Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry
Volume 4, Issue 3 (2013)
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Antioxidants in Dentistry: Clinical Significance and Controversies
Abstract: Antioxidants are extensively used in routine general clinical practice in the present era. Oxidative stress plays an important role in the etiology of various oral lesions. Increased incidence of oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders, where the oral environment is damaged by the production of free radicals warrants the need for research and evidence in the use of antioxidants in the field of dentistry. Keywords: Antioxidants, free radicals, oxidative stress
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) a Boon for Implant? – A Case Report
Abstract: Implant placement has been a constant challenge in the field of dentistry. The success of implants has been attributed to their firm bone anchorage, referred to as osseo-integration or functional ankylosis. Osseointegration has been defined as a direct structural connection at the light microscopic level between bone and the surface of load carrying implant. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is autologous platelet gel, plasma-rich growth factors (PRGFs), or mere autologous platelet concentrate. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 13–18 Read article
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Oral Health for Overall Health
Abstract: Oral health is an essential component of health throughout life. Health education comprises consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy, including improving knowledge, and developing life skills which are conducive to individual and community health. Successful educational programs are found in association with preventive, promotive and curative programs. While health promotion refers to combination of educational, organizational, economic, political and environmental supports …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 19–27 Read article
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Pathways of Periodontal Disease and Alveolar Bone Loss in Type II Diabetes
Abstract: or poorly-controlled type II diabetes often exhibits a high morbidity of periodontal pathology. Food impaction in defective restorations or open proximal contacts often leads to infection, carious lesions, periodontitis, alveolar bone loss and often tooth loss. An iatrogenic injury occurs when restorations are defective, fractures, or have open proximal contacts and are not planned to be repaired or replaced. In addition to having poor therapeutic outcomes, defective restorations or open …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 28–35 Read article
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Prevalence of Dental Anxiety among Patients Visiting a Teaching Dental Hospital in Lucknow, India and Self-perceived Treatment Need
Abstract: The provocation of anxiety by dental treatment is a universal phenomenon. The present study aims to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety among patients visiting a teaching dental hospital in Lucknow, India and their self-perceived treatment needs. It is a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study carried out on patients visiting the various departments of Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow. The chi-square (χ2) test was used for comparison …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 36–42 Read article
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Use of Air-Turbine for Removal of Impacted Teeth
Abstract: Removal of an impacted tooth may need cutting of bone and splitting of a tooth. It can be either done manually with the help of a chisel and a maleate or electrically by using hand a piece and a bur. We can use micromotor handpiece or air-turbine. Many dental surgeons opine that the use of air-turbine (air rotor) can cause tissue emphysema that results in marked swelling of the face …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 43–44 Read article
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Double Papillary Flap – A Treatment for Gingival Recession: Case Series
Abstract: Esthetic concerns of the patients have become an essential part of dentistry, especially periodontics. Periodontal plastic surgery is a rapidly emerging field, which helps us to meet this criterion. Marginal tissue recession can cause the major functional and esthetic problems. It has been clinically related to higher incidence of root caries, attachment loss, root sensitivity and smile related concerns. Root coverage is being achieved by a variety of techniques namely …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 6–12 Read article