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Prevention of periodontal disease could save billions

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) recently commissioned the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a provider of forecasting ...

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Correlating rotated mandibles with back & knee pain

A study was carried out to evaluate the co-relation between mandibular rotations in patients with a history of mid back pain, lower back pain, and knee ...

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The ever increasing cost of oral cancer treatment in India

India spent approximately INR 2,386 crore on oral cancer treatment in 2020, which will increase to more than INR 23,000 crore in the next ten years.

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Dental procedures present low risk of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2—study

BRISTOL, UK: The largest study to date specifically measuring aerosol generation in dental settings found that many common procedures produced negligible ...

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COVID-19: Examining role of oral microbiome and mucosal immunity in South Asian populations

LONDON, UK/CHENNAI, India: UK Research and Innovation and India’s Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science and Technology have recently ...

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COVID-19 antibody tests not recommended for measuring immunity after