BIOFEEDBACK-ASSISTED RELAXATION AND PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ DISTRESS TOLERANCE

This study is aimed at assessing biofeedback-assisted relaxation and progressive muscle relaxation potential for enhancing distress tolerance in students’ population. 125 female undergraduate students aged between 18 and 27 participated in the study. Distress Tolerance Scale was used to evaluate distress tolerance. Participants of a study were randomly assigned into 3 different groups: 1) weekly biofeedback-assisted relaxation (n=40), 2) weekly progressive muscle relaxation training (n=43), and 3) comparison group without relaxation (n=42). The results of the study showed that biofeedback-assisted relaxation and progressive muscle relaxation were effective in enhancing students’ distress tolerance. Progressive muscle relaxation helped to enhance distress tolerance for those students whose initial distress tolerance was low. Biofeedback-assisted relaxation helped to enhance distress tolerance in students with higher level of perceived stress

BIOFEEDBACK-ASSISTED RELAXATION AND PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCING STUDENTS’ DISTRESS TOLERANCE

This study is aimed at assessing biofeedback-assisted relaxation and progressive muscle relaxation potential for enhancing distress tolerance in students’ population. 125 female undergraduate students aged between 18 and 27 participated in the study. Distress Tolerance Scale was used to evaluate distress tolerance. Participants of a study were randomly assigned into 3 different groups: 1) weekly biofeedback-assisted relaxation (n=40), 2) weekly progressive muscle relaxation training (n=43), and 3) comparison group without relaxation (n=42). The results of the study showed that biofeedback-assisted relaxation and progressive muscle relaxation were effective in enhancing students’ distress tolerance. Progressive muscle relaxation helped to enhance distress tolerance for those students whose initial distress tolerance was low. Biofeedback-assisted relaxation helped to enhance distress tolerance in students with higher level of perceived stress

Distinctive features of the microbiota associated with different forms of apical periodontitis

Microorganisms infecting the dental root canal system play an unequivocal role as causative agents of apical periodontitis. Although fungi, archaea, and viruses have been found in association with some forms of apical periodontitis, bacteria are the main microbial etiologic agents of this disease. Bacteria colonizing the root canal are usually organized in communities similar to biofilm structures. Culture and molecular biology technologies have demonstrated that the endodontic bacterial communities vary in species richness and abundance depending on the different types of infection and different forms of apical periodontitis. This review paper highlights the distinctive features of the endodontic microbiota associated with diverse clinical conditions

The use of calcium hydroxide, antibiotics and biocides as antimicrobial medicaments in endodontics

Bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of pulp and periapical diseases. The primary aim of endodontic treatment is to remove as many bacteria as possible from the root canal system and then to create an environment in which any remaining organisms cannot survive. This can only be achieved through the use of a combination of aseptic treatment techniques, chemomechanical preparation of the root canal, antimicrobial irrigating solutions and intracanal medicaments. The choice of which intracanal medicament to use is dependent on having an accurate diagnosis of the condition being treated, as well as a thorough knowledge of the type of organisms likely to be involved and. their mechanisms of growth and survival. Since the disease is likely to have been caused by the presence of bacteria within the root canal, the use of an antimicrobial agent is essential. Many medicaments have been used in an attempt to achieve the above aims, but no single preparation has been found to be completely predictable or effective. Commonly used medicaments include calcium hydroxide, antibiotics; non-phenolic biocides, phenolic biocides and iodine compounds. Each has advantages and disadvantages, and further research is required to determine which is best suited for root canal infections