Background:Behavioral dentistry is an interdisciplinary science which needs to be learned, practiced, and reinforced in order to provide quality dental care in children.Aim:To assess the anxiety experienced during dental treatment in preschool children with/without rotary instruments using behavioral scale.Study and Design:Sixty pediatric patients of preschool age with bilateral occlusal carious lesions extending into dentin were selected for the study. Carious lesions were removed using conventional rotary instruments on one side and Papacarie – chemomechanical caries removal of approach on contra lateral side. Both cavities were restored with glass ionomer cement (Fuji IX). Anxiety scores were determined using ‘Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale’ (Wong et al, 1998) during the various clinical stages of the treatment course.Results:Children experienced relaxed behavior when subjected to Papacarie method of caries removal compared to conventional method using rotary instruments.Conclusion:This study helped us to provide behavioral measures and introduce children to dentistry in a nonthreatening setting.

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Aim: The present study is conducted to explore knowledge and attitude regarding periodontal diseases among dental undergraduate students.Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire study. Samples are undergraduate students of third year, fourth year and internship students. Students who are present on the day of study was included in the study and given there informed consent.Results: Majority of study subjects among all study participants knows the meaning of periodontal diseases {207(72%)}. Most of the study participants {158(55%)} told that the vitamin C deficiency, poor oral hygiene and injury to gums all are main cause of periodontal diseases. Most of the study participants {192(66%)} were agrees with the fact that periodontal diseases are very hazardous for teeth. Most of the undergraduate students {189(65%)} were agree with the fact that periodontal diseases in its early cannot be ignored. Periodontal diseases can affect general health was agreed by most of study participants {151 (52%)}.Conclusions: Based on above results it was revealed that the well-educated dental professionals who are going to become the foundation of future dentistry had a fair knowledge and positive attitude regarding the periodontal diseases.

Background: In periodontal therapy, furcation defects are one of the most therapeutically challenging periodontal therapies. Till now various treatment methods have been tried which have shown different success rates. The present study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of bioactive glass (alloplast) with Freeze dried bone allograft (FDBA) in the treatment of Class II furcation defects. Materials and Methods: Twenty patients were selected for the study which had bilateral Class II furcation defects in molars from which ten patients were male and ten patients sere female in the age group of 45-55 years. Various clinical measurements were recorded at three times i.e. at baseline, at one month and at six months post surgery which included the Turesky-Glimore-Glickman modification of the Quigley Hein plaque index, the Loe and silness gingival index, relative clinical attachment level vertical probing depth in the mid-furcation area, and horizontal probing depth in the furcation area. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 23.0. Results: In the relative clinical attachment levels, the mean gain in the test and control groups was 2.45 and 1.58 mm, respectively at the end of six months. In the horizontal probing depth values, the mean change in the bioactive glass graft and freeze dried bone allograft was 1.45 and 1.33 mm, respectively. Conclusion: From our study it was concluded that efficacy of Bioactive glass is much better as compared to Freeze dried bone allograft in the treatment of Class II furcation defects. Keywords: Bioactive glass, Freeze dried bone allograft, furcation defects

Background: Interaction of various drugs and its effects on gingival and periodontal health is the area of concern; hence the aim of the present study was to explore factors affecting the awareness and practice of primary health care professionals towards the interaction of various medications used for systemic diseases on periodontal health. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive, questionnaire study conducted among 203 primary health care professionals which include 94 medical officers and 109 nurses working in primary health centers in rural areas of Udaipur district. The study was conducted in December 2019. Sampling techniques was stratified random sampling technique. A close-ended questionnaire was prepared to conduct an interview schedule. Results: The majority of health professionals had poor awareness (157 [77.33%]) and poor practice (168 [82.75%]) regarding the interaction of various medications used in systemic conditions and periodontal health. Factors that significantly affect awareness and practice of study participants were age (0.01*), degree (0.05*), and number of patients with oral problems seen in a week (0.05*), gender (0.05*), designation (0.05*). Conclusion: From above it was concluded that awareness and practice of primary care health professionals were poor. The factors that affect significantly affect awareness and knowledge of study participants was age, degree and number of patients with oral problems seen in a week, gender, designation, no. of patient attended in a day.