Does Pterygoid Hamulotomy During Palatoplasty Affect Hearing Outcomes in Nonsyndromic Cleft Palate Patients?

Background: Cleft palate repair aims to achieve tension-free closure without compromising Eustachian tube function and hearing outcomes. The effect of pterygoid hamulotomy on postoperative hearing remains inconclusive.

Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of pterygoid hamulotomy during palatoplasty on hearing thresholds and middle ear status in nonsyndromic cleft palate patients.

A multifunctional tragacanth gum-chitosan hydrogel loaded with manganese ferrite nanoparticles for dental caries prevention and remineralization.

Dental caries, the most prevalent oral issue, poses a significant global health challenge. Traditional treatments for dental caries, including fluoride, sealants, and surgical options such as fillings or extractions, can be expensive and have numerous limitations, depending on their severity. Furthermore, dental caries significantly impacts quality of life, leading to pain, dietary restrictions, and social discomfort.

Optimizing Thermal Management and Stability in Dental Implant Osteotomy: Comparing Different Irrigation Systems-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: This study investigates the influence of different irrigation systems on thermal management during implant osteotomy, along with their effects on implant stability and peri-implant tissue health.

Methods: The study comprised an initial in vitro phase using freshly sacrificed goat mandibles to compare internal and external irrigation systems versus external irrigation alone. Temperature variations were measured at multiple distances from the osteotomy site.

Gallbladder cancer in a young male: An insight into an integrative approach for improving survival.

A 30-year-old male presented with a mass in the gallbladder fossa infiltrating the liver, abdominal lymph nodes, port site lesion, and peritoneal nodularity, with a prior history of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Cytology from the gallbladder fossa mass and port site intercostal lesion revealed features of adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated with six cycles of modified gemcitabine and oxaliplatin based chemotherapy, which resulted in complete metabolic response.

Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi.

Background: India contributes to the maximum of the world's health burdens attributable to tobacco use. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is also associated with adverse health effects, causing 1.2 million deaths worldwide each year.

A Community-based Assessment of Exposure to Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) among Adults Residing in an Urbanized Village in Delhi, India.

Background: A comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) is known to significantly reduce tobacco consumption and has been incorporated into the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2003. Though Indian legislation also comprehensively bans TAPS, existing literature indicates poor and non-uniform implementation across the country. This study aims to assess the exposure to TAPS among adults residing in an urbanised village in South Delhi.

Tobacco use and dependence among adults residing in an urbanized village, Delhi, India.

Introduction: Tobacco use is one of the most significant public health concerns globally as it is a risk factor for chronic illnesses. GATS-2 concluded that 28.6% of all adults currently use Tobacco in India and 17.

Versatility of Naso-labial Flap in Reconstruction of Facial Defects.

Background: Reconstruction of facial defects is often challenging and is dependent on numerous factors including size of the defect, availability of donor site, any existing scar, patient's consent, prognosis, etc. There are various reconstruction modalities highlighted in the literature with their inherent merits and demerits. Considering the versatility of nasolabial flap, we present a case series of different facial defects where nasolabial flap has been used successfully for reconstruction.

Prevalence of irregular red cell antibody in transfusion recipients vis-a-vis healthy blood donors attending a tertiary care hospital in North India.

Context: Alloimmunization by foreign red cell antigens is a matter of concern as it may lead to hemolysis in transfused patients as well as fetus of pregnant females.

Aims: This study aimed to perform a comparative analysis of prevalence and type of irregular antibodies in healthy donors, vis-a-vis blood transfusion recipients.

Settings And Design: Blood samples of 4000 individuals comprising healthy donors, exposed patients, and nonexposed patients were collected and were analyzed for irregular antibodies.

Association between parental psychiatric illness and psychological well-being of their children.

Background: Children and adolescents are the pillars of a healthy society. Researches have explored significantly higher rate of psychopathology in children whose parents (either) have psychiatric illness in comparison to the general community (25%-50% v/s. 20%).

A severe case of cheilitis granulomatosa: clinical-pathologic findings and management.

Introduction: Cheilitis granulomatosa is an idiopathic granulomatous disorder which is rare and cosmetically disturbing. It presents with a persistent painless labial swelling which obscure etiology. Diagnosis is mainly based on the histopathological features following biopsy.

Relationship between fracture of mandibular condyle and absence of unerupted mandibular third molar-a retrospective study.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to find, if there exists, a co-relation between presence of unerupted mandibular third molar and fracture of mandibular condyle.

Methods: A retrospective, multicenter study was done collecting the data of all mandibular condyle fractures treated from November 2006 till August 2015. Data was collected from the patient's records and radiographs for the following information: age, sex, etiology of fracture, presence and state of lower third molars, and associated fracture.

Microbiology and antibiotic sensitivity of head and neck space infections of odontogenic origin.

This paper aim to assess the anatomical spaces of head and neck region and causative microorganisms responsible for infections, evaluate the resistance of antibiotics used in treatment and compare the findings with previously reported microbial flora in the orofacial infection. Forty-two patients were recorded. All underwent surgical incision and drainage, received antibiotics cover, and had culture and sensitivity test performed for gram positive and gram negative aerobes.

Onset of schizophrenia at 100 years of age.

Although generally regarded as a disease of young adults, schizophrenia does occur in older ages. Doubts have been raised about the validity of diagnosing schizophrenia in very old age. We have described herein a rare and unique case of a woman who had onset of "schizophrenia" as per ICD-10 and DSM-IV-TR criteria at the age of 100 years.

Custom made protective appliance for oral submucous fibrosis.

Oral submucous fibrosis is a chronic, debilitating disease characterized by gradually increasing fibrosis of oral cavity and pharynx, mainly the buccal mucosa, resulting in trismus. Various flaps have been used to reconstruct the surgical defects following excision of fibrous bands. It is inevitable to prevent these flaps from trauma by occlusion.

Study and synthesis of biologically active phenothiazines, their sulfones, and ribofuranosides.

The present article describes the synthesis of new 10H-phenothiazines using the Smiles rearrangement. These synthesized phenothiazines on oxidation with 30% hydrogen peroxide in glacial acetic acid yield sulfones, and when treated with sugar give ribofuranosides. These compounds are evaluated for their anthelmintic and antimicrobial activities.

Cephalometric norms for Central Indian population using Burstone and Legan analysis.

Background: Lateral cephalometric standards of normal Central Indian adults having class I occlusion and acceptable facial profile were studied using the Burstone and Legan comprehensive cephalometric analyses that are specific for orthognathic surgery.

Aim: To study normal dentofacial patterns of adult population belonging to Central India.

Materials And Methods: Cephalometric radiographs of 76 Central Indian adults (38 males and 38 females) having class I occlusion with acceptable facial profile were analyzed, and the mean values of their hard and soft tissue measurements were compared with those of Caucasian adults as reported in the literature.

Utility of digital volume tomography in maxillofacial trauma.

Purpose: To assess the diagnostic quality of images generated using the newly developed digital volume tomography (DVT) system and comparing them with conventional images from patients with maxillofacial trauma.

Materials And Methods: The study population included 22 male patients aged 18 to 60 years with a history of maxillofacial trauma. Each patient had undergone conventional radiographic and DVT examinations to analyze the number of fracture lines in the jaws and to compare the images for their diagnostic quality by an oral radiologist and a general radiologist using the χ(2) test.