Aim: To evaluate the antifungal efficacy of xylitol against candida albicans Settings and Design: The study design involves an In vitro study. Materials and Methods: The fungal strain candida albicans was inoculated in a PDA-Himedia. The sample was weighed about 10mg/ml and disso...
AIM: To evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal efficacy of Moringa oleifera and Sesbania grandiflora against S. mutans and C. albicans. Settings and Design: The study design involves an in-vitro study. Subjects and Methods: The microbial strains Streptococcus mutans and Candid...
Introduction: Soft tissue calcifications are categorized into dystrophic, metastatic and idiopathic calcifications. The current aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of soft tissue calcifications in head and neck region using digital dental panoramic radiography. Materia...
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) over the whole salivary flow rate in normal healthy adults. Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy adults were included in this study with no salivary gland pathology. Saliva before TENS therapy wa...
Introduction: Oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer occurring worldwide. In many cases, cancer develops from the site of potentially malignant lesion. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is an ubiquitous enzyme the level of which is known to increase in serum and saliva as a result...
Rubinstein – Taybi syndrome (RTS) otherwise called as Broad Thumb-Hallux syndrome is considered to be a genetic disorder characterized by facial dysmorphism mental deficiency and growth retardation. Presented here is a case report of the patient with RTS with comprehensive oro-de...
Diabetes mellitus necessitate a repeated observation of serum glucose levels in the body. The commonly used diagnostic fluid for finding the glucose levels in the blood, but it is an invasive and unpleasant custom. Methods: Twenty diabetic and non-diabetic subjects were randomly...