Evaluating the Prosthodontic Status of People Visiting a Dental Clinic in New Delhi, India

BACKGROUND: Oral diseases place a huge economic and social burden on the population in terms of pain, suffering and lost productivity, as well as expenditure on treatment and prevention. The elderly people are worst affected by tooth loss as edentulism further leads to deterioration of their existing frail general health. MATERIALS AND METHOD: The present study is an attempt to study the prosthodontic status of people attending a private clinic in Delhi from April to December 2018. Data was collected with the help of WHO Oral Health Assessment Form (2004) and survey was conducted as per guidelines of American Dental Association for Type III examination. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 20.0. RESULTS: Out of 204 study subjects, 30.4% were completely dentulous, 7.4% were completely edentulous and rest were partially edentulous for the maxillary arch. While 34.8% were completely dentulous, 14.7% were completely edentulous and 50.5% were partially edentulous for the mandibular arch. Prosthodontic status for both the maxillary and mandibular arch was very poor with 79.4% and 85.3% individuals being devoid of any kind of prosthesis in the maxillary and mandibular arch respectively. CONCLUSION: The population of Delhi has a poor prosthodontics status. High cost of prosthetic treatment, lack of availability of skilled healthcare professionals, poor infrastructure and the general attitude of the population towards replacement of missing teeth are the major hindrances in the way of healthcare delivery system in our country. This has lead to the poor prosthodontic status in general population

A Case Report of Toxicity to an Opioid Analgesic

Opioid synthetic pain killers act centrally and are commonly used for management of high grade pain. Although it is a standard drug being prescribed all over the world, its accidental or intentional overdose is more common in adolescent and adult males. We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who was brought to our clinic in an unconscious state following opioid intoxication. He was managed with conservative approach and made a significant improvement before discharge

Empirical Mode Decomposition Based Signal Analysis of Gear Fault Diagnosis

A vibration investigation is about the specialty of searching for changes in the vibration example, and after that relating those progressions back to the machines mechanical outline. The level of vibration and the example of the vibration reveal to us something about the interior state of the turning segment. The vibration example can let us know whether the machine is out of adjust or twisted. Al-so blames with the moving components and coupling issues can be distinguished. This paper shows an approach for equip blame investigation utilizing signal handling plans. The information has been taken from college of ohio, joined states. The investigation has done utilizing MATLAB software

Look-Alike Drugs-‘AWonder or a Blunder’?

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On the solution of fractional Maxwell equations by Sumudu transform.

In this paper, we introduce the Maxwell equations of time- fractional order in lossy media. We derive the solution of these equations by using Sumudu transform techniques

A note on fractional Sumudu transform

We propose a new definition of a fractional-order Sumudu transform for fractional differentiable functions. In the development of the definition we use fractional analysis based on the modified Riemann-Liouville derivative that we name the fractional Sumudu transform. We also established a relationship between fractional Laplace and Sumudu duality with complex inversion formula for fractional Sumudu transform and apply new definition to solve fractional differential equations

Comparison of Fracture Resistance of Cast Post and Core using Different Alloys: An Unexplored Frontier

Aim: To evaluate and compare the failure threshold of custom cast post and core using different alloys available in Indian market. Materials and methods: A maxillary typodont central incisor was reduced to a height of 2 mm above CEJ and post space of 10 mm was prepared leaving 4 mm from apex. This was castin stainless steel (SS) and 24 samples were prepared using auto-polymerizing acrylic resin which was divided in four groups of 6 each. Each group was cast using separate alloy. Group 1: Gold alloy, groups 2 and 3: Commonly marketed technique alloys-noble gold dental alloy and kesho alloy and group 4: Base metal alloy. The samples were loaded at 135º using universal testing machine and failure thresholds were recorded and their means were calculated. Statistical analysis used: Analysis of variance and student t-test. Results: The mean values recorded were highest for group D followed by groups A, C and lowest for B. All the groups showed significant differences for the failure threshold tested. Groups B and C showed less failure threshold than the other two groups but much higher than the average masticatory load. Conclusion: Technique alloys can be used as a cheap alternative to the conventional alloys when used for fabrication ofcustom cast posts in terms of failure threshold.&nbsp

Emergency contraception: knowledge, attitude and practices among recently married females in a rural area of North India

Background: Emergency contraception (EC) is indicated after unprotected sexual intercourse to prevent unintended pregnancy and its harmful consequences. Its optimum use can avoid unintended child birth or unsafe abortion which can in turn lower maternal mortality. So, the present study aimed to study the knowledge, attitude and practices of recently married females towards EC in a rural area of Jammu.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among recently married females visiting the OPD in CHC RS Pura during the course of the three months and were willing to participate. Information was obtained using a questionnaire and results were presented as proportions.Results: 90% respondents had ever heard of EC with media being the main source of information. 91% knew oral pills being used as EC and 81% had correct knowledge of time regarding its usage. 85% would recommend it to friend/relative if required and 73% were willing to use EC themselves in case of unprotected sex. 70% of the respondents had ever used EC.Conclusions: High awareness, positive attitude and adequate usage of EC among currently married females is a good sign which is probably due to high literacy among them. But it should not make the authorities complacent, rather interventions intended to combat maternal mortality through use of regular contraceptives besides EC need to be promoted among the target groups

An Epidemiological study of malignancies in Jammu province, India a retrospective study (1999-2003)

Research Question: -To Study the magnitude, pattern and inter district variation of Malignancies in different regions of Jammu Province from January 1999 to Dec. 2003. Setting : - Entire Population of Jammu Province. Study Design: - A Hospital based retrospective study. Methodology: -The study was carried out retrospectively from January 1999 to December 2003. The year wise data was collected from the medical case files maintained year wise in the Department of Radiotherapy and medical record section of the associated hospitals. All the new cases from Jammu province reporting for the first time in the five year time period were included. Only the primary tumors were recorded. In case of multiple primary cancer in same person they were all counted as new. Results: : - The total of 4507 new cases from Jammu province were registered in five year time period. Maximum cases 2541 (56.37%) were from Jammu District. Among males from Kathua, Jammu, Doda , Udhampur and Rajouri Respiratory system and Intrathoracic organs were at the top (40.40%, 37.47%, 37.25%, 36.97% and 33.74% resp.). Female Genital organs followed by Breast cancer were the leading site in female patients from Kathua and Jammu District (41.31% and 16.90% for Kathua and 33.39% and 18.41% for Jammu. Conclusion : -The leading Site of Malignancies among Male and Females varied in different districts of Jammu province. This could be attributed to various cultural dietary and environmental factors

Prevalence of respiratory morbidity among brick kiln workers: a cross sectional study from rural north India

Background: Fired clay bricks, an important construction material, are manufactured in non-mechanized, labour intensive brick kilns which mostly employ unskilled men and women. The workers, as an occupational hazard, are exposed to dust and air pollution leading to respiratory diseases.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among brick kiln workers in RS Pura block of Jammu district. The workers were assessed regarding respiratory symptoms and illnesses using translated version of American Thoracic Society Division of Lung Disease questionnaire (ATS-DLD-78A).Results: 692 brick kiln workers were interviewed during the course of survey and 58.8%of them were males. 45% of the respondents were working since last less than three years. Among the respiratory symptoms chronic cough, was present in 23.55% and phlegm in 22.83% of the respondents. Chronic bronchitis was present in 20.52% of the respondents. Association of respiratory symptoms in relation to sex of the respondents was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusions: Respiratory symptoms and illness were found to be quite prevalent in the brick kiln workers. More research needs to be conducted to assess other health risks besides respiratory morbidity. Health planners need to plan for their basic sanitation facilities and periodic check ups