{"title":"Herpes labialis among dental healthcare providers in Nigeria.","authors":"C C Azodo, A O Umoh","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.158186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.158186","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The epidemiology of herpes labialis has been relatively neglected. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of self-reported herpes labialis among Nigerian dental health providers.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study of final year dental students and dentists undergoing postgraduate training at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria was conducted in June, 2014. The demographic information, lifetime and period (previous year) experience of the herpes labialis, perceived triggers and action taken during the last episode were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The annual prevalence of herpes labialis was 7.4% while the lifetime prevalence was 22.1%. The lifetime prevalence was significantly associated with marital status, professional status and family history of herpes labialis. However, in binary regression, it was only marital status and family history of herpes labialis that emerged as the determinants of this lifetime prevalence. The most common trigger factors reported by the participants for the last episode of herpes labialis were fever, malaria, fatigue and stress. The actions taken by participants for the last episode of herpes labialis were using drugs without prescription (14.3%), application of lubricant (23.8%), nothing (57.1%) and could not remember (4.8%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data from this study revealed that one out of fourteen and one out of five every studied dental healthcare providers had experienced herpes labialis in the last 12 months and their lifetime respectively. The reduction of fever inducing infections, stress and fatigue which were major triggers will help decrease herpes labialis among this studied group.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"116-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/10/9f/IJDENT-6-116.PMC4558744.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34021943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of post treatment critical evaluation improved the quality of orthodontic care in postgraduate orthodontic clinic: A 10 years comparative study.","authors":"Rashmi Verma, Ashok Kumar Utreja, Satinder Pal Singh, Ashok Kumar Jena","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of post- treatment critical evaluation on the quality of orthodontic care in a postgraduate orthodontic clinic.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Orthodontic treatment outcome of 109 consecutively treated cases was evaluated in Phase-I evaluation. Following Phase-I evaluation, PTCE of each case was made mandatory. After 6-years of implementation of compulsory PTCE for each case, orthodontic treatment outcome of all consecutively treated cases (n = 126) was evaluated (Phase-II). The treatment outcome was evaluated by American Board of Orthodontics Model Grading System (ABO MGS) and Subjective evaluation (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on the ABO scores, the cases were divided into three grades, that is, Grade-I, Grade-II, and Grade-III. The mean total ABO score was improved significantly in Phase-II evaluation (P < 0.01). The total number of cases in ABO Grade-II were increased significantly (P < 0.01) whereas cases in ABO Grade-I remained comparable. The VAS score was improved from 5.66 ± 0.77 at Phase-I to 6.02 ± 0.99 at Phase-II evaluation (P < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The implementation of PTCE significantly improved the quality of orthodontic care in a postgraduate orthodontic clinic.</p><p><strong>Clinical significance: </strong>Grading one's own treatment improves the quality of future treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"125-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/72/52/IJDENT-6-125.PMC4558746.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34021945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N Vasantha Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Ramesh, Amit Thareja, Seema Patil
{"title":"Masticatory efficiency after rehabilitation of acquired maxillary and mandibular defects.","authors":"N Vasantha Vijayaraghavan, Ganesh Ramesh, Amit Thareja, Seema Patil","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.155880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.155880","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of oral cancer with its therapeutic intervention involves significant facial and functional disabilities. It is customary to rehabilitate these patients by surgical or prosthetic means. Studies have been done to assess mastication and other functions after rehabilitation. A review of these studies for assessing masticatory function has been done under separate sections for maxillary and mandibular defects. Different masticatory tests are mentioned. Further scope for research has been highlighted. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"139-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/99/03/IJDENT-6-139.PMC4558749.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remembering Sir G.V. Black.","authors":"Harpreet Singh","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"147-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9a/eb/IJDENT-6-147.PMC4558750.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of hyperdontia in nonsyndromic South Indian population: An institutional analysis.","authors":"Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap, Rajesh Shanker Kashyap, Raghavendra Kini, Vathsala Naik","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Supernumerary teeth or hyperdontia is an additional tooth, teeth or tooth like structures that either have erupted or remain unerupted in addition to the 20 deciduous and 32 permanent teeth. Supernumerary teeth may occur in isolation or as part of a syndrome or developmental abnormality.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the prevalence of supernumerary teeth in a group of South Indian nonsyndromic population.</p><p><strong>Settings and design: </strong>A total of 2400 radiographs were examined for the presence of supernumerary teeth.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>All the radiographs were examined for the presence of supernumerary teeth, their location, morphology, and number.</p><p><strong>Statistical analysis used: </strong>Cross-tabulation using statistical analysis software (SPSS version 16).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study results showed the prevalence to be 1.2% with 44.83% of them having single supernumerary teeth. Their prevalence was more in males and the maxillary posterior region was the most common location.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Knowledge about the supernumerary teeth is important for dental clinicians as they are relatively common but are detected as an incidental finding in a radiograph. A routine screening panoramic radiograph is mandatory for every patient to prevent the possible complications associated with it.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"135-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/11/IJDENT-6-135.PMC4558748.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deepthi Shetty, Bhushan V Jayade, Shyamsundar K Joshi, K Gopalkrishnan
