Assessment of the factors influencing dental students to choose dentistry as a career: A cross-sectional survey
Conclusion: Students were mostly influenced by own interest and altruistic nature to opt for dental profession. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - November 22, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Amol Karagir Mahesh Ravindra Khairnar Shridevi Adaki Rohit Ishwar Dhole Madhuri C Patil Amritha Ingale Source Type: research

Association between mother & #39;s behaviour, oral health literacy and children & #39;s oral health outcomes: A cross-sectional study
Conclusion: Mother's behaviour and oral health literacy influenced caries experience of the children. Therefore, improving the behaviour and oral health literacy of the mothers is the key to influence child's oral health. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - November 22, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: KR Sowmya Manjunath P Puranik KS Aparna Source Type: research

Oral health status and self- assessment of oral health risk factors among South Indian diabetic patients
Conclusion: In the present study, though gingivitis was seen in higher percentage (82%), the presence of periodontal disease was relatively low (68.3%). It can be concluded that diabetic subjects may have poor oral health. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - November 22, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Mukkavilli Madhuri Suhas Kulkarni Dolar Doshi Srikanth Reddy Srilatha Adepu Sahithi Reddy Source Type: research

Long COVID-19 and dental treatment
SM BalajiIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(2):139-139 (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - November 22, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: SM Balaji Source Type: research

Surrogate reviewers
Nitesh Tewari, Morankar Rahul Gangadharrao, Vijay Prakash Mathur, Shubhi GoelIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(1):137-137 (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Nitesh Tewari Morankar Rahul Gangadharrao Vijay Prakash Mathur Shubhi Goel Source Type: research

Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia: A case report
Arush Thakur, Shuddhodhan Gaikwad, Jagdish Vishnu Tupkari, Easwaran RamaswamiIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(1):134-136 Cemento-osseous dysplasia is non-neoplastic, reactive fibro-osseous lesions that affect the tooth-bearing areas of the jaws. Osseous dysplasia is further divided into three subtypes: Periapical osseous dysplasia, focal osseous dysplasia, and florid osseous dysplasia. We hereby, present a case of florid cemento-osseous dysplasia occurring in a 40-year old dentulous Indian woman. The patient presented with lesions involving the mandibular right and left quadrant. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Arush Thakur Shuddhodhan Gaikwad Jagdish Vishnu Tupkari Easwaran Ramaswami Source Type: research

A very rare case of bilateral capillary hemangioma of lower lip and face: A case report
Ujjwal A Ujala, NR DiwakarIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(1):131-133 Hemangioma is a relatively common benign proliferation of blood vessel that primarily develops during childhood. It is a most common benign tumor of vascular origin is the region of head and neck. The common sites are lips, tongue, buccal mucosa, and palate in oral cavity. Due to aesthetic concern and appearance problems of the hemangioma of lower lip and face it requires appropriate management. This is a case report of a rare hemangioma of lower lip and face bilaterally with involvement of mandible, floor of mouth, oropharynx, anterior 2/3rd o...
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ujjwal A Ujala NR Diwakar Source Type: research

Massive gingival enlargement in a nine-year-old paediatric patient: A rare case report
Pallavi Chaubey, Saurav Chandra, Mohammed Ahsan Razi, Seema QamarIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(1):127-130 Gingival enlargement (GE) is a well-known clinical phenomena with the primary aetiology being plaque and poor oral hygiene. Many reasons for GE have been known. Most of the time good oral hygiene is sufficient to achieve normal healthy gingiva. GE is a heterogeneous group of disorder characterized by progressive enlargement of the gingiva with an increase in submucosal connective tissue elements. Some of them are inherited and iatrogenic while others are idiopathic. In this case, we report a case with mass...
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Pallavi Chaubey Saurav Chandra Mohammed Ahsan Razi Seema Qamar Source Type: research

Large odontome compressing inferior alveolar nerve & #8211; A case report
SM Balaji, Preetha BalajiIndian Journal of Dental Research 2021 32(1):124-126 A young female sought treatment for a painful swelling in the right mandibular posterior region for the past 1 month with severe halitosis and paresthesia of right lower lip. Past history revealed that #46 was impacted due to an odontogenic tumor and an unsuccessful attempt was made to remove the impacted teeth and the tumor. A warm, tender, mild extra-oral diffuse swelling with right side cervical lymphadenopathy present. Intra-orally, there was a missing crown of 46 with a diffuse, tender buccal cortical expansion with a draining sinus. Imagin...
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: SM Balaji Preetha Balaji Source Type: research

Asymptomatic palatal mass: A case report
This article describes the importance of recognizing this clinical entity as a differential diagnosis in the evaluation of asymptomatic palatal lesions to enable early diagnosis and institution of appropriate treatment to successfully treat the disease. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: CV Divyambika K Satish Srinivas S Sathasiva Subramanian S Elengkumaran N Malathi Source Type: research

Incidence of grinspan syndrome among tribal and suburban population of Maharashtra & #8211; A cross sectional study
Conclusions: Incidence of Grinspan syndrome was 1.62%, mainly seen in sub-urban females of 35-50 years and OLP seen in hypertension and diabetes mellitus has different etiology and is not caused by drugs used to treat these diseases. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Lalitkumar P Gade Snehal D Lunawat Kiran S Jagtap Sneha H Choudhary Monica Mahajani Vishwas D Kadam Source Type: research

Prevalence of dental fluorosis and treatment needs among 11-14 years old school children in endemic fluoride areas of Haryana, India
Conclusion: Our findings showed the increased prevalence of dental fluorosis in endemic fluoride areas with mild to moderate level of dental fluorosis. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Radhey Shyam BC Manjunath Adarsh Kumar Ridhi Narang Geeta Rani Saumya Singh Source Type: research

An In-Vivo cone-beam computed tomography analysis of root and canal morphology of maxillary first permanent molars in an Indian population
Conclusions: The root and canal morphology of MFPMs in an Indian population may have significant variations depending on the dental arch side and patient age. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ajinkya Pawar Bhagyashree Thakur Ricardo Machado Sang W Kwak Hyeon-Cheol Kim Source Type: research

Stereomicroscopic analysis of microleakage, evaluation of shear bond strengths and adhesive remnants beneath orthodontic brackets under cyclic exposure to commonly consumed commercial & #8220;soft & #8221; drinks
Conclusions: A significant reduction of SBS was observed in Coca-Cola while increased microleakage was seen in all three drinks compared to artificial saliva. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rohan Pulgaonkar Prasad Chitra Source Type: research

Development of strontium-doped nano hydroxyapatite dentifrice and compare its remineralising potential with a topical cream containing casein phosphopeptide- amorphous calcium phosphate & #8211; An In Vitro study
Conclusion: Both CPP- ACP containing tooth cream as well as Sr doped nHAp showed remineralisation potential. Sr doped nanohydroxyapatite showed better remineralisation than CPP ACP and can be considered for enamel repair in incipient carious lesions. (Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research)
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - July 13, 2021 Category: Dentistry Authors: Ratheesh Rajendran K Radhakrishnan Nair Raghu Sandhya Anandhu V Krishnan Aadit Anilkumar PV Rakhi Source Type: research