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{"title":"Effects of statins as local drug delivery agents in treating chronic periodontitis and their antimicrobial effects using polymerase chain reaction","authors":"Ritunja Singh, G. Singh, Soumya Gupta, A. Agrawal","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_22_2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_22_2020","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The aim of the study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of statin medication in chronic periodontitis patients and to compare the change in periodontal probing depth and clinical attachment level using 1.2% atorvastatin (ATV) gel and scaling and root planning (SRP) compared to SRP alone.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This study was carried out on a sample size of 40 patients with equal male and female ratio between the age group of 40–60 years having chronic periodontitis with a minimum of 20 teeth that were selected for the study. Bilateral quadrants were selected and a split mouth study was conducted. Supragingival scaling was carried out in each patient in one long appointment. The patient was then recalled after 1 week for subgingival SRP. Root planing was carried out in two consecutive visits. Left side of the mouth on the 1st day followed by right side of the mouth on the next day. On the 2nd day, after completion of the root planning, followed by placement of 1.2% ATV gel and finally the Coe Pak was placed in one quadrant which was called the test site. In the other quadrant which was called control site placebo gel was placed and the treated site was covered by the Coe Pak. The recording of clinical parameters (plaque index [PI], gingival index [GI], probing pocket depth, and clinical attachment loss) was done at baseline, 1 month and 3 months. The selected site was sampled for subgingival microflora. The data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis. One-way ANOVA, Tukey’s HSD test, and student t-test were used for intergroup and intragroup comparison.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000In our study, when intergroup comparison of mean value for PI at baseline, 1 month and 3 months was found to clinically insignificant for control and test groups, while for GI, periodontal pocket depth, and clinical attachment level it was found insignificant at baseline while significant at 1 and 3 months. Similarly, when comparison was made for microbial count it was found clinically insignificant between control and test group at baseline, while significant was noted at 3-month interval.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Our study evaluated the anti-inflammatory, osteoconductive and antimicrobial effects of atorvastatin giving significant reduction in PI, GI, PPD and gain in CAL along with significant decrease in the microbial load.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"106 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129976470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among dental students: A cross sectional study","authors":"Bhavna Sabbarwal, M. Puranik, K. Sowmya","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_30_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_30_2019","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Depression is a common mental health problem which affects all strata of life. As a result of the increase in competitiveness, there is a need to pay attention toward the presence and level of depression among students.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The aim of the study was to assess the depressive symptoms and its associated factors among clinical dental students in Bengaluru city.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross-sectional study was conducted among third and final years dental students (n = 200) randomly selected from four dental colleges in Bengaluru city.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess depressive symptoms using Beck’s Depression Inventory.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Association of depression with non-academic and academic factors was assessed using the Chi-square test. Student’s t-test was used to compare mean depression scores among study years. P < 0.05 was considered as significant.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The prevalence of depression was found to be 49%. Significantly higher proportion of females (57.0%) had depression compared to males (43.0%) (P = 0.04). Mean depression score was higher among final year dental students (16.10 ± 9.76) compared to third year (13.77 ± 6.85) (P = 0.05). Level of severity of depression was significantly associated with the year of study (P < 0.001). Among non-academic and academic factors; the problem with friends, medical illness, and lack of interest in the course, fear of failure, respectively, was significantly associated with depression.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Depression was evident considerably among dental students. The prevalence of depression was higher among females and final year students.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122946170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human dental pulp stem cells and its applications in regenerative medicine – A literature review","authors":"Saravana Priyan Gl, Subachanya Ramalingam, Yogeshwari Udhayakumar","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_54_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_54_2019","url":null,"abstract":"Human dental pulp-derived stem cells have varied applications in regenerative medicine. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are considered to be neural crest cells. They are known to have higher regenerative potential than the bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. DPSCs have multipotency, immunomodulatory function, and self-renewal capacity. They are highly proliferative, clonogenic and are capable of differentiating into adipocytes, neural cells, odontoblasts, and various other cells. DPSCs are effective for various diseases, such as spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral ischemia, myocardial infarction, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, liver diseases, eye diseases, immune diseases, and oral diseases. This article provides an overview of properties and regenerative applications of human DPSCs.