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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2021
Background: Dental procedures, especially local anesthetic administration, are a source of great ... more Background: Dental procedures, especially local anesthetic administration, are a source of great anxiety to children. Diaphragmatic breathing is defined as an efficient integrative body–mind training for dealing with stress and psychosomatic conditions. Pinwheel exercise is also a highly effective technique of “play therapy.” Aim: This study aimed to compare dental anxiety using pinwheel breathing exercise and diaphragmatic breathing exercise during buccal infiltration anesthesia. Methodology: Sixty children in the age group of 6–12 years with Frankel's behavior rating score of 3 who required buccal infiltration local anesthesia were selected. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups, i.e., Group A: children who performed pinwheel breathing exercise and Group B: children who performed diaphragmatic breathing exercise. The level of anxiety of the patients was recorded using an animated emoji scale. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20 software with paired t-test...
Background: In India, though pharmacovigilance programme had been introduced way back in 2003, st... more Background: In India, though pharmacovigilance programme had been introduced way back in 2003, still there are very less cases reported regarding adverse drug reaction (ADR), especially by dental professionals. This led to the necessity to find out the knowledge regarding ADR amongst the dentists and the reasons for underreporting. Moreover, as ADRs are more common and severe amongst paediatric population when compared to adults, this electronic survey was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices amongst the students pursuing masters in paediatric dentistry. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst post-graduate students registered with Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. A Google Form with covering letter which included specified instruction format, informed consent, covering letter with clear description of the purpose of the study and questions in different categories were mailed. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse resp...
Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 2022
Background: Human infants are considered germ free before birth. Immediately after birth, the inf... more Background: Human infants are considered germ free before birth. Immediately after birth, the infant is exposed to millions of microorganisms. During birth and shortly after the birth, epithelial lining of the mouths of neonates are colonized by different microbial species. Objective: To Determine The Co-relation of Salivary Streptococcus Mutans' Count Between Mother and their Neonates within Two Days of Life. Study Design: It was an ex-vivo, microbial, double blinded, interventional, comparative study. Participants: 42-mothers aged 22-40 years and their 42-neonates born through vaginal delivery. Intervention: Oral screening of participant mothers was performed to record DMFT/DMFS and Periodontal index. Participants were divided into two groups based on high caries status (DMFT score ≥6) and low caries status (DMFT score≤1). Samples were taken from mothers' oral cavity, neonates mouth on day one and within 48 hours by swabbing the tip of the tongue, left vestibule at 1st molar region, buccal
Advances in Human Biology
Introduction: Oral diseases and traumatic injuries are serious public health problems, especially... more Introduction: Oral diseases and traumatic injuries are serious public health problems, especially when talking about children. Mutilation of the function and reduced quality of life has an influence on individuals and communities. The most widespread oral disease in developing countries has been found to be dental caries. The maintenance of healthy permanent molars is very important. DMFT and PUFA index can be used to determine the caries status and severity in untreated carious teeth of an individual. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive survey that included 1380 children between the age group 8–10 years from public and private schools of Vadodara, Gujarat. The study population was divided based on their socioeconomic status as upper, middle and low according to the Kuppuswamy scale. The study was conducted 2 days per week for 6 months to examine the participants. Dental caries was assessed using DMFT index, and the severity of caries was evaluated by PUFA index for permanent first molars. Results: The prevalence of first permanent molar caries in Vadodara city was 55.38%; 747 out of 1380 children of 8–10 years of age were affected with caries evaluated using DMFT index. The severity of first permanent molar caries (PUFA index) was found to be 56.22%. That is, 420 out of 747 children had more severe first permanent molar caries. Conclusion: Caries prevalence and severity increase with age. PUFA index is an effective index in evaluating the clinical sequel of untreated carious teeth and helps better treatment plans for a socially deprived group of society.
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2021
Context: The impact of periodontal disease during pregnancy and its effect on adverse pregnancy o... more Context: The impact of periodontal disease during pregnancy and its effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes is seen in the literature. When it comes to the link of disease related to periodontium to that of adverse pregnancy outcomes, a need can arise if a significant cause-effect relationship does exist or not between them. Aim: The study was aimed to determine the association of periodontal health status in pregnant women with the occurrence of preterm low birth weight (LBW) infants in Vadodara, Gujarat. Settings and Design: An interventional study with 100 patients was conducted, of which 67 participants were included in the control group and 33 participants were included in the intervention group. A total of 12 participants dropped out from the study and 88 were analyzed for the outcome. Subjects and Methods: The Community periodontal Index of Treatment needs index was taken for all enrolled participants and then were divided into interventional group and control group. Participant...
