Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences

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Authors: Anand P. Ambali, Sadashiv Choudari.

The elderly (>60 years) now constitute 9% of total population in India as per 2011 census. According to World Health Organisation (2015), 47.5 million people have dementia and there are 7.7 million new cases every year worldwide. It estimates that elderly who lives with dementia spend 11.2% of years living with disability that is significantly more than stroke, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. The prevalence of dementia in urban India as a whole is 1.83%, while in urban south India it is 3.6%. The family members in rural areas opt to take care of the person with dementia voluntarily by sacrificing their job. In urban area, families who can afford for a care giver are looking for a care provider. The first preference of care giver will be a nurse. The number of people with dementia requiring acute care and hospitalisation is on rise as they live for long years with co morbidities. So the requirement of a trained nurse in dementia care is not only required in a hospital but also to meet social demands. The nurse when trained in dementia care will be in high demand and they too feel different from others, which gives them professional satisfaction.

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Authors: Riponjot Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Sargun Singh Walia.

Cysticercosis is caused by the tapeworm, Taenia solium. It is a common disease of developing world. Larvae of this parasite can be found in the muscles of pig, which is the intermediate host of this disease. Humans are generally the definitive host and infection occurs with ingestion of undercooked pork containing cysticerci, but they can also serve as the intermediate host if eggs of T. solium are ingested accidently by them. Larvae can lodge in any part of the body including subcutaneous tissue, brain, muscle, liver, lungs, heart or eye. They are generally asymptomatic, except when ocular region or brain is involved. Oral cysticercosis is a rare occurrence, which presents as a firm nodule clinically. Radiological tests and immunological investigations can help in making diagnosis of this disease, but for definitive diagnosis histopathological examination is required. Surgical excision of the lesion is generally done for treatment and prognosis is good for these cases. Improvement of sanitary conditions is very important for stopping propagation of this disease.

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Authors: Sukhpal Kaur, Sanjeev Soni, Riponjot Singh.

Candida albicans is ubiquitous, dimorphic yeast which resides in oral cavity as commensal. But it also acts as pathogen under certain specific circumstances and causing most common infection of oral cavity called oral thrush. An extensive review is made to discuss various forms of candida infection, predisposing factors and management of candidal infection.

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Authors: Sukhpal Kaur, Riponjot Singh, Sanjeev Soni, Anil Prashar.

When the incisors do not erupt at normal time, it becomes mandatory to find the cause behind their eruption failure and formulate an appropriate treatment plan. Impaction of maxillary permanent incisors is uncommon, but its treatment is challenging because these teeth play an important role in smile and facial esthetics of an individual. In this article we are presenting a case with impacted permanent maxillary central incisor.