{"title":"A happy mouth for a happy future - Embracing the long-term vision for oral health","authors":"S. M. Balaji","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_18_2024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_18_2024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141826700","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}
K. Guttal, Namratha Karkera, Shantala Arunkumar, K. Nandimath
Calcium channel blockers are one of the most commonly used drugs for the management of cardiovascular disorders and are known for causing gingival overgrowth as an adverse effect. Disfiguring gingival overgrowth triggered by this medication is not only esthetically displeasing but also often impairs nutrition and access to oral hygiene, resulting in increased susceptibility to oral infection, caries, and periodontal diseases. The present study aimed to correlate the incidence of the extent of gingival enlargement in hypertensive patients receiving amlodipine and also a correlation of the extent of gingival enlargement with the dosage and duration of intake of Amlodipine. Hypertensive patients attending the outpatient of the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were selected for the study. A detailed history of the subjects was recorded for single or multiple drug usage, including the intake of amlodipine medications for hypertension, the dose and duration of the drug usage, following which a clinical examination was performed to evaluate the grades of gingival enlargement and local factors affecting the same. The majority of the patients (81%) received 5 mg of amlodipine medication, and more than 40% of patients were receiving amlodipine for more than one year. More than 50% of patients had grade 2 gingival enlargement. There was a significant correlation between gingival enlargement and amlodipine dosage. Also noted was an association between gingival enlargement and duration of receiving amlodipine. Even with a minimal dose of amlodipine, significant gingival enlargement is seen; hence, regular follow-up with a suitable dental evaluation referral for examining gingival and periodontal status becomes imminent. Therefore, dental professionals need to identify and then guide the patient to seek the necessary medical intervention for the same.
{"title":"Assessment of effects of duration and dosage of Amlodipine on gingival health - A Prospective Study","authors":"K. Guttal, Namratha Karkera, Shantala Arunkumar, K. Nandimath","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_41_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_41_2023","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Calcium channel blockers are one of the most commonly used drugs for the management of cardiovascular disorders and are known for causing gingival overgrowth as an adverse effect. Disfiguring gingival overgrowth triggered by this medication is not only esthetically displeasing but also often impairs nutrition and access to oral hygiene, resulting in increased susceptibility to oral infection, caries, and periodontal diseases. The present study aimed to correlate the incidence of the extent of gingival enlargement in hypertensive patients receiving amlodipine and also a correlation of the extent of gingival enlargement with the dosage and duration of intake of Amlodipine.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Hypertensive patients attending the outpatient of the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were selected for the study. A detailed history of the subjects was recorded for single or multiple drug usage, including the intake of amlodipine medications for hypertension, the dose and duration of the drug usage, following which a clinical examination was performed to evaluate the grades of gingival enlargement and local factors affecting the same.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The majority of the patients (81%) received 5 mg of amlodipine medication, and more than 40% of patients were receiving amlodipine for more than one year. More than 50% of patients had grade 2 gingival enlargement. There was a significant correlation between gingival enlargement and amlodipine dosage. Also noted was an association between gingival enlargement and duration of receiving amlodipine.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Even with a minimal dose of amlodipine, significant gingival enlargement is seen; hence, regular follow-up with a suitable dental evaluation referral for examining gingival and periodontal status becomes imminent. Therefore, dental professionals need to identify and then guide the patient to seek the necessary medical intervention for the same.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141111732","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}
Reports on most performed oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures (OMSPs) are scarce globally. This study aimed to determine the pattern of surgical demands of patients attending oral and maxillofacial surgery services at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, Nigeria. A retrospective study was conducted on patients managed in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from March 2011 to April 2021. Data were collected from theatre logbooks and case notes of patients who had surgery. The data collected were the age of patients, gender, employment status, educational status, residential distance to the hospital, and type of surgery performed. Descriptive statistics were done using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistics for Windows version 20 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp) software. A total number of 550 patients were seen in the ten-year study period. The age of the patients ranges between 2 and 97 years. The mean age was 23.5 ± 2.08 years. More than half (55.6%) of the patients were male. The highest (47.1%) number of patients that had OMSP had only primary education, followed by tertiary education (25.1%), secondary (17.8%), and no formal education (10.0%). Cleft lip and palate repairs were the most common surgical demands (34.5%), followed by mandibulectomy, open reduction, and fixation. The least surgical demands were neck dissections (0.36%), and none (0.0%) of the patients had cosmetic surgery. The most common surgical demand by patients was cleft lip and palate repairs, while neck dissection was the least common demand, respectively.
