Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_34_21
S. Shirolkar, Surbhi Gautam, Khooshbu Gayen, Rajib Sikdar, Anisha Bag, S. Sarkar, Somen Roychowdhury
Background: Toothbrush is essential for removing dental biofilm and preventing dental caries and periodontal disease. Toothbrushes become contaminated after repeated use, so disinfection is necessary for tooth brush maintenance. It is critical that dentists should have a current understanding and perception of toothbrush contamination and disinfection. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among the dental interns, house staff, postgraduates, and faculty of the dental colleges in Kolkata city regarding toothbrush maintenance and disinfection. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among interns, house staff, postgraduates, and faculty of dental colleges in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The data on oral health knowledge attitude practice (KAP) were collected using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis was evaluated in the form of frequencies and percentages. Results: A total of 138 participants responded to the survey. Knowledge regarding toothbrush disinfection was found to be in 84% of the participants with maximum in house staff with 75%. Majority of the participants will prefer chlorhexidine as solution of disinfecting the toothbrush. Ninety-seven percent of the participants think that the toothbrush disinfection is necessary for everybody. Conclusion: The majority of interns surveyed had no idea how to keep their toothbrushes clean. Despite being aware of the issue, some participants did not disinfect their toothbrushes. Education on how to use and maintain a toothbrush effectively would help to improve the KAP for toothbrush maintenance and disinfection.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_38_21
Sushmita Esh, H. Adhikari
Hemisection denotes a procedure which saves the multi-rooted teeth by endodontic approach of the restorable half and deliberate excision of the compromised tooth structure, as opposed to extraction, that sacrifices the whole tooth. In the present case report, conventional root canal therapy of the root, to be saved, was performed, followed by hemisection of the affected root with the vertical cut method. When complete healing at the surgical site was observed, clinically and radiographically, fixed dental prosthesis was given. Radiographic success observed at recall visit indicated bone formation at the extraction site and the tooth was found to serve normal function. It was a conservative approach aiming to retain as much original tooth structure as possible against the option of extraction of the natural tooth.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_32_21
Malvika Singh, Manju Jamwal
Background: India is one of the top three tobacco burden countries in the world. Tobacco intake causes loss of health and environment and increases financial burden of an individual. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of tobacco intake among individuals of more than 15 years of age in the union territory of Ladakh, India. Subjects and Methods: District-wise data from National Health Survey-5, Ministry of Health and Family welfare 2019–2020, were collected, analyzed, and measured. Data collected were entered and statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 software (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). Various districts were diagrammatically color coded and described. Results: Out of all the districts in the union territory of Ladakh, the prevalence of tobacco smoking was highest in Leh district and lowest in Kargil district. Conclusions: People should be made more aware of the ill effects of tobacco usage. Although the Government of India enacted various legislations to control tobacco use, its reduction lies in our hands and the same should be discussed with general masses by making them aware of the menace of tobacco on the mental, environmental, and health of an individual.
背景:印度是世界三大烟草负担国之一。吸烟造成健康和环境损失，并增加个人的经济负担。目的:本研究的目的是评估印度拉达克联邦领土15岁以上个人烟草摄入量的流行程度和分布。对象和方法:收集卫生和家庭福利部2019-2020年全国卫生调查-5的地区数据，并对其进行分析和测量。收集的数据被输入并使用Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24.0软件(IBM, Armonk, NY, USA)进行统计分析。不同的地区用图表的颜色进行了编码和描述。结果:在拉达克联邦领土的所有地区中，列城地区的吸烟率最高，卡吉尔地区最低。结论:人们应该更多地意识到烟草使用的不良影响。虽然印度政府颁布了各种立法来控制烟草的使用，但减少烟草的使用取决于我们自己，应该与广大群众讨论这一问题，使他们意识到烟草对个人精神、环境和健康的威胁。
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_28_21
Khooshbu Gayen, Anisha Bag, S. Shirolkar, Rajib Sikdar, Soumen Pal, S. Sarkar
Mucocele is one of the most common minor salivary gland disorders which can arise due to the accumulation of mucous secretion due to trauma or any aberrant oral habit. Primarily of two types – extravasation and retention type based on histopathological features. Mucocele can appear at any site in oral cavity in association with minor salivary glands such as lip, cheeks, and the floor of the mouth but most commonly found in lower lip. It can affect patients of any age group but young population are most frequently affected. Mucocele is usually diagnosed based on its clinical findings. Surgical removal is the most common treatment of choice.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_21_21
Rajib Sikdar, A. Chatterjee, Khooshbu Gayen, S. Shirolkar, Anisha Bag, S. Sarkar
Odontodysplasia is a rare nonhereditary developmental anomaly of dental hard tissue with unknown etiology, arising from both ectodermal and mesodermal components. Hitchin in 1934 first described it as a localized arrest of tooth development generally affecting one quadrant of the jaw. When it just affects one quadrant, it is referred to as “regional odontodysplasia,” but when it crosses the midline and affects more than one quadrant, it is referred to as “generalised odontodysplasia.” In this two case series, various types of odontodysplasia have been described, one of which is confined to a single quadrant and the other crossing the midline. The cases of odontodysplasia can only be treated by multidisciplinary approach and restorative and prosthetic rehabilitation and regular follow-up require for improving the quality of life of patients.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_23_21
Malvika Singh
Background: India is one of the top three tobacco burden countries in the world. Tobacco intake causes loss of health and environment and increases the financial burden of an individual. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of tobacco intake among individuals of more than 15 years of age in union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Subjects and Methods: District-wise data from the National Health Survey-5, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 2019–2020, were collected, analyzed, and measured. Data collected were entered and statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 software (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). Various districts were diagrammatically color coded and described. Results: Out of all the 20 districts in J and K, the prevalence of tobacco smoking was highest in Kupwara district (56.6%) and lowest in Jammu district (26.6%). Conclusions: People should be made more aware about the ill effects of tobacco usage. Although the Government of India enacted various legislations to control tobacco use, its reduction lies in our hands and the same should be discussed with general masses by making them aware about the menace of tobacco on mental, environmental, and health of an individual.
