BACKGROUND Propolis based preparations have a wide range of applications in various specialties of dentistry. The aim of this clinical trial was to test the efficacy of propolis as a mouthwash in the reduction of chemotherapy induced oral mucositis (OM) in a single center. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomised, controlled study patients undergoing chemotherapy were included consecutively a...

INTRODUCTION Salivary biomarkers are suggested to provide a reliable, noninvasive and objective measurement of chronic psychosocial stress and helps in assessment of pivotal role of stress in causation or precipitation of multitude of health problems. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the usefulness of salivary alpha amylase activity as an objective indicator of chronic stress and to find out any correl...

OBJECTIVE This paper presents an approach to the assessment of oral health needs of elderly and barriers to receive oral care in the life course. BACKGROUND The dental needs of the elderly are changing and growing day by day. The management of older patients requires not only an understanding of the medical and dental aspects of ageing but also provide them good oral health service. In the li...

OBJECTIVES To ascertain if the use of a structured pain assessment tool and nurse initiated oral analgesia protocols improve uptake and time to analgesia for children presenting to the emergency department with minor or moderate musculoskeletal injuries. METHODS Three groups of children with peripheral limb injuries were examined to identify the rates of analgesia provision and time from atte...

Psychophysical measures attempt to capture and compare subjective experiences objectively. In the chemical senses, these techniques have been instrumental in describing relationships between oral sensation and health risk, but they are often used incorrectly to make group comparisons. This chapter reviews contemporary methods of oral sensory assessment, with particular emphasis on suprathreshol...

Background: One of the symptoms of mucositis caused by chemotherapy is pain. Mucositis management is initiated by assessment of oral hygiene and management of pain. Many uses have been mentioned for Satureja hortensis in traditional medicine. The study was carried out with the aim of determining the effect of Satureja hortensis extract mucoadhesive gel of 1% on severity of mucositis-induced pai...

Background: Mechanical Ventilation in the intensive care unit is one of the most important interventions. Artificial airways are used to facilitate ventilation and endotracheal tubes are usually used for this matter. Unplanned extubation is one of the major complications of oral endotracheal intubation. In addition to extubation , tube movement can also cause trauma to oral cavity. Stabilizing ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the oral dryness in postmenopausal women and to correlate the salivary flow rate determined by sialometry with the clinical oral dryness score (CODS) obtained from Challacombe Scale. To correlate between subjective and objective oral dryness and relationship of salivary flow rate with that of the duration of menopause. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty ...

This 2-year longitudinal study investigated oral narrative ability in 14 children with mixed reading disability and their age-matched peers with typical development. The children were aged between 6;4 and 7;8 at the commencement of the study and assessments were administered individually to the children on three occasions over a 2-year period. Oral narratives were elicited in a personal narrati...