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Introduction: Dental Health in school going children is amajor issue of concern that effects their general health andoverall well-being. Taking this into consideration the presentstudy was taken up to assess the prevalence of dental problemsin Government school going children of Telangana state andto create awareness among them about oral health.Material and methods: The present study consisted of 2205subjects from two Govt schools of Hyderabad, Telanganastate. The data was collected by interviewing the childrenin the age group of 5-15yrs and by clinical examination.Complete information on the oral health of the children wascollected and awareness was created among them about oralhygiene.Results: The prevalence of dental health problems wasobserved in 77.41% of school children. Majority of the caseswere reported from Borabanda Govt. school (67%) comparedto Banjara Hills Govt. School (33%) which shows the impactof socio economic status and locality on the outcome of dentalcomplications.Conclusions: A large number of school children werereported with dental health problems suggesting improperdietary habits, lack of awareness on oral hygiene and poorfinancial support for the treatment. Poor dental health maybe detrimental to children’s quality of life and academicperformance at school. Creating awareness among the schoolchildren and their parents about oral hygiene may help totackle the dental problems in poor school going children
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Background: The present study was conducted to determine the frequency and type of adverse events (AEs) associated with ultrasonic scaler reported to the Food and Drug Administration manufacturer and user facility device experience (MAUDE) database. Materials and Methods: The authors reviewed the ultrasonic scaler units (USU) related AEs reported to MAUDE from October 1, 1995, to September 31, 2015. Analyses of details collected are presented. Results: MAUDE received a total of 667 unique USU‑related AE reports. Of 667 cases, MAUDE classified 628 instances (94.2%) as malfunction 27 (4%) as injurious, 10 (1.5%) as others, and 2 (0.3%) claiming the use of USU as cause of death. Of the 667 cases, 511 (76.6%) were used for endodontic application, and 147 (22%) as scaler applications. In 512 (76.8%) instances, there was separation of the tips, posing danger to patients or users, and 112 (16.8%) instances of overheating, 12 (1.8%) instances of breakage, and electrical issues in 8 (1.2%) instances. These AE resulted in 19 instances of thermal injury, 2 suspicious deaths, and hearing loss in 3 cases. In 4 cases, patient swallowed broken parts requiring additional medical care. Conclusions: Use of USU, a Class 2 device without exemption, carries a degree of risk to patient’s safety, if not properly used. As of today, MAUDE data is the only reliable source of AE until another database or such study is carried out. Certain AE that has been largely anecdotal, such as hearing loss has been reported in this study. The findings from study reiterate that more in‑depth analysis of AE of USU is needed. Until then operator needs to take all precautions to avoid AE when using USU.