背景:印度是世界三大烟草负担国之一。吸烟造成健康和环境损失，并增加个人的经济负担。目的:本研究的目的是评估印度查谟和克什米尔联邦领土15岁以上个人烟草摄入量的流行程度和分布。对象和方法:收集卫生和家庭福利部2019-2020年全国卫生调查-5的地区数据，进行分析和测量。收集的数据被输入并使用Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24.0软件(IBM, Armonk, NY, USA)进行统计分析。不同的地区用图表的颜色进行了编码和描述。结果:J、K两省20个区中，库普瓦拉区吸烟率最高(56.6%)，查谟区最低(26.6%)。结论:人们应该更多地意识到烟草使用的不良影响。虽然印度政府颁布了各种立法来控制烟草的使用，但减少烟草的使用取决于我们自己，应该与广大群众讨论这一问题，使他们意识到烟草对个人精神、环境和健康的威胁。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_22_21
D. Singh, A. Mandal
Gingival hyperpigmentation can be defined as a darker gingival color beyond what is normally expected. Several by-products of the physiological process such as melanin, oxyhemoglobin, carotene, reduced hemoglobin, and iron and/or pathological diseases and conditions are most commonly the contributors of pigmentation. Either it can be due to melanin pigmentation results produced by melanoblasts or environmental risk factors such as tobacco smoking. Pigmentation of the gingiva not just has an impact on esthetics and may range from physiologic reasons (e.g. racial pigmentation) to manifestations of systemic illnesses (e.g. Addison's disease) to malignant neoplasms (e.g. melanoma and Kaposi's sarcoma). Therefore, an insight understanding is necessary of the cause for mucosal pigmentation before planning the treatment. Gingival depigmentation can be achieved using a wide range of procedures, i.e. depigmentation such as bur abrasion, scraping, cryotherapy, electrosurgery, and laser. In the present case report, a laser depigmentation technique was used which is simple and yields good results along with good patient satisfaction.
{"title":"Management of gingival pigmentation using laser depigmentation technique","authors":"D. Singh, A. Mandal","doi":"10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_22_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_22_21","url":null,"abstract":"Gingival hyperpigmentation can be defined as a darker gingival color beyond what is normally expected. Several by-products of the physiological process such as melanin, oxyhemoglobin, carotene, reduced hemoglobin, and iron and/or pathological diseases and conditions are most commonly the contributors of pigmentation. Either it can be due to melanin pigmentation results produced by melanoblasts or environmental risk factors such as tobacco smoking. Pigmentation of the gingiva not just has an impact on esthetics and may range from physiologic reasons (e.g. racial pigmentation) to manifestations of systemic illnesses (e.g. Addison's disease) to malignant neoplasms (e.g. melanoma and Kaposi's sarcoma). Therefore, an insight understanding is necessary of the cause for mucosal pigmentation before planning the treatment. Gingival depigmentation can be achieved using a wide range of procedures, i.e. depigmentation such as bur abrasion, scraping, cryotherapy, electrosurgery, and laser. In the present case report, a laser depigmentation technique was used which is simple and yields good results along with good patient satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":365865,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134080784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_16_21
P. Sree, S. Sunantha, Tarun Kumar Suvvari
The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the most probable route of entrance for the SARS-CoV-2 virus is suggested to be that of oral mucosa as it contains angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors, which acts as a cellular doorway for the entry of the virus. Anti-viral and broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat COVID-19 can be responsible for oral problems associated with soft tissue, saliva production, and neurological-based oral sensations reported even in fully recovered patients. Oral manifestations like loss of taste (complete ageusia or partial hypogeusia) and altered taste were most common, followed by various lesions and plaques affecting the intraoral site. Poor oral hygiene can lead to complications in patients suffering from systemic diseases such as diabetes, kidney, and liver disease. Since oral health has a significant impact on a patient's general health, improved oral hygiene can significantly decrease the risk of oropharyngeal colonization and respiratory complications, especially in the elderly and patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Due to the high risk of COVID-19 transmission among dentists and patients, it is important to re-design recommendations to oral medicine and dentists working in the hospital setting to manage oral manifestations. Oral health-related quality of life is an all-encompassing term used to denote how one's oral health impacts on their ability to function normally can be a crucial subjective measure to analyze oral health during these challenging times.
