A Journal of Clinical Dentistry-Heal Talk

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Authors: 1. Dr.AmitaTiku Professor & Head Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College & Hospital Navi Mumbai Contact Number: 9820936443 2. Dr. Swapnali Shinde Assistant Professor Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College & Hospital Navi Mumbai Contact Number: 9920895056 3. Dr.Reetika Rastogi Former Intern Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College & Hospital Navi Mumbai

Background: Traumatic injuries to the teeth are common in children and adolescents.The steps taken by the parents or caretakers immediately after dental avulsion are considered crucial for the success of treatment. Aim:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the parents residing in Navi Mumbai about the emergency management of an avulsed tooth. Results: The results revealed lack of knowledge among the parents regarding management of an avulsed tooth. Although 93.16% of the parents would seek professional help only 11.25% of the parents considered milk as atransport media for avulsed tooth. Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that there is a lack of awareness among parentsof Navi Mumbai regarding emergency management of an avulsed tooth. Therefore, educating parents regarding management of avulsed teeth at the site of injury must be done at community level.

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Authors: Dr Sujeet Singh

Infective endocarditis is a serious infection occurring on the endothelial surfaces of the heart, especially at the valves. It has been classified as “acute” or “sub acute –chronic” on the basis of the severity of the clinical presentation and the progression of the untreated disease1. Oral commensal bacteria are the important etiologic agents in this disease. Common dental procedures, even non-surgical dental procedures, can often cause bacteremia of oral commensals. Periodontally diseased patients are at risk from bacteremia even after brushing the teeth. Bacteremia itself rarely affect healthy people but they can result in mortal infective endocarditis in those who have a predisposed risk for this disease, such as those with heart valve diseases, pacemaker implantation, etc2. The incidence is reported to vary from 1.5 to six cases per 100,000 persons per year in adults.3 Antibiotics have to be adequately used to prevent this infection, however, their frequent uses generates drug-resistant mutant bacteria, which is a serious social problem. The aim of this paper was to provide a comprehensive knowledge of IE along with its various guidelines.

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Authors: 1. Dr. Bhuvan Nagpal, BDS (Gold Medalist), MDS (Oral Pathology), Consultant Oral Pathologist & Chief of Lab, Manglam Diagnostics, Hansi, Haryana - 125033 2. Dr. Priyanka Mittal, MBBS, MD (Pathology), Consultant Pathologist, Sapra Multi-Speciality Hospital, Hisar, Haryana – 125005 3. Dr. Raman Mittal, MBBS, DMRD, Consultant Radiologist, Manglam Diagnostics, Hansi, Haryana - 125033 4. Dr. Abhishek Ghosh, BDS, MDS, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, Mithila Minority Dental College & Hospital, Mansukh Nagar, Darbhanga, Bihar, India 5. Dr. Mohamad Ayas, BDS, MDS, Consultant Dental Surgeon, Bengaluru, Karnataka. 6. Dr. Anupam Nagpal, BDS (Gold Medalist), Consultant Oral Physician & Dental Surgeon, Sapra Multi-Speciality Hospital, Hisar, Haryana – 125005 7. Dr. Anuradha Nagpal, MBBS, Consultant Physician, Hisar, Haryana – 125005

Sarcoidosis is a multi-system granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, most commonly affecting adults and at times children. The disease characteristically causes bilateral hilar Lymphadenopathy and granulomatous, pulmonary, skin or ocular lesions. Sarcoidosis was first described in 1877 by the British surgeon dermatologist, Jonathan Hutchinson. Caesar Boeck of Oslo, Norway, fully described sarcoidosis in 1899, hence also known as Boecks sarcoidosis. Venkatraman et al 1995 reported a case of papillary psoriasis; they discussed a 50 years old man who had non-tender purplish plaques on both hands and feet. Ten years later, the classic histological pattern of the disorder was described, and it was pointed out that the syndrome of sarcoidosis involved not only the skin but also the lymph nodes, the mucous involves and the lungs. At that time the disorder received its presently accepted name Sarcoidosis. Later sarcoidosis was more formally defined as a disease characterized by the presence of non-caseating epithelioid granulomas, proceeding either to resolution or to conversion into featureless hyaline connective tissue. According to the seventh International conference on Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous disorder, the findings required for a diagnosis of sarcoidosis include:  Clinico-radiographic evidence of multiple organ involvement, usually amplified bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy  Pulmonary infiltration  Pathological evidence of widespread non-caseating and non-infectious granulomas