在全球范围内，关于口腔颌面外科手术（OMSPs）的报告很少。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚埃多州贝宁大学教学医院口腔颌面外科就诊患者的手术需求模式。本研究对 2011 年 3 月至 2021 年 4 月期间在口腔颌面外科接受治疗的患者进行了回顾性研究。数据来自手术室日志和手术患者的病例记录。收集的数据包括患者的年龄、性别、就业状况、教育状况、居住地与医院的距离以及手术类型。描述性统计使用的是 IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistics for Windows version 20 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp) 软件。患者年龄在 2 岁至 97 岁之间。平均年龄为 23.5±2.08 岁。一半以上（55.6%）的患者为男性。在接受过 OMSP 的患者中，仅接受过小学教育的人数最多（47.1%），其次是接受过高等教育（25.1%）、中学教育（17.8%）和未接受过正规教育（10.0%）。唇腭裂修复是最常见的手术需求（34.5%），其次是下颌骨切除术、开放复位术和固定术。患者最常见的手术需求是唇腭裂修复，而颈部解剖则是最不常见的需求。
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Pradnya Atish Korwar, Anjali Gheware, Ravindranath V. K.
Long-term stability of orthodontic treatment outcome is attained through retention. Fabrication and bonding of the lingually bonded retainer on the lingual tooth surface are a technique-sensitive and time-consuming procedure. Stabilizing the lingual retainer wire on the tooth surface throughout the bonding procedure is a challenging task for the operator. This article introduces a new simplified technique of stabilizing the lingual retainer wire before bonding.
{"title":"Innovative and simple technique of stabilizing the lingual retainer wire before bonding","authors":"Pradnya Atish Korwar, Anjali Gheware, Ravindranath V. K.","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_40_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_40_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Long-term stability of orthodontic treatment outcome is attained through retention. Fabrication and bonding of the lingually bonded retainer on the lingual tooth surface are a technique-sensitive and time-consuming procedure. Stabilizing the lingual retainer wire on the tooth surface throughout the bonding procedure is a challenging task for the operator. This article introduces a new simplified technique of stabilizing the lingual retainer wire before bonding.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"30 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140696125","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}
The most frequently encountered malocclusion in our daily clinical practice is Class II malocclusion with mandibular retrognathism. Treatment modalities for Class II malocclusion correction depend on numerous factors such as the severity of the malocclusion and the age at which the patient reports for the treatment. One of the innovations in Class II treatment is the PowerScope appliance. The objectives of this study were: (1) To evaluate dentoskeletal changes with the use of PowerScope appliance in the treatment of Class II division I malocclusion using lateral cephalograms in late adolescents. (2) To evaluate the soft-tissue changes with the use of PowerScope appliance in the treatment of Class II division I malocclusion using lateral cephalograms in late adolescents. This retrospective and cross-sectional study was done using pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalograms of 15 patients treated with PowerScope appliance who were under decelerated growth phase as assessed by cervical vertebrae maturation index (Stages 4, 5, and 6). All the lateral cephalograms were hand traced and measured by same investigator. A highly statistically significant difference was observed between the pre-and post-angle formed by sella nasion plane and nasion to point B line (SNB), angle formed by nasion to point A line and nasion to point B line (ANB), condylion to point gnathion (Co–Gn), and distance between point A to nasion perpendicular (N perpendicular to Point A) to Pog skeletal parameters. It was found that a highly significant difference was noted for parameters upper molar to palatal plane (U6-PP), lower incisor to nasion to point B line (L1-NB), lower incisor to nasion to point B line (L1-NB*), lower incisor to mandibular plane angle (IMPA), and upper molar to pterygoid vertical line (U6-PTV). A significant difference was present for parameters upper incisor to nasion to point A line (U1-NA), while no difference was observed for upper incisor to sella nasion plane (U1-SN) and upper molar to pterygoid vertical line (U6-PTV). A significant statistical difference was observed between the pre-and post-lower lip to E line parameter. PowerScope caused significant skeletal changes by forward repositioning of the mandible as well as by an increase in the length of the mandible. There was significant retrusion of upper incisors and a highly significant increase in lower incisor protrusion, lower molar mesialization, and upper molar intrusion. Soft-tissue lower lip protrusion was significant.
