Maxillofacial Nursing: Assessing the Knowledge and Awareness of Nurses in Handling Maxillofacial Injuries Through a Comprehensive Survey.

AIM: To assess the knowledge and awareness of nurses in handling maxillofacial injuries. METHOD: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among the staff nurses of the multi-specialty Gokul Newtech Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat. Forty nursing staff were included in the study. Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA, Spearman's correlation and Mann-Whitney U tests were applied for statistical analysis. RESULT: There was no statistically significant difference between the mean knowledge score concerning the study participant's age, work experience, and education. According to the survey, a majority of the nurses either did not know the answer or answered incorrectly. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that there is a requirement of new guidelines and recommendations in the existing teaching and training modules being followed by the nursing schools across the country.

Chronological hypoplasia: aesthetic management.

Enamel hypoplasia is defined as a break in the continuity of enamel with a reduction in the layers leading to depressions or grooves. Chronological hypoplasia is differentiated from other forms of hypoplasia due to its characteristic presentation (multiple, symmetrical, chronological pattern). Chronological hypoplasias are seen at the time tooth erupts into the oral cavity leading to several problems like aesthetic problems, tooth sensitivity, caries and early pulpal involvement. Prevention of interaction of aetiological factors is not possible because multiple factors are required for enamel synthesis. This paper highlights how to diagnose, intercept and treat chronological hypoplasias. It also mentions reasons for treating a case and different modalities available.

A case of impacted central incisor due to dentigerous cyst associated with impacted compound odontome.

Odontomes are hamartomatous growths of odontogenic origin. Odontomes usually do not erupt into oral cavity and can cause several difficulties like swelling, displacement of teeth and adjacent structures, cystic changes and carcinomatous transformation. Odontomes are treated by surgical removal. Dentigerous cysts arise due to accumulation of fluid between reduced enamel epithelium and crown of unerupted tooth. Dentigerous cysts cause several difficulties such as swelling, non-eruption of involved teeth and displacement of adjacent teeth, thus requiring early detection and prompt treatment. Treatment for dentigerous cyst ranges from marsupialisation to enucleation. In children, marsupialisation is more commonly used when compared with enucleation treatment. This study discusses successful treatment of impacted central incisor due to obstruction from dentigerous cyst originating from impacted compound odontome. The paper also throws light into importance to radiography while diagnosing odontome.