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2021
Background: Dental procedures, especially local anesthetic administration, are a source of great ... more Background: Dental procedures, especially local anesthetic administration, are a source of great anxiety to children. Diaphragmatic breathing is defined as an efficient integrative body–mind training for dealing with stress and psychosomatic conditions. Pinwheel exercise is also a highly effective technique of “play therapy.” Aim: This study aimed to compare dental anxiety using pinwheel breathing exercise and diaphragmatic breathing exercise during buccal infiltration anesthesia. Methodology: Sixty children in the age group of 6–12 years with Frankel's behavior rating score of 3 who required buccal infiltration local anesthesia were selected. Subjects were divided randomly into two groups, i.e., Group A: children who performed pinwheel breathing exercise and Group B: children who performed diaphragmatic breathing exercise. The level of anxiety of the patients was recorded using an animated emoji scale. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20 software with paired t-test...
Background: In India, though pharmacovigilance programme had been introduced way back in 2003, st... more Background: In India, though pharmacovigilance programme had been introduced way back in 2003, still there are very less cases reported regarding adverse drug reaction (ADR), especially by dental professionals. This led to the necessity to find out the knowledge regarding ADR amongst the dentists and the reasons for underreporting. Moreover, as ADRs are more common and severe amongst paediatric population when compared to adults, this electronic survey was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices amongst the students pursuing masters in paediatric dentistry. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst post-graduate students registered with Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. A Google Form with covering letter which included specified instruction format, informed consent, covering letter with clear description of the purpose of the study and questions in different categories were mailed. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse resp...
Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 2022
Background: Human infants are considered germ free before birth. Immediately after birth, the inf... more Background: Human infants are considered germ free before birth. Immediately after birth, the infant is exposed to millions of microorganisms. During birth and shortly after the birth, epithelial lining of the mouths of neonates are colonized by different microbial species. Objective: To Determine The Co-relation of Salivary Streptococcus Mutans' Count Between Mother and their Neonates within Two Days of Life. Study Design: It was an ex-vivo, microbial, double blinded, interventional, comparative study. Participants: 42-mothers aged 22-40 years and their 42-neonates born through vaginal delivery. Intervention: Oral screening of participant mothers was performed to record DMFT/DMFS and Periodontal index. Participants were divided into two groups based on high caries status (DMFT score ≥6) and low caries status (DMFT score≤1). Samples were taken from mothers' oral cavity, neonates mouth on day one and within 48 hours by swabbing the tip of the tongue, left vestibule at 1st molar region, buccal
Advances in Human Biology
Introduction: Oral diseases and traumatic injuries are serious public health problems, especially... more Introduction: Oral diseases and traumatic injuries are serious public health problems, especially when talking about children. Mutilation of the function and reduced quality of life has an influence on individuals and communities. The most widespread oral disease in developing countries has been found to be dental caries. The maintenance of healthy permanent molars is very important. DMFT and PUFA index can be used to determine the caries status and severity in untreated carious teeth of an individual. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive survey that included 1380 children between the age group 8–10 years from public and private schools of Vadodara, Gujarat. The study population was divided based on their socioeconomic status as upper, middle and low according to the Kuppuswamy scale. The study was conducted 2 days per week for 6 months to examine the participants. Dental caries was assessed using DMFT index, and the severity of caries was evaluated by PUFA index for permanent first molars. Results: The prevalence of first permanent molar caries in Vadodara city was 55.38%; 747 out of 1380 children of 8–10 years of age were affected with caries evaluated using DMFT index. The severity of first permanent molar caries (PUFA index) was found to be 56.22%. That is, 420 out of 747 children had more severe first permanent molar caries. Conclusion: Caries prevalence and severity increase with age. PUFA index is an effective index in evaluating the clinical sequel of untreated carious teeth and helps better treatment plans for a socially deprived group of society.
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2021
Context: The impact of periodontal disease during pregnancy and its effect on adverse pregnancy o... more Context: The impact of periodontal disease during pregnancy and its effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes is seen in the literature. When it comes to the link of disease related to periodontium to that of adverse pregnancy outcomes, a need can arise if a significant cause-effect relationship does exist or not between them. Aim: The study was aimed to determine the association of periodontal health status in pregnant women with the occurrence of preterm low birth weight (LBW) infants in Vadodara, Gujarat. Settings and Design: An interventional study with 100 patients was conducted, of which 67 participants were included in the control group and 33 participants were included in the intervention group. A total of 12 participants dropped out from the study and 88 were analyzed for the outcome. Subjects and Methods: The Community periodontal Index of Treatment needs index was taken for all enrolled participants and then were divided into interventional group and control group. Participant...