在我们的日常临床实践中，最常遇到的错颌畸形是伴有下颌后突的II类错颌畸形。II 类错牙合畸形矫正的治疗方法取决于多种因素，如错牙合畸形的严重程度和患者的报到年龄。PowerScope 矫治器是 II 类错牙合畸形矫治的创新技术之一。本研究的目的是(1) 在使用 PowerScope矫治器治疗II类I分区错颌畸形时，使用青少年晚期侧位头影评估牙齿骨骼的变化。(这项回顾性横断面研究使用了 15 名使用 PowerScope矫治器治疗的患者的治疗前和治疗后侧位头相图，这些患者处于生长减速阶段，根据颈椎成熟指数（第 4、5 和 6 期）进行评估。）所有的侧位头影都是由同一研究人员手工描记和测量的。观察发现，蝶鞍平面与蝶鞍至 B 点连线（SNB）形成的角度、蝶鞍至 A 点连线与蝶鞍至 B 点连线（ANB）形成的角度、髁突至gnathion点（Co-Gn）以及 A 点至蝶鞍垂直距离（N 垂直于 A 点）与 Pog 骨骼参数之间的前后差异具有高度统计学意义。研究发现，上臼齿至腭平面（U6-PP）、下切牙至鼻翼至 B 点线（L1-NB）、下切牙至鼻翼至 B 点线（L1-NB*）、下切牙至下颌平面角（IMPA）和上臼齿至翼突垂直线（U6-PTV）等参数与 Pog 骨骼参数存在高度显著差异。参数上切牙至鼻翼至 A 点线（U1-NA）存在明显差异，而上切牙至鼻翼平面（U1-SN）和上磨牙至翼突垂直线（U6-PTV）则无差异。下唇到 E 线的参数在使用前和使用后有明显的统计学差异。PowerScope 通过前移下颌骨的位置以及增加下颌骨的长度引起了明显的骨骼变化。上门牙明显后缩，下门牙前突、下臼齿间化和上臼齿内陷也有非常明显的增加。下唇软组织明显前突。
{"title":"Dentoskeletal and soft-tissue changes concurrent to use of PowerScope appliance in treatment of Class II malocclusion – A retrospective study","authors":"Shivaleela Sajjan, Vijay R. Naik, Sindhu Naik","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_15_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_15_2023","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The most frequently encountered malocclusion in our daily clinical practice is Class II malocclusion with mandibular retrognathism. Treatment modalities for Class II malocclusion correction depend on numerous factors such as the severity of the malocclusion and the age at which the patient reports for the treatment. One of the innovations in Class II treatment is the PowerScope appliance. The objectives of this study were: (1) To evaluate dentoskeletal changes with the use of PowerScope appliance in the treatment of Class II division I malocclusion using lateral cephalograms in late adolescents. (2) To evaluate the soft-tissue changes with the use of PowerScope appliance in the treatment of Class II division I malocclusion using lateral cephalograms in late adolescents.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This retrospective and cross-sectional study was done using pre- and post-treatment lateral cephalograms of 15 patients treated with PowerScope appliance who were under decelerated growth phase as assessed by cervical vertebrae maturation index (Stages 4, 5, and 6). All the lateral cephalograms were hand traced and measured by same investigator.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A highly statistically significant difference was observed between the pre-and post-angle formed by sella nasion plane and nasion to point B line (SNB), angle formed by nasion to point A line and nasion to point B line (ANB), condylion to point gnathion (Co–Gn), and distance between point A to nasion perpendicular (N perpendicular to Point A) to Pog skeletal parameters. It was found that a highly significant difference was noted for parameters upper molar to palatal plane (U6-PP), lower incisor to nasion to point B line (L1-NB), lower incisor to nasion to point B line (L1-NB*), lower incisor to mandibular plane angle (IMPA), and upper molar to pterygoid vertical line (U6-PTV). A significant difference was present for parameters upper incisor to nasion to point A line (U1-NA), while no difference was observed for upper incisor to sella nasion plane (U1-SN) and upper molar to pterygoid vertical line (U6-PTV). A significant statistical difference was observed between the pre-and post-lower lip to E line parameter.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000PowerScope caused significant skeletal changes by forward repositioning of the mandible as well as by an increase in the length of the mandible. There was significant retrusion of upper incisors and a highly significant increase in lower incisor protrusion, lower molar mesialization, and upper molar intrusion. Soft-tissue lower lip protrusion was significant.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"91 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139440299","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}
Prerna Yadav, S. Tandon, Charu Khurana, Meenakshi Chopra
Herbs have been used for centuries to prevent and control disease. Herbal extracts are effective because they interact with specific chemical receptors within the body and are in pharmacodynamic sense, drugs themselves. Using herbal medicines, patients have averted the many side effects that generally come with traditional medicines, but this does not mean that side effects do not occur. Only knowledgeable practitioners can prescribe the right herb and its proper dosage. Herbal medicines had been considered in every culture; however, pharmaceutical companies overturned this type of thinking. Now, pharmaceuticals are called traditional and herbs are labeled as the “alternative.” The biggest challenge and problem is lack of information about the effect of herbs in oral tissues, mechanism of effect, and side effects. Several popular conventional drugs on the market are derived from herbs. Herbal medicines have dramatically fewer side effects and are safer to use than conventional meditations. The herbs described in this article are used to eliminate various dental diseases such as dental caries, gingival disease, periodontal disease, and mucosal lesions, and a summary of other herbs that are useful in dentistry. Herbs may be good alternatives to current treatments for oral health problems, but it is clear that we need more research.
