Peripheral ossifying fibroma is a reactive gingival overgrowth, thought to arise from periosteal and periodontal membrane. These growths are rare in origin accounting for 3.1% of total gingival lesions. This article is describing, a case of peripheral ossifying fibroma, wherein v...
Selvamani Baskaran, R. Muthu Karuppaiah, K. Umesh, Sangeeta Chavan, R. Palanivel Pandian & P. Premkumar·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2022
Background: Periodontitis is a chronic oral diseases that includes bacterial colonization, inflammation and oxidative stress. Melatonin, a hormone which has antioxidant properties reduces gingival inflammation and oxidative stress. Aim: The aim of the study is to systematically r...
Root canal treatments are considered as one of the most important therapies in dentistry as they involve in maintaining and preserving the tooth along with its function up to a permissible extent. The root canal system exhibits different as well as complicated anatomical consider...
Nanorobotics is the emergent technology arena crafting machines or robots whose components are at or close to the scale of a nanometer (10−9 meters). A promising area of nanotechnological development is designing and building of nanorobots, with expedients ranging in size from 0....
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease that exerts a general effect on the body including the oral cavity and it can influence how periodontal diseases are expressed. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess and compare the prevalence, periodontal status of 25 t...
Aim: To assess and compare the knowledge and attitude towards prosthetic rehabilitation in patient with maxillectomy defect among interns and post-graduate of dental colleges in Belagavi and Dharwad city. Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted using the online questionna...
Introduction: Endodontic treatment is a set of operations designed to keep the pulp tissue and periapical area of the tooth healthy. The treatment is done to preserve the normal radicular tissues if the pulp is damaged or wounded. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, att...
Objective: The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of parents and carers of adolescents with disabilities and learning difficulties in terms of their dental problems and their access to dental care. The study focused on exploring parents daily experiences when see...
Implant supported prothesis are used in rehabilitation of cases with sever resorption of alveolar bone. However, the limitations due to the close proximity between critical anatomical structures (as maxillary sinus, inferior alveolar nerve) and crest of the ridge sometimes lead...
Aims: To evaluate the academic stress and oral hygiene practices among students in health-related profession such as medicine and surgery, nursing, dentistry and pharmacy Study design: This study was a cross sectional survey done among students in health-related professions Place...
Creating a hybrid prosthesis using attachments can be a challenging task for the dentist and for dental technician. The dentist should take into consideration the patient's preferences and requests as well as functional and esthetic demands. Experience and knowledge on the part o...
Introduction: A pleasant dental appearance translates to a pleasant smile. The need for aesthetic dental changes is very often self-perceived and can have a large effect on individuals’ self-confidence and their overall quality of life. There is paucity of such data among health...
Background and Objectives: An attractive smile is a pleasant effect of Orthodontic treatment which has got a lot of emotional benefits.The variation in tooth morphology of anteriors and its angulations and Inclinations play an important role in Smile Esthetics.The angulations of...
Background and Aim: Serum total protein, albumin and uric acid are plasma’s potent antioxidant defense; it can be used as a dependable marker of oxidative stress in the body and can untimely recognize oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), beside the other intrusive and not so successfu...
Cosmetic dentistry has broadened significantly in recent decades and restoring aesthetic appearance is a clinical challenge. Veneers is a minimally invasive method of restoring discoloured, fluorosed teeth and teeth with spacing. One of the main reasons causing teeth discolorati...