Probiotics in Treatment and Prevention of Periodontal Diseases: A Systemic Review Kakarla Priyanka1, Kudlur Maheswarappa Sudhir2, V. Chandra Sekhara Reddy3, R.V.S Krishna Kumar2,, G. Srinivasulu4 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellor...

Dental caries (DC) is a local disease, which occurs on hard tissues of teeth leading to its destruction by oral microorganisms. Various environmental factors affect dental caries prevalence, which are diet, especially sucrose rich; demographic factors such as age and sex and improper brushing habits. Caries is a biosocial disease, as living standards improve the severity of the disease usually ...

dental surgeons working in public sector have an important role to play in school dental health pro-gram to reinstitute the oral and dental health of growing population of india. even though the oral health policy was drafted in india in 1995, it was not implemented till this date (1). it is im-portant to enhance the knowledge about good oral health in teachers and parents by caring out worksho...

OBJECTIVE To compare the use of disease and injury classification codes in workplace absences requests due to dental causes. METHODS The study analyzed 240 requests in a federal public agency between January 2008 and December 2009. The use of the International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision (ICD-10) was compared to the Application of the International Classification of Diseases to...

Endodontic regeneration shows promise in treating dental pulp diseases; however, no suitable scaffolds exist for pulp regeneration. Acellular natural extracellular matrix (ECM) is a favorable scaffold for tissue regeneration since the anatomical structure and ECM of the natural tissues or organs are well-preserved. Xenogeneic ECM is superior to autologous or allogeneic ECM in tissue engineering...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to identify the oral health status as well as oral health practices and access for care of graduating senior high school Tibetan students in Shannan prefecture of Tibet. METHODS Based on standards of the 3rd Chinese National Oral Epidemiological Survey and WHO Oral Health Surveys, 1907 graduating students from three senior high schools were examined for car...

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in Kagoshima, Japan, after the Sequential Introduction of 7-valent and 13valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Junichiro Nishi; Koichi Tokuda; Naoko Imuta; Bin Chang; Department of Microbiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan; Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan; Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Scienc...

Background: While the burden of oral diseases is more on socio-economically disadvantaged groups in India, a paucity of data exists on modifiable risk factors influencing oral health among rural populations in India. This study 1) assessed oral knowledge levels, attitudes, barriers toward seeking professional dental care and utilization of dental care through empirical and anecdotal data; and 2...