{"title":"Herbs in dentistry","authors":"Prerna Yadav, S. Tandon, Charu Khurana, Meenakshi Chopra","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_8_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_8_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Herbs have been used for centuries to prevent and control disease. Herbal extracts are effective because they interact with specific chemical receptors within the body and are in pharmacodynamic sense, drugs themselves. Using herbal medicines, patients have averted the many side effects that generally come with traditional medicines, but this does not mean that side effects do not occur. Only knowledgeable practitioners can prescribe the right herb and its proper dosage. Herbal medicines had been considered in every culture; however, pharmaceutical companies overturned this type of thinking. Now, pharmaceuticals are called traditional and herbs are labeled as the “alternative.” The biggest challenge and problem is lack of information about the effect of herbs in oral tissues, mechanism of effect, and side effects. Several popular conventional drugs on the market are derived from herbs. Herbal medicines have dramatically fewer side effects and are safer to use than conventional meditations. The herbs described in this article are used to eliminate various dental diseases such as dental caries, gingival disease, periodontal disease, and mucosal lesions, and a summary of other herbs that are useful in dentistry. Herbs may be good alternatives to current treatments for oral health problems, but it is clear that we need more research.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"3 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438978","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}
The role of dental radiography cannot be over-emphasized but the harmful effect of its radiation cannot be overlooked, thereby making the knowledge and practice of exposure protection very important. While studies on awareness, knowledge, and practice exposure protection are available in other countries, it appears that there is a dearth of such studies in our environment. The aim of this survey was to assess the awareness, knowledge, and practice of radiation hazards and exposure protection techniques of dentists in a Nigerian teaching hospital. This cross-sectional study design was conducted between December 2022 and February 2023 at the dental complex of a Nigerian teaching hospital among dental practitioners. The data were collected with a 23-item, structured, close-ended, and self-administered questionnaire. The data collected were age, gender, department of respondents, medical status, years of experience, and additional degree. Other collected data were awareness, knowledge, and practice of radiation protection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. The data were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 26 (IBM, Armonk, NY, United States of America). A critical probability level (P < 0.05) was used as the cutoff level for statistical significance. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed, and 82 were retrieved, giving a response rate of 82%. The mean age of the respondents was 45.3 ± 5.1 years. There were more males (58.5%) with a male-to-female ratio of 1.4:1. The prevalence of poor awareness and inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure protection was 48.2% and 22.4%, respectively. The prevalence of poor practice toward radiation exposure was 66.7%. Only years of experience and additional degree influenced the prevalence of inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure (P < 0.05). The prevalence of poor awareness, inadequate knowledge, and poor practice of radiation exposure protection, with values of 48.2%, 22.4%, and 66.7%, respectively, were quite high. The prevalence of inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure protection was influenced by years of practice and additional degrees.
