Aim: In India, people chew tobacco either alone or in combination with pan or pan masala, which may cause tooth wear. The nature of chewable areca nut and tobacco consumption in India has undergone rapid transformation with introduction of pan masala and gutkha. The negative heal...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2024/v36i25363
Dental caries has long been a frequent and costly disease in the world, with paediatric caries being the most common infectious disease. Caries risk is higher in children who live in rural areas, are impoverished, or have inadequate access to dental care. Restorative treatment sh...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2024/v36i15355
Arsenic pollution of groundwater has far-reaching implications, including consumption through the food chain, which manifests as social problems, health dangers, and socioeconomic breakdown, as well as sprawling with mobility and groundwater mining. Food crops grown with arsenic-...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35265
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been the most extensively used denture base material over the past eight decades. Despite the availability of alternative polymers, this has remained the dominant denture base material. To solve the limitations of PMMA, new materials have been...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35643
One of the major problems which most dental professionals face is cross contamination and cross infection. During the fabrication of dental prosthesis, special care should be taken for every step, especially impressions as they are one of the main concern. This is because impr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2030735
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, important for the function of numerous proteins within the body, such as the coagulation factors, osteocalcin, and matrix-Gla protein. Vitamin K exists naturally as vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinone). Vitamin K has a pletho...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1730666
During the course of the oral examination or during procedures, dentists, auxiliaries, and other healthcare personnel have an increased chance of getting exposed to various pathogens. There were about 80 known herpes viruses, and in that at least eight of them are known to cause...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1630660
Changing lifestyle has resulted in worsening of oral health in people of all age groups. One such common oral health disease is said to be dental caries. There are various modalities in the prevention of dental caries which include proper maintenance of oral hygiene, fluoride app...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35031
Background: Microbial contamination of gutta percha (GP) cones can be harmful for the success of endodontic therapy. A rapid chair side disinfection is preferred to avoid secondary infection. Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 20% and 100% garlic extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i64A35361