when posterior teeth are in occlusion. An anterior open bite can cause periodontal damage which leads to gingivitis and periodontitis. To assess the gingival health status in patients with anterior open bite and also compares with patients without an anterior open bite. Retrospective data collected from 89,000 case records from June 2019 to March 2020. The present study consisted of 76 patients divided into two groups: patients with anterior open bite and patients without an anterior open bite. In both groups, the following parameters were recorded - Oral Hygiene Index - Simplified (OHI-S) and Plaque Index (Silness and Loe). OHI-S index and plaque index was similar in patients with and without an anterior open bite. Mean Plaque Index for case group (patients with anterior open bite) is 0.76, and Mean Plaque Index for control group (patients without the anterior open bite) is 0.78. Mean OHI-S Index for case group (patients with anterior open bite) is 0.51, and Mean OHI-S Index for the control group (patients without the anterior open bite) is 0.53. The difference was not statistically significant (P-value > 0.05). In this study, gingival health status in patients with and without an anterior open bite is low.

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Gingival health status in patients with and without anterior open bite: A case-control study

Kuzhalvaimozhi

Ravindran

Subhashini

2020

“…(Moghaddam et al, 2009;Musale, 2013;Ramezanali et al, 2015;Katge et al, 2014;Azar et al, 2012) Study done by (Jeevanandan and Govindaraju, 2018) concluded that clinical use of paediatric rotary iles Kedo-S was effective during root canal preparation of primary teeth with a reduction in instrumentation time and better quality of obturation. (Lakshmanan et al, 2020) The challenges faced in this study is that not many studies have been done on this topic and some studies have shown that they found no signi icant difference in cleaning ef icacy at middle and apical thirds, but the cervical third was more effectively cleaned with hand K iles. The purpose of this research is to collect more data on the preference of pediatric dentists on hand or rotary instruments which gives us better and ef icient root canal therapy resulting in patient satisfaction.…”

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Pediatric Dentists Preference on Using Hand or Rotary Instruments in Single Visit Permanent Molars

Paul¹,

Ravindran²,

Gurunathan³

2020

The main purpose of instrumentations in primary procedures of primary teeth is the removal of the organic debris. The success of the root canals therapy is based on the quality of instrumentations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preference of hand or rotary instrumentation in single visit permanent molars. The study was conducted in a university setting. A total of 80 samples were collected and the data was tabulated in excel, which was later exported to SPSS software for the statistical analysis. The output was represented in the form of graphs and pie charts. A total of 80 cases were collected. The mea gae calculated was 13.8 years. Gender distribution in the patients were 51.2% females and 48.78% males. The age group commonly seen was 14 years (p-value = 0.219). Most common tooth number was found to be the upper left first molar. Rotary instrumentations were the most preferred technique for root canal treatment in permanent molars. The preference was more towards female patients and mandibular molars with age between 14-15 years.

“…Further, primary teeth play an imperative role in the self esteem of the preschool children and also plays a pivotal role in speech development, esthetics and function (Ravikumar et al, 2017). Restoration of the primary molars is thus essential before it becomes grossly decayed and the choice of treatment left is pulpectomy (Jeevanandan and Govindaraju, 2018), to treat the necrosed pulp due to caries (Lakshmanan et al, 2020). Further, Pulpectomy is challenging and time consuming (Govindaraju et al, 2017b) and it is the only choice left to save the teeth from extraction and maintain its form and function (Govindaraju et al, 2017c) Thus it is better to restore it in early stages of disease using materials such as GIC and composites.…”

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Prevalence and gender comparison of children requiring class I restorations in primary mandibular second molars - A retrospective study

Sadhvi

Ravindran

Suresh

2020

Dental caries is a worldwide health problem and about 621 million children are affected around the world. The most common type of caries that affects the children are the class 1 caries, given by GV blacks classification. Pediatric restorations of the various lesions are commonly done using GIC and composite. Posteriors molars are more prone to caries when compared to the anteriors as they have deeper pits and fissures. This research aims on the assessment of prevalence of class I restorations using GIC and gender comparison of the class 1 restorations in the second molars of pediatric patients between 5-12 years. The study was performed in the outpatient department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry. Data required for the study was procured by reviewing the patient records visiting the dental college. The data was sorted in excel and statistically analysed using the IBM SPSS software analysis and the results interpreted in graphs and tabulations. Results revealed that prevalence of GIC restorations were 41.16% and Composite restorations were 58.54% in all the primary teeth. Distribution of GIC and composite restorations on the primary mandibular second molars revealed prevalence of GIC restorations as 57.27% and prevalence of composite restorations as 42.73%. Association of gender and types of restorations among children reveals distribution of GIC restorations as 55.11% among males and 44.89% among females and the distribution of composite restorations as 50.62% among males and 49.38% among females respectively. This difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). Within the limitations of the current study, glass ionomer restorations were higher in primary mandibular second molars when compared to composite restorations. On gender comparison, females received higher composite restorations when compared to males who received a Glass ionomer cement restorations.