{"title":"A study on awareness, knowledge, and practice of radiation exposure protection protocols by dentists in a Nigerian teaching hospital","authors":"Ufadime Lawani, E. Edetanlen, Irene Ogbebor","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_17_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_17_2023","url":null,"abstract":"The role of dental radiography cannot be over-emphasized but the harmful effect of its radiation cannot be overlooked, thereby making the knowledge and practice of exposure protection very important. While studies on awareness, knowledge, and practice exposure protection are available in other countries, it appears that there is a dearth of such studies in our environment. The aim of this survey was to assess the awareness, knowledge, and practice of radiation hazards and exposure protection techniques of dentists in a Nigerian teaching hospital. This cross-sectional study design was conducted between December 2022 and February 2023 at the dental complex of a Nigerian teaching hospital among dental practitioners. The data were collected with a 23-item, structured, close-ended, and self-administered questionnaire. The data collected were age, gender, department of respondents, medical status, years of experience, and additional degree. Other collected data were awareness, knowledge, and practice of radiation protection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. The data were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 26 (IBM, Armonk, NY, United States of America). A critical probability level (P < 0.05) was used as the cutoff level for statistical significance. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed, and 82 were retrieved, giving a response rate of 82%. The mean age of the respondents was 45.3 ± 5.1 years. There were more males (58.5%) with a male-to-female ratio of 1.4:1. The prevalence of poor awareness and inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure protection was 48.2% and 22.4%, respectively. The prevalence of poor practice toward radiation exposure was 66.7%. Only years of experience and additional degree influenced the prevalence of inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure (P < 0.05). The prevalence of poor awareness, inadequate knowledge, and poor practice of radiation exposure protection, with values of 48.2%, 22.4%, and 66.7%, respectively, were quite high. The prevalence of inadequate knowledge of radiation exposure protection was influenced by years of practice and additional degrees.","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"41 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139214714","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}
Navdeep Bhusri, Dennis C. Lim, Maria Janet Mapa Pandan
Unilateral cleft lip and palate sets many challenges both functional and esthetic. Cleft patients are at an elevated risk for developing psychosocial problems. The objective of this study was to assess any difference in esthetics post-cheilorhinoplasty in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) infants treated with and without nasoalveolar molding. Esthetic evaluation of nasolabial appearance and comparative analysis of photographic records collected post-cheilorhinoplasty for presurgical nasoalveolar molding (PNAM), lip-tape (LPTP), no pre-treatment (NoPreTx), and control (CTRL) groups were done using 5 point scale. There were six evaluators, two orthodontists, and one maxillofacial surgeon each from the two participating institutions. Paired “t”-test for nasolabial score comparison between groups, Cronbach’s alpha for reliability analysis, and Fleiss Kappa for interevaluator agreement were used for statistics. All statistical analysis was done at confidence level of 95% and 0.05 as level of significance. Significant difference was found between nasolabial esthetic scores for PNAM group when compared to LPTP (P = 0.000) and NoPreTx (P = 0.001) groups. Infants who underwent PNAM had better nasolabial esthetic scores in all categories compared to infants who underwent LPTP or NoPreTx. The scale of measurement and the nasolabial esthetic evaluation scores were coherent and reliable as shown by Crohnbach’s alpha (<0.9) both for individual components and for overall score. UCLP infants who were brought by their parents to the craniofacial center early within 1 month of their birth and who underwent nasoalveolar molding therapy before cheilorhinoplasty had significantly better nasolabial esthetics post-surgery.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the attitude toward several behavior management techniques among Syrian pediatric dentists (PDs), general dental practitioners (GDPs), and other dental specialists (ODSs). Dental fear and anxiety are highly prevalent among schoolchildren and pre-school children. Behavior management techniques can be either pharmacological or non-pharmacological. Distraction is a nonpharmacological behavior management technique, which is safe, economical, and effective. A self-designed questionnaire was distributed through social networks. Syrian GDPs, PDs, and ODSs participated in the online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of four sections and required responses regarding participants’ demographic characteristics, work setting, the use of several behavior management techniques, and attitude toward tablet distraction use. Pearson’s Chi-square test was performed at 5% for statistical analysis using SPSS version 23.0. A total of 642 participants responded. Most of the participants reported using tell-show-do (63.08%) and positive reinforcement (65.58%) techniques. Less than half of the participants (45.79%) used virtual reality (VR) eyeglasses for distraction. PDs used cartoons and storytelling techniques significantly more than GDPs and ODSs, with P = 0.023 and P < 0.001, respectively. However, most of the participants never used touch screen video games (74.45%) or joystick video games (92.21%) for distraction. Half of the questionnaire participants (52.34%) were unsure about using a tablet device for distraction. This study concluded that tell-show-do, positive reinforcement techniques, and VR eyeglasses were used the most. However, the vast majority of the participants never used video games for distraction. A good proportion of the study participants were hesitant about using a tablet device as a means of distraction.
