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The aim of this study is to collect data of various post insertion problems in removable partial dentures which were examined in the department of prosthodontics in government dental college srinagar. Around 200 patients were included in the study . The various problems that could be found in removable partial dentures include pain, discomfort, inflammatory conditions, problems in speech, loose dentures, occlusal problems, difficulty in deglutition, residual ridge resorption and altered taste perception.
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The aim of this study is to compare the flexural strength of 4 commonly used core build up materials in clinics. Four core built up materials, a cermet cement (ketac silver), a light cure composite, conventional silver amalgam (control group) and zirconomer (zirconia reinforced GIC) were used and were divided into Group A, B and C and D respectively. The root canal of 90 extracted mandibular molars with similar anatomy and morphology were selected. Highest flexural strength was shown by Group A followed by group C, group B and then group D.
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Background: Oral health is an integral part of general health and psychiatric disorders lead them to change their life style and lose concern for general and oral health. In view of this, the study was planned to compare the oral health status in different types of in-patient psychiatric patients. Objective of current study was to study the oral health status in schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorders institutionalized in psychiatric hospital. Methods: 50 Psychiatric patient (43 patients suffering from schizophrenia, 7 patients of bipolar affective disorder,) and 50 unrelated healthy volunteers were taken in the study. Dental examinations were done in both groups to measure the following indices of oral health: decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT) for caries; simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) for oral hygiene status; and tooth wear index for the wear of teeth. For comparison analyses t test was used. Results: Mean age of the study group was 37.74 years. Mean decayed missing filled teeth index (DMFT) score for study group and control population was 8.52 ± 4.36 vs. 4.72 ± 2.74 vs. 1.81 ± 1.00 (P ≤0.0001). The mean simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) for study group was 3.87±1.21, while that of control was (p≤0.0001).The mean Tooth wear index (TWI) score for study group was found to be 1.62 ± 0.75 and for control group was 1.08±0.48 (P ≤0.0001). Conclusion: Oral health status is affected in psychiatric patients and improving the oral health in psychiatric patients can go long way in improving the quality and management of these patients.