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123725741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ozone: A paradigm shift in dental therapy","authors":"S. Srinivasan, B. Amaechi","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_56_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_56_2019","url":null,"abstract":"Ozone has been used in medicine for over a century, but its clinical applications in dentistry have just begun to be explored. The effects of ozone either as gas, water, or oil in the treatment of dental diseases such as caries, periodontitis, and hypersensitivity have been investigated and the results are promising. Thus, the objective of this review is to shed light on the recent clinical oral applications of ozone and summarize the various research findings regarding the use of ozone in dentistry. This review would enable researchers to know the background of ozone in dentistry and to help them formulate new and improved protocols to study the possible applications of ozone in clinical dentistry.Pertinent literature on the application of ozone to treat various dental diseases was thoroughly searched using Medline, PubMed, Central, Cochrane, and Embase.Clinical use of ozone is a minimally invasive approach toward the prevention and control of oral diseases. The present literature review observed encouraging results on the use of ozone in various modalities of dental treatments. However, the use of ozone in dentistry needs further investigation using controlled clinical trials, with sufficient, follow-up period and standardized measurements to establish ozone therapy as a standard treatment modality in dental practice.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"47 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133426053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of alexithymia among a cohort of well controlled HIV-infected adolescents and non-HIV-infected adolescents","authors":"M. M. Gurupriya, K. Iyer, P. Kumar","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_4_2018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_4_2018","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000With the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1996, the quality of life of people living with HIV has improved. Although people diagnosed and living with HIV are overwhelmed by emotions, we found that various emotional manifestations are understudied within this group of patients. One such aspect is alexithymia which is seen at exorbitantly high rates among patients with depression, causing a major public health concern. In our study, we hypothesized that clinically significant changes with HAART would be associated with changes in depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenient sample of 44 HIV-seropositive children and 30 healthy school children of age 12–15 years. We obtained permission from participants to access their medical records to obtain data regarding their CD4 cell counts and viral loads over the entire study period. The enrolled participants were administered a validated 20-item Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20) to assess their alexithymic levels.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Mean alexithymia score of healthy children was 0.67 ± 1.26 and mean of children living with HIV was 4.48 ± 7.80. When comparing the TAS-20 scores of children living with HIV and healthy children, children living with HIV revealed scores slightly higher than healthy children, but none showed scores equal to 40. There was statistically significant difference between both groups (P = 0.003).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Our study revealed that there was a significant difference between the TAS scores of HIV-seropositive children on HAART and healthy children, none of their scores indicated alexithymic condition. In the health sector, alexithymia has been emphasized as barriers to patient-practitioner communication. Clinicians should be aware of the decrease in alexithymic traits among HIV subjects who are under HAART. This study highlights the benefits of the HAART era, namely the chronicity of the infection and the possibility of disease management, thus improving the mental status of such population.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121939902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Career prospects among dental and medical residents: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Abdul Saheer, A. Suresh, Shabnam Shaji, A. Rajendran, Ashik Muhammed, S. Majid","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_57_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_57_2019","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Career is the progress and actions taken by a person throughout lifetime, especially those related to that person’s occupation, and is often composed of the jobs held, titles earned, and work accomplished over a long period of time. It plays a very important role in the success of one’s life.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The aim was to compare the career prospects among medical and dental residents in a private institution in Thodupuzha, Kerala.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The study included a total of 60 medical residents and 52 dental residents and was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were performed for statistical analysis. P < 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000In medical profession, it was found that majority (71%) of the residents were satisfied with their career. In dental category, 88% wished for medical sector, whereas in medical category, 60% would opt for engineering. It was reported that poor pay scale among 54% of the medical category and 59% of dental residents suggested less job in the market was the reason for dissatisfaction. Majority (73%) in medical residents and a very minimal (23%) of the dental residents would recommend the own profession to the fellow colleagues (P < 0.05).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The dental residents were found to be dissatisfied with their career compared with medical graduates. Better job perspectives and better placements need to be created. Endorsement of effective policies is required.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128584094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current knowledge, attitude and practices of dental residents towards biomedical waste management: A cross sectional study","authors":"S. Kulkarni, V. Sushanth, G. Prashant, Mohamed Imranulla, H. P. Vivek, Fhelen Debbie da Costa","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_31_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_31_2019","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices towards biomedical waste (BMW) management among residents of dental colleges of Davangere city.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross- sectional questionnaire based study was carried out among 150 residents from dental colleges (85 from College of Dental Sciences and 65 from Bapuji Dental College and Hospital) in Davangere Karnataka. The responses were analyzed using Frequency distribution and Pearson Chi Square test using SPSS (Statistical package for social sciences, software Version 22.0)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u000094% residents said that they were aware about BMW management out of which 90% could correctly describe the BM waste. Out of 150, 71% residents were aware about the storage duration. Only 41.3% residents knew the correct symbol for biohazard. When asked about color codes for disposal of waste only 50.7% residents knew the color code for the disposal of human anatomical waste and 58.7% residents knew the correct color code for the disposal of used gloves and masks.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Though majority of the residents had fair knowledge of BMW management, the need for training regarding their practice of BMW disposal should be the focus.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132489530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conventional diagnostic aids in dental caries","authors":"Adepu Srilatha, D. Doshi, S. Kulkarni, M. Reddy","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_42_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_42_2019","url":null,"abstract":"Dentistry is rapidly evolving from a surgical and reparative profession into a healing profession focused on overall patient wellness. The oral systematic connection has been well established, with the condition and status of the oral cavity being a great indicator of the patient’s overall health. In today’s scenario, most of the focus is towards prevention, early diagnosis, and intervention to minimize treatment, to enable the most desirable outcomes. Thus, the dental practitioner’s should have efficient cognitive skills to be a diagnostician and for case management. Furthermore, the diagnostic modalities available have been expanded greatly on the foundation of a comprehensive visual assessment, with a ultimate goal of improving both the sensitivity and specificity level for any caries detecting diagnostic tool.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125274465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, attitude and practice towards preventive dental care- A KAP study","authors":"Tanvi Bhardwaj, S. Tandon, S. Chand, Abhinav Bhargava","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_34_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_34_2019","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding preventive dental practice among private dental practitioners in Gurugram city.A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using a 40-item self-administered, closed ended, and structured questionnaire. A total of 163 available private dental practitioners, from the IDA list of Gurugram city made up the sampling frame of study out of which, 105 participated. Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.0 software were used for statistical analysis of the data collected. Statistical evaluation was done by Chi-square test and Pearson’s test.A total of 105 dental professionals participated in this questionnaire study, 55.2% out of which were females. 88.57% dentists were generally aware of the possibility of remineralization in initial carious lesions. When there was a comparison of knowledge in relation to age distribution, mean was found to be 14.57 ± 2.569 for age <30 years and 15.85 ± 2.449 for age more than 30 years and results were found to be highly significant (P= 0.011).Majority of dentists had good knowledge and attitude regarding preventive dentistry and they were adopting preventive measures in their practice.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125053066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of diet and nutrition on oral health among dental students","authors":"Fhelen Debbie da Costa, G. Prashant, V. Sushanth, Mohamed Imranulla, Allama Prabhu, S. Kulkarni","doi":"10.25259/JGOH_32_2019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/JGOH_32_2019","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Oral health is governed by a multitude of factors and of importance among these is diet and nutrition. Patients need to be made aware of the effect diet and nutrition has on their oral health. Patients should also be encouraged to reduce the frequency of intake of sugary foods. Dentists need to have adequate knowledge regarding diet and nutrition and its effects on oral health. Dental students can be targeted at an early stage as they will be the beacons of dentistry and carry on the knowledge into private practice.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of the undergraduate dental students regarding diet and nutrition and its impact on oral health and to assess their attitude and practice towards the same.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A cross sectional questionnaire based study was carried out among 203 undergraduate students (122 third BDS, 22 Final BDS and 59 Residents) from dental colleges in Davangere, Karnataka. The responses were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 22 and the tests used were Frequency distribution and Pearson Chi-Square test.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Most of the participants (82.3%) were aware that sucrose is the most cariogenic sugar. 84.2% of the students knew the type of food that helps in preventing dental caries and strengthening the periodontium, yet only a few (19.2%) were able to correctly choose the most anticariogenic food among the options.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000While most of the students were aware of the basic knowledge of diet and nutrition and its effect on the oral health, their attitude and eagerness towards the concept should be nurtured through extensive and in detail addition of diet in the curriculum to ultimately help patients maintain a better oral hygiene and prevent oral diseases.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127133797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}