Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption among Children - A Study from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Zafar, Rabia; Urooj, Amna; Masood, Sehrish

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“…Its advanced stage may result in severe pain, systemic infections and affected growth patterns in children. 4 Among various risk factors of caries, the most important is sugar consumption. Other factors include different types of bacteria that form plaque, eating and drinking habits, tooth susceptibility, oral hygienic measures, supplementation of fluoride, and salivary flow.…”

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Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption Among Children, A Study from Public Sector Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Mughal¹,

Rehman²,

Rana³

et al. 2023

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Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dental caries among the children presenting in a public dental hospital of South Punjab, Pakistan, as dental caries has been one of the most prevalent diseases among children all around the world. Different factors play a significant role in caries incidence, sugar intake being the most important one. Caries not only leads to dental pain, but also effects a child’s body functions, productivity and growth. This study evaluates the factors responsible for caries incidence among children. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Nishtar Institute of Dentistry, Multan, Pakistan from August, 2022 to December, 2022. Data were collected on a specifically designed questionnaire. A total of 370 participants of age range between 3 to 12 years were chosen for this study. Consent from their parents was taken. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 22 and applying Eta-square test and Pearson’s correlation. Results: Gender had no significant effect on DMFT score with p-value of 0.3. Type and frequency of sugar intake had a significant effect with p-value of 0.00 for both. Age and DMFT were found to have a negative linear relationship. Conclusion: Increased refined sugar intake was the leading cause of dental caries among children of local population of South Punjab. Keywords: Dental caries, Caries, Children, Sugar Intake

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Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption Among Children, A Study from Public Sector Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Mughal¹,

Rehman²,

Rana³

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“…3 Post-operative surgical site infection is the leading nosocomial cause of morbidity and ranked third in the low income countries. 4 The common clinical features of surgical site infections include, spreading erythema, localized pain,pus or discharge from the wound, wound dehiscence and persistent pyrexia. 2 The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) categorizes SSIs are, superficial incisional SSIs, deep incisional SSIs or organ/space SSIs.…”

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Antimicrobial Sensitivity and Resistance Pattern in Surgical Site Infections following Gynaecological and Obstetrical Operations

Sultana,

Begum,

Runa

2021

J Chittagong Med Coll Teachers Ass

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Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are one of the common problem in obstetrical and gynaecological operations. It is related to the increasing cost, morbidity and mortality. Objectives of this study were, find out the rate of surgical site infection, frequencies of various pathogens causing SSIs and their antibiotic sensitivity and resistance pattern in gynaecological and obstetrical operations in the Department of Obs & Gynae Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram. Materials and methods: This hospital based prospective longitudinal study was carried from January 2021 to July 2021 in the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram, Bangladesh. After operation, patients’ surgical wounds were inspected first on 5-7 th day and there after weekly up to 30 postoperative- day. If there had any features of wound infection, pus or discharge would have been collected from the wound. A total 100 pus or discharge were collected from the wound after obtaining written informed consent and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Samples were processed following the standard laboratory technique.The isolates were identified by colony morphology, Gram’s staining and biochemical test according to standard laboratory test methods. Results: In this study most of the surgical site infections were caused by gram negative organisms (90%). Pseudomonas aeruginosa (36%) was the commonest organism responsible for SSIs. Staphylococcus species were responsible for SSIs in 6% of cases. In case of gram negative bacteria Amikacin and Imipenem were sensitive to about 89% and 91% microorganisms. While in case of gram positive organisms it were about 78% and 89%. Commonly used antibiotics in our set up included Ceftriaxone, Cefixime, Ciprofloxacin and Cefuroxime were sensitive in gram positiveorganisms 45%, 33%, 33% and 33% respectively. Butin case of gram negative organisms it were 76%, 63%, 79%, and 66%. Conclusion: Surgical site infections are the reflection of quality of hospital services. Once it was thought that the organisms responsible for the SSIs were derived from normal bacterial flora of the skin. But in last few years, it has been shown that the gram negative organisms are the main pathogens responsible for SSIs. Most of them are derived from the hospital environment.So the strict surgical ritual has come to mainstay in the management of the patients instead of being used antibiotics irrationally, which not only increases the chance of resistance to the micro-organisms but also glooming our future. JCMCTA 2021 ; 32 (2) : 115-121

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Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption among Children - A Study from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

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Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption Among Children, A Study from Public Sector Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Dental Caries in Relation to Sugar Consumption Among Children, A Study from Public Sector Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Antimicrobial Sensitivity and Resistance Pattern in Surgical Site Infections following Gynaecological and Obstetrical Operations

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