BACKGROUND Eclampsia is a preventable disease be prevented by making women aware of the avoidable risk factors during their antenatal visits and thereby decreasing the incidence of eclampsia and associated morbidity, mortality and perinatal outcome. Aim-To study the association of sociodemography as a risk factor for eclampsia. Objective-To compare the various parameters of sociodemographic risk factors (namely age, residence, education and socioeconomic status) between the eclamptic and the patients admitted for delivery with no complications. on 282 admitted women. This is a tertiary care hospital and its maternity service is a referral in the care of high risk pregnant women throughout the district. All women selected for the study were divided into two groups, cases and controls. Cases were the patients admitted to labour room with BP >140/90 mmHg, Urine Protein > + 1, with convulsions. Controls were the patients admitted to labour room with BP < 140/90 mmHg, Urine Protein negative, without convulsions. Their age, education, residence and socioeconomic status were compared and analysed. The X 2 test was used to determine levels of statistical significance wherever appropriate. RESULTS Majority of the cases taken into the study were from less than 20 years of age group and 21-30 years of age i.e., 44.68% and 51.77% respectively. High proportion of eclampsias 68.08% belong to rural area, only 31.92% belong to urban area. Majority of eclampsia (89.36%) cases were associated with high rate of illiteracy (89.36%) as compared to controls (47.51%), belonging to rural area (68.08%) and low socioeconomic conditions. Maximum no. of eclamptic women were from low socioeconomic class i.e., 70.92% from class V, 26.24% from class IV, 1.41% from class III and II each and no women from class I according to Modified B G Prasad Socioeconomic Classification. In our study statistically significant association was observed between eclampsia and risk factors. CONCLUSION Eclampsia is a preventable disease by making the patient aware of the risk factors which can be avoided and thereby decreasing the incidence of eclampsia and associated morbidity and mortality.

In patients with CP, clinical outcomes from conventional periodontal treatment of deeper pockets can be improved by using adjunctive KTP laser.

Objectives: To test if leptin can be detected in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) around moving teeth, and to determine whether any changes occur during orthodontic tooth movement. Materials and Methods: An upper canine requiring distal movement served as the test tooth; the contralateral canine was used as a control tooth. The control tooth was included in the orthodontic appliance, but was not subjected to the orthodontic force. GCF sampling from the distal sites of the test and control teeth was done at baseline, 1 hour, 24 hours, and 168 hours. Results: Leptin concentrations of the test teeth decreased in a time-dependent manner. When compared with the baseline measurement, the decrease was significant at 168 hours (P , .05). Conclusions:The concentration of leptin in GCF is decreased by orthodontic tooth movement; the results of the present study also suggest that leptin may have been one of the mediators responsible for orthodontic tooth movement. (Angle Orthod. 2010;80:504-508.)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two types of lasers, the Nd:YAG laser and the 685-nm diode laser, as dentin desensitizers as well as both the immediate and late therapeutic effects on teeth with gingival recession. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 56 teeth in 14 patients with Miller's class 1 and 2 gingival recession with clinically elicitable dentin hypersensitivity (DH). The patients were divided into two groups: a Nd:YAG-laser-treated group and a 685-nm diode laser-treated group. DH was assessed by means of an air stimulus, and a visual analog scale (VAS) was used to measure DH. The selected teeth in the two groups received laser therapy for three sessions. Teeth subjected to Nd:YAG-laser treatment were irradiated at 1 W and 10 Hz for 60 sec at 1064 nm, and those receiving 685-nm diode laser treatment were irradiated at 25 mW and 9 Hz for 100 sec. Results: Significant reductions in DH occurred at all time points measured during the three treatment sessions in both treatment groups. Comparing the means of the responses in the three treatment sessions for the two groups revealed that the Nd:YAG laser group had a higher degree of desensitization compared to the other group ( p < 0.01). The immediate and late therapeutic effects of the Nd:YAG laser were more evident than those of the 685-nm diode laser. Conclusions: Both of these lasers can be used to reduce DH without adverse effects. Desensitization of teeth with gingival recession with the Nd:YAG laser was more effective than with the diode laser. The Nd:YAG laser appears to be a promising new tool for successfully reducing DH.

IntroductionHemangioma is a relatively common benign proliferation of blood vessels that primarily develops during childhood. Two main forms of hemangioma recognized: capillary and cavernous. The capillary form presents as a flat area consisting of numerous small capillaries. Cavernous hemangioma appears as an elevated lesion of a deep red color, and consists of large dilated sinuses filled with blood. The purpose of the study was to report the case of a capillary hemangioma in a patient and to describe the successful treatment of this case.Case presentationThe patient was a 19-year-old female who presented herself to the Atatürk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, with the complaint of bleeding and slowly enlarging mass on the upper right molar region. The lesion was diagnosed as capillary hemangioma after clinical examination and biopsy. Treatment consisted of scaling, root planning and surgical excision. Four months after surgery healing was occurred and two years later area of the lesion appeared completely normal as clinically.ConclusionsThe surface is highly keratinized and no further growth was evidenced during the two year of follow-up. Early detection and biopsy is necessary to determine the clinical behavior of the tumor and potential dentoalveolar complications.