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To ascertain any relation between T2 Diabetes Mellitus with Blood Groups of the patients coming in theOPD. , Experimental / Analytical study .This study was carried out at Med Path Laboratories and Diagnostic Center Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi and KESC Medical center Karachi from August 2012 to December 2012. The present study deals with the distribution of the ABO blood types in patients with diabetes mellitus. 500 samples were collected from Med Path Laborites and Diagnostic Center KESC Medical Center. The study shows blood group B was prevalent at a high percentage among patients with DM type 2. Blood group O+ were significantly higher among the male diabetics and blood group B+ among female diabetics. People with middle-aged group were seen to be more affected with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is highly recommended that this study may proceed further and the affiliation of T2DM can be screened at molecular level to find out the exact mechanism of action for susceptibility to these particular Blood Groups
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Dental professional and their supporting staff daily handle many materials and chemicals with their uncovered hands. One of the most widely used chemical is methyl methacrylate monomer based dental material. Materials based on methacrylate and its polymer appear to be a significant reason for contact dermatitis in dental personnel. There may be other unfavourable effects on health. Objectives of the study was to see the effect of uncured polymeric resin composite material on the health of dental personnel. This survey based cross-sectional study was done on 330 dentists working in different areas of Karachi. Data were collected by interviews, telephonic conversations or by mailing questionnaire to the participants. The sampling area was the Karachi city and sampling method was non-random convenience sampling. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. Results showed that methyl methacrylate based resin composite material is a source of various allergic reactions among the dental personnel. It was concluded that the material can have adverse effects on dental practitioners and patients
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Dentists are exposed to noise of varying intensities while working in dental clinics. This paper discusses the different sources and characteristics of noise in the dental clinics. Questionnaire surveys from three hundred and thirty-three dentists [male and female] were collected for a cross-sectional study conducted in Karachi, Pakistan. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 17. The study concludes that noise originating from the dental tools appears to have an effect on the dentists and contributes to their headache, irritation, tinnitus and in some cases hearing damage. Further investigation is required to study the possible risks of induced hearing loss due to these dental tools