Palatoscopy: An adjunct to forensic odontology: A comparative study among five different populations of India

Palatoscopy: An adjunct to forensic odontology: A comparative study among five different populations of India

February 18, 2014

Amit Byatnal1, Aditi Byatnal2, A Ravi Kiran3, Y Samata3, Yadavalli Guruprasad4, Neethu Telagi51 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, AME’S Dental College Hospital and Research Centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,SIBAR Institute…

Frequency distribution of Hepatitis C virus in different geographical regions of Punjab: Retrospective study from a tertiary care centre in North India

Frequency distribution of Hepatitis C virus in different geographical regions of Punjab: Retrospective study from a tertiary care centre in North India

February 18, 2014

Paramdeep Singh1, Rupinderjeet Kaur2, Amarpreet Kaur31 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India2 Department of Medicine, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India3 Department of Pediatrics,…

Prevalence of bronchial asthma and its associated factors among school children in urban Puducherry, India

Prevalence of bronchial asthma and its associated factors among school children in urban Puducherry, India

February 18, 2014

Ganesh S Kumar, Gautam Roy, L Subitha, Swaroop Kumar SahuDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127289 ABSTRACT     Background: Bronchial asthma is an important public health problem at the global level. There is paucity of…

Study of cognitive functions in newly diagnosed cases of subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism

Study of cognitive functions in newly diagnosed cases of subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism

February 18, 2014

Kirti Sharma1, Joshil Kumar Behera1, Sushma Sood1, Rajesh Rajput2, Satpal1, Prashant Praveen11 Department of Physiology, P.G.I.M.S, Rohtak, Haryana, India2 Department of Medicine, P.G.I.M.S, Rohtak, Haryana, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127290 ABSTRACT     Introduction: Hypothyroidism is associated with significant neurocognitive deficits because hypothyroidism prevents the brain from adequately sustaining the energy consuming processes…

Correlation of oral hygiene practices, smoking and oral health conditions with self perceived halitosis amongst undergraduate dental students

Correlation of oral hygiene practices, smoking and oral health conditions with self perceived halitosis amongst undergraduate dental students

February 18, 2014

Saniya Setia1, Parampreet Pannu2, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir3, Virat Galhotra2, Pooja Ahluwalia2, Anjali Sofat41 Intern, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India3 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura,…

Insights from computational analysis of full-length β-ketoacyl-[ACP] synthase-II cDNA isolated from American and African oil palms

Insights from computational analysis of full-length β-ketoacyl-[ACP] synthase-II cDNA isolated from American and African oil palms

February 18, 2014

Subhash J Bhore1, Thye S Cha2, Kassim Amelia1, Farida H Shah31 Department of Molecular Biology, Melaka Institute of Biotechnology, Lot 7, Melaka International Trade Centre City, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Bedong Semeling Road, Bedong, 08100, Kedah, Malaysia2 School…

Immediate implants in anterior maxillary arch

Immediate implants in anterior maxillary arch

February 18, 2014

K Anitha1, S Senthil Kumar2, M. R. Ramesh Babu3, Ramesh Candamourty4, Thirumurugan31 Department of Periodontics, Tagore Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai, India2 Department of Periodontics, Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospitals, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India3 Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Science,…

Estimation of serum and salivary immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin A in oral pre-cancer: A study in oral submucous fibrosis and oral lichen planus

Estimation of serum and salivary immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin A in oral pre-cancer: A study in oral submucous fibrosis and oral lichen planus

February 18, 2014

VC Divya1, S Sathasivasubramanian21 Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospitals, Potheri, Kanchipuram, India2 Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127294 ABSTRACT     Aim: Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and…

Clinico-immunological profile and their correlation with severity of atopic dermatitis in Eastern Indian children

Clinico-immunological profile and their correlation with severity of atopic dermatitis in Eastern Indian children

February 18, 2014

Mani Kant Kumar1, Punit Kumar Singh2, Pankaj Kumar Patel31 Department of Pediatrics, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India2 Department of Dermatology, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India3 Department of Pathology, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127296 ABSTRACT…

Correlation of oral health status of socially handicapped children with their oral heath knowledge, attitude, and practices from India

Correlation of oral health status of socially handicapped children with their oral heath knowledge, attitude, and practices from India

February 18, 2014

Raghavendra Shanbhog1, Veena Raju2, Bhojraj Nandlal11 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India2 Department of Orthodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127297 ABSTRACT     Background: Information on oral health knowledge and practice in orphanage house children…