Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry
Volume 3, Issue 1 (2012)
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Acute Herpetic Gingivostomatitis in Children – A Case Report
Abstract: Oral infections caused by herpes simplex Type 1 are widespread, even among otherwise healthy people. While most of these herpetic infections are asymptomatic, young children are at risk of developing extensive oropharyngeal vesicular eruptions when first infected with the virus. This initial outbreak is known as primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. Although it is a self-limiting disease, this oral infection can cause significant mouth discomfort, fever, lymphadenopathy, and difficulty in eating and …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Construction Faults Related with Complaints of Complete Denture Wearers in India
Abstract: Poor health is the result of edentulous state and leads to poor quality of life. The number of adult losing their natural teeth is decreasing; there are still large numbers of edentulous adults in the population. A retrospective study was conducted with information derived from literature (from 1995 till 2010) about the patients who were experiencing ongoing difficulties with new complete dentures, and to find out possible causes. Relationships were …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 20–26 Read article
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Global Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Dental Caries: A Review
Abstract: Dental caries is ubiquitous in modern man; however, the caries experience varies greatly among countries and even within countries. Overall, this review shows that, globally, the EMEcountries, China, India, and Pakistan have the lowest levelsof caries, with DMFT scores in 12-year-olds around 1.0. Cariesprevalence figures show a skewed distribution, with a largeproportion of this age group being caries-free. Countries withpreviously high caries levels such as the Formerly SocialEconomies of Europe, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 27–37 Read article
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Potential Role of Blood, Platelet-rich Plasma and Fibrin Concentrates in Regenerative Endodontics
Abstract: This article will review the new concept of regenerative endodontics in salvaging immature permanent teeth. The potential role of blood and platelet concentrates – platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich fibrin in regeneration protocol will be discussed. MEDLINE and EMBASE computer databases were searched up to June 2011 using the following keywords – immature teeth, dental stem cells, growth factors, regenerative endodontics and platelet concentrates. It appears that stem cells, growth factors, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 38–44 Read article
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Computed Tomography of Ameloblastoma
Abstract: This study was conducted on 20 patients with ameloblastoma, attending the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai. After determining the presence of bone involvement in conventional radiographs, the patient was subjected to spiral CT in axial, coronal and saggital sections and 3D reconstruction was also done. Using the software provided, shaded surface 3D reconstruction of the images was made and the 3D findings were recorded. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 6–19 Read article