A Journal of Clinical Dentistry-Heal Talk

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Authors: Dr. Muralee Mohan Professor Dr. Pratiksha Shetty Lecturer Dr. Ashish Rai Lecturer Dr. Jitesh Sharma PG Student

Neuralgia (Greek neuron, “nerve” + algos, “pain”) is pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, as in intercostal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia.1Under the general heading of neuralgia are trigeminal neuralgia (TN), atypical trigeminal neuralgia (ATN), occipital neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia and post-herpetic neuralgia (caused by shingles or herpes).2Carbamazepine is the primary agent for treatment of trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgias.3

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Authors: Dr. Anubha Nirval Professor Dept. of Periodontology Kothiwal Dental College & Hospital Moradabad Dr Manu Arora P.G. Student Dept. of Periodontology Kothiwal Dental College & Hospital Moradabad

Background: Ectopic tooth eruption in a non-dental area is a rare entity, whereas in oral cavity it is most common. The ectopic development of teeth in non-dental localizations have been reported in the nasal cavity, chin, maxillary sinus, mandibular bone, palate and orbital cavity. Ectopic tooth eruptions in maxillay sinus are usually asymptomatic and found incidentally during routine clinical or radiological investigation. Facial pain, epistaxis, purulent rhinorrhoea, headache, swelling and epiphora related nasolacrimal duct obstruction can also be seen. Ectopic teeth within the maxillary sinus are often removed via a Caldwell-Luc procedure. In this case, the patient presented with ectopic left maxillary third molar apical to second molar. The aim of the operating surgeon was to execute the procedure in the least hazardous manner, to avoid any surgical complications. Methods: The surgery was carried out under local anesthesia. An incision was made at the crest of the ridge with an anterior releasing incision. Huge granulation tissue with pus discharge was present. There was severe bone loss around second molar region . As prognosis of second molar is poor, extraction of the second molar was planned. After thoroughly irrigation, a pearly white tooth bud was seen in sinus which was extracted and sinus was sutured. Results: Ectopic maxillary third molar was successfully removed and sinus was sutured without any complications. Conclusion: Ectopic maxillary third molars are not commonly encountered in dental practice. Subsequently, their removal can be a challenging job on the part of dental surgeon. The surgeon should preoperatively weigh carefully the associated risk factors and explain them thoroughly to the patient

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Authors: Dr. Manik Saha Associate Professor Dr. Sharmista Banik Sen Senior Resident

Cancer being a genetic disorder involves multiple alteration of the genome progressively accumulated during a protracted period, the overall effects of which surpasses the inherent reparative ability of the cell. 90% of all malignant tumour of oral cavity are S.C.C. Other tumour types are minor salivary gland tumour,Sarcoma,Lymphmas & Melanoma.The anatomical structurs of oral & maxillofacial region are complicated and closely related to facial contour, function,esthetics ,thus seriously influencing the quality of life of patients.

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Authors: Dr. Mahesh Ghadage P.G Student Dr. Geeta Hatte P.G Student Dr. Nikita B.K P.G Student Dr. Nilesha Kadam P.G Student

Disinfection is the process of destruction of or removal of all pathogenic organisms capable of giving rise to an infection.1

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Authors: Dr. Binita Srivastava MDS, Professor& Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Santosh Dental College & Hospitals Ghaziabad, NCR, Delhi, India Dr. Parul Verma, MDS Dr. Nidhi Gupta MDS, Reader Dr. Rashi Singh MDS, Sr. Lecturer Dr. Dakshina Bisht MSc. (Microbiology), PhD, Professor& Head, Department Of Microbiology Santosh Medical College & Hospitals

Aim: The present study was undertaken to evaluate various preparations – Chlorhexidine, Alum, Amla, Aloe Vera, Papaya and Probiotic for their antimicrobial activity against Lactobacillus acidophilus and to compare the antimicrobial activity of these preparations against Lactobacillus acidophilus. Materials And Method: Saliva samples of 30 children with nursing bottle caries or rampant caries were collected using sterile cotton swab, cultured onto the Rogosa Agar culture plates and incubated aerobically for bacterial growth to become appreciated. Agar well diffusion method was employed for antimicrobial susceptibility on Mueller Hinton agar plates. Crude form of extracts was used. Antimicrobial activity of the extracts was determined by measuring the mean zones of inhibition in mm. Results: 0.2% Chlorhexidine showed the highest antimicrobial activity against Lactobacillus acidophilus followed by alum and amla extracts. Probiotics, aloe vera and papaya extracts were found to be ineffective against the bacteria. Conclusion: According to the result it was concluded that oral environment could be stabilized by using these natural extracts as mouthwashes where alum proved to be most effective against the bacteria.