Aviation Dentistry: is it an Unexplored Field of Dentistry? A Cross-Sectional Study

Drug abuse in paediatric dentistry: a cross-sectional study.

UNLABELLED Compared to adult medicine, drug use in children is not extensively researched. OBJECTIVE The objective of present study is to find out drug prescribing pattern in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and Orthodontics in teaching hospitals in Rajasthan, India. METHODS A prospective study was conducted in June 2011. A total of 619 prescriptions were collected ran...

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Bisphosphonate and Implant Dentistry - Is it Safe?

Bisphosphonates are a group of drugs that are commonly used to alter bone metabolism in order to prevent bone loss in diseases such as osteoporosis and bone cancers. Unfortunately, the use of bisphosphonates has been associated with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. The debate as to whether it is wise to consider implant therapy in patients being treated with bisphosphonate ther...

ERGONOMICS: A Must for Dentistry: A Cross Sectional study in various parts of Northern India

Objective: To identify the ergonomic factors causing various health hazards in among dentists practicing in Northern India. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among the dentists practicing in various parts of Northern India. Convenience sample of 1000 dentists who met the inclusion criteria was taken and those who agreed to participate. Data collection was done by th...

Choosing public health dentistry as a career: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the attitude of dental students towards considering Public Health Dentistry as their future career. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire based, cross-sectional survey was conducted, which included dental students from different years of study. It consisted of 27 questions that were graded on five point Likert scale. RESULTS A total of 293 ...