{"title":"A comprehensive insights into oral health in COVID-19","authors":"P. Sree, S. Sunantha, Tarun Kumar Suvvari","doi":"10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_16_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_16_21","url":null,"abstract":"The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the most probable route of entrance for the SARS-CoV-2 virus is suggested to be that of oral mucosa as it contains angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors, which acts as a cellular doorway for the entry of the virus. Anti-viral and broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat COVID-19 can be responsible for oral problems associated with soft tissue, saliva production, and neurological-based oral sensations reported even in fully recovered patients. Oral manifestations like loss of taste (complete ageusia or partial hypogeusia) and altered taste were most common, followed by various lesions and plaques affecting the intraoral site. Poor oral hygiene can lead to complications in patients suffering from systemic diseases such as diabetes, kidney, and liver disease. Since oral health has a significant impact on a patient's general health, improved oral hygiene can significantly decrease the risk of oropharyngeal colonization and respiratory complications, especially in the elderly and patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Due to the high risk of COVID-19 transmission among dentists and patients, it is important to re-design recommendations to oral medicine and dentists working in the hospital setting to manage oral manifestations. Oral health-related quality of life is an all-encompassing term used to denote how one's oral health impacts on their ability to function normally can be a crucial subjective measure to analyze oral health during these challenging times.","PeriodicalId":365865,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134268275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_14_21
Shravani G. Deolia, K. Chhabra, Gargi Nimbhorkar, Christina Pachuau, Angel Yangad, G. Nimbulkar, Sanjana Basu
Background: Rotating shift work refers to a way of organizing daily working hours in which different persons or teams work in succession to cover more than the usual 8 h per day, up to and including the whole 24 h. Studies have been conducted for examining the effects of rotating shifts on an employee's performance and well-being. Hence, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of rotating shift work, sleep, and accidents related to sleepiness in doctors. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on doctors of a Tertiary Care Hospital. A close-ended questionnaire containing 25 questions was distributed to doctors (residents and interns) who worked rotating shifts. Questions presented were regarding sleep disturbances, sleeping aids or countermeasures to get to sleep; and accidents or errors in the past year including automobile accidents and medical and procedural errors that the doctors had reported to have occurred because of sleepiness due to rotating shifts. The data collected were analyzed by SPSS version 21 (SPSS statistics IBM Corporation). Results: Doctors reporting to night shifts suffered from decreased and disturbed sleep, irritability, fatigue, and poor reflexes. According to our study, almost all the subjects suffered from poor work and sleep quality due to their changing work shifts. Conclusion: Rotating work shifts have a direct effect on workability and quality and amount of sleep in doctors.
背景:轮班工作是指一种组织日常工作时间的方式，不同的人或团队连续工作，每天超过通常的8小时，达到并包括整个24小时。已经进行了研究，以检查轮班对员工的绩效和幸福感的影响。因此，本研究的目的是评估轮班工作、睡眠和与睡眠有关的事故对医生的影响。方法:对某三级医院的医生进行横断面研究。一份包含25个问题的封闭式问卷分发给轮班的医生(住院医生和实习生)。提出的问题是关于睡眠障碍、睡眠辅助或入睡对策;以及过去一年的事故或失误，包括车祸以及医生报告的因轮班导致的困倦而发生的医疗和程序失误。收集的数据采用SPSS version 21 (SPSS statistics IBM Corporation)进行分析。结果:报告夜班的医生有睡眠减少和不安、易怒、疲劳和反应差的症状。根据我们的研究，几乎所有的研究对象都因为工作班次的变化而导致工作和睡眠质量不佳。结论:轮班对医生的工作效率、睡眠质量和睡眠量有直接影响。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_20_21
Tarun Vyas
In a number of countries, coronavirus disease-2019 is a second pandemic that is progressing fast. When it comes to diseases in India, the rate of spread is incredibly high. There has been a slowdown in the use of multifaceted strategies to some extent. Sadly, the disease is advancing rapidly in India despite all efforts. The objective of this review is to evaluate critically the strategies adopted by the Indian Government to address this second pandemic and to propose appropriate strategies for the current context mainly through the 5 T approach (Trace, Track, Test, Treat, and Technology). Local governments have begun to implement disease containment measures, but to explain the need for a mask, a social divergence, stop mass meetings, voluntary quarantines, and testing, the federal government has an essential role to play.
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