{"title":"The use of pediatric behavior management techniques among Syrian dentists: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Ekram Alsibai, Mawia Karkoutly, Elian Gattas Abu Samra, Mhd Bashier Almonakel, Nada Bshara","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_11_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_11_2023","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the attitude toward several behavior management techniques among Syrian pediatric dentists (PDs), general dental practitioners (GDPs), and other dental specialists (ODSs). Dental fear and anxiety are highly prevalent among schoolchildren and pre-school children. Behavior management techniques can be either pharmacological or non-pharmacological. Distraction is a nonpharmacological behavior management technique, which is safe, economical, and effective.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A self-designed questionnaire was distributed through social networks. Syrian GDPs, PDs, and ODSs participated in the online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of four sections and required responses regarding participants’ demographic characteristics, work setting, the use of several behavior management techniques, and attitude toward tablet distraction use. Pearson’s Chi-square test was performed at 5% for statistical analysis using SPSS version 23.0.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A total of 642 participants responded. Most of the participants reported using tell-show-do (63.08%) and positive reinforcement (65.58%) techniques. Less than half of the participants (45.79%) used virtual reality (VR) eyeglasses for distraction. PDs used cartoons and storytelling techniques significantly more than GDPs and ODSs, with P = 0.023 and P < 0.001, respectively. However, most of the participants never used touch screen video games (74.45%) or joystick video games (92.21%) for distraction. Half of the questionnaire participants (52.34%) were unsure about using a tablet device for distraction.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This study concluded that tell-show-do, positive reinforcement techniques, and VR eyeglasses were used the most. However, the vast majority of the participants never used video games for distraction. A good proportion of the study participants were hesitant about using a tablet device as a means of distraction.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132283121","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}
The aim of the study is to determine the understanding and awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) among dental and medical practitioners, paramedical students and nurses. A set of 15 questions was made with the help of Google forms and circulated through social media. This study was performed in Garhwa district of Jharkhand among dental undergraduates and postgraduate students, medical practitioners, paramedical students and nurses. The result showed that out of 170 participants, 69.8% were undergraduates, postgraduate dental students, and practicing dentists; 8.3% were medical practitioners, 8.3% were paramedical students, and 13.5% were nurses. About 92.7% have heard about OMFS. Rest of the results will be discussed in later part of the article. It is very disheartening that despite of prominent role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in medical field, most of the public is not aware of this. Even medical practitioners are not aware of its role and scope in treatment of various kinds of diseases in head and neck region and as a result they cannot refer patients to the concerned department. Hence, most of the patients in our society are deprived of appropriate treatment. We should adopt different techniques to make people aware about this specialty.
{"title":"Awareness among medical and dental professionals about oral and maxillofacial surgery – An original study","authors":"Nikhil Kumar Dwivedi, Sanjeeva Kumar, Mohona Biswas, Rajniv Garg, Kumari Neha, Shivraj Kumar Singh","doi":"10.25259/jgoh_2_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_2_2023","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000The aim of the study is to determine the understanding and awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) among dental and medical practitioners, paramedical students and nurses.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000A set of 15 questions was made with the help of Google forms and circulated through social media. This study was performed in Garhwa district of Jharkhand among dental undergraduates and postgraduate students, medical practitioners, paramedical students and nurses.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The result showed that out of 170 participants, 69.8% were undergraduates, postgraduate dental students, and practicing dentists; 8.3% were medical practitioners, 8.3% were paramedical students, and 13.5% were nurses. About 92.7% have heard about OMFS. Rest of the results will be discussed in later part of the article.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000It is very disheartening that despite of prominent role of oral and maxillofacial surgeons in medical field, most of the public is not aware of this. Even medical practitioners are not aware of its role and scope in treatment of various kinds of diseases in head and neck region and as a result they cannot refer patients to the concerned department. Hence, most of the patients in our society are deprived of appropriate treatment. We should adopt different techniques to make people aware about this specialty.\u0000","PeriodicalId":441224,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Global Oral Health","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129668969","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}
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