Objectives: Treatment of dry mouth is the most common clinical challenge in the dental field. Although some remedies have been used to improve the signs and symptoms of xerostomia, none of them are absolutely satisfactory for the patients who have this alteration. In the current years, non-pharmacological treatments based on neuro-electro-stimulation for the treatment of xerostomia were developed. This review aimed at presenting recent developments for the treatment of xerostomia, applying neuro-electro-stimulation by miniaturized intraoral electrostimulators. Materials and Methods: A thorough literature search between 1986 and 2018 was carried out using PubMed Central, Scopus, National Science Library, ProQuest, and Google Scholar databases; the results were reviewed, prioritized, and the findings were compiled. Twenty-two studies were evaluated for the review. Results: This tool increases salivary secretion and improves xerostomia symptoms. Scientific trials have been carried out, which have revealed the wetting effect of the method described in this text. Conclusion: Neuro-electro-stimulation of the salivary gland plays an important role in the stimulation of saliva in patients who need further therapy and have poor quality of life. Intraoral electrostimulator offers a new non-pharmacological method for treating dry mouth.

BackgroundTo determine qualitative comparison in stress distribution between surface coated implants and non surface coated implants using 2 different lengths and vertical, oblique, and lateral forces.Material and Methods3 dimensional finite element study was carried out at first molar site with 4 surface coated and 4 non surface coated implants using mimic 8.11, solid edge 2004, hypermesh 9.0, and ansys12.1 software.ResultsThe pattern of stress distribution was almost similar between vertical and oblique loading but varied with lateral loads between surface coated and non surface coated implants. As the length of the implants increased stress concentration had no significant variation between surface coated and non surface coated implants, but had a tendency to increase at the abutment and abutment screw on all 3 forces.ConclusionsAmong the surface coated and non surface implants the pattern of stress distribution was similar signifying that surface coating of implants had no significant role in stress distribution using 3d finite element analysis and within the limitations of this study. Key words:Surface coating, non surface coating, implants, stress and bone.

Tourism as an evolving and defined activity is also developing various niche areas in its wake. Medical tourism is one such emerging area that is ripe with potential. Developing as a common forum of vacationing with a broad .\pectrum of medical services, it has taken roots as a combination of leisure, relaxation and healthcare. This article focuses on the worldwide trends in medical tourism vis-ll-vis medical tourism in India. In a comparative overview it highlights the major roadblocks to this emerging service industry in India and discusses prospects of medical tourism in India. The author observes that the growth of this sector requires well-integrated and coordinated policy initiatives and stability in approach.