{"title":"Accuracy of palpation, ultrasonography, and computed tomography in the evaluation of metastatic cervical lymph nodes in head and neck cancer.","authors":"Deepthi Shetty, Bhushan V Jayade, Shyamsundar K Joshi, K Gopalkrishnan","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>India accounts for the majority of oral cancer cases occurring worldwide. The metastasis of oral cancer to the regional lymph nodes and distant sites determines the prognosis and the survival rate of this disease.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim and objectives of this study were to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative clinical methods such as palpation, ultrasonography (USG), and computed tomography (CT) in comparison with postoperative histopathological findings in determination of metastatic cervical lymph nodes and also to assess whether combining these techniques increases the specificity and sensitivity of lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Totally, 26 consecutive biopsy proven cases of oral SCC were included, and the nodal status was evaluated by palpation, CT and ultrasound (US) and confirmed by histopathological examination. The results were presented in terms of sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, accuracy, and P value.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Palpation, USG, and CT findings were compared with histopathologic findings by Fisher's exact test and the \"P\" value for palpation, US and CT were 0.003, 0.000, 0.000, respectively, which are statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>US examination combined with CT gives a better assessment of the neck for nodal metastasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"121-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5f/a4/IJDENT-6-121.PMC4558745.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34021944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arundeep K Lamba, Kamal Aggarwal, Farrukh Faraz, Shruti Tandon, Kirti Chawla
{"title":"Er, Cr:YSGG laser for the treatment of ankyloglossia.","authors":"Arundeep K Lamba, Kamal Aggarwal, Farrukh Faraz, Shruti Tandon, Kirti Chawla","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is the result of a short and tight lingual frenum causing difficulty in speech, feeding problems in infants due to the limitation of tongue movement. This report presents a case of a 22-year-old female with tongue-tie who complained of difficulty in speech following which she underwent frenectomy procedure with erbium, chromium: yattrium-scandium-gallium-garnet laser without any complications. She was referred to the speech therapist after the procedure. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"149-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/91/35/IJDENT-6-149.PMC4558751.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Malignant melanoma of gingiva: Report of a rare case.","authors":"Ashok Vikey, Prakhar Kapoor, Rahul Kathariya, Deepali Vikey, Ipsita Kukreja","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to the World Health Organization, oral malignant melanoma (OMM) is a rare disease, accounting for only 0.8% of all melanomas, 8% of head and neck melanomas, and up to 0.5% of all oral malignancies. OMM presents as a pigmented lesion with asymmetrical borders, irregular surface characteristics, and a distinct color. Melanoma-associated pigmented lesion of the oral cavity does not possess clinical specificity and frequently divert the clinical diagnosis; hence, differential diagnosis becomes mandatory. Furthermore, the unpredictable pathophysiological behavior and delayed detection, contributes for poor prognosis of the disease. As a result, the 5 years survival rate is only 10-25%. Commonly OMM is seen in maxillary gingiva of males. However, we report a rare case of a middle-aged female having pigmentations and growth over mandibular gingiva. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"161-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fa/d3/IJDENT-6-161.PMC4558754.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R M Lavanya, V V Kamath, Y Komali, Shruthi Krishnamurthy
{"title":"Hydatid cyst of the buccal mucosa: An unusual presentation.","authors":"R M Lavanya, V V Kamath, Y Komali, Shruthi Krishnamurthy","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.160350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.160350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydatid cyst is a parasitic cyst caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus that occurs primarily in sheep grazing areas worldwide. It is a chronic disease, and the cysts can be localized in unusual anatomical and geographic locations. It is known to affect the head and neck region. Patients must undergo a thorough systemic investigation as 20-30% show multiorgan involvement. We report a case of hydatid cyst occurring in the buccal mucosa of a 45- year -old male presenting as a small asymptomatic lump and emphasize on its rarity and diagnostic issues. </p>","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"157-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/41/1d/IJDENT-6-157.PMC4558753.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34023479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Yoga: A boon for the dental professionals.","authors":"Vinod Kapoor","doi":"10.4103/0975-962X.163028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-962X.163028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90526,"journal":{"name":"Indian journal of dentistry","volume":"6 3","pages":"115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7d/ed/IJDENT-6-115.PMC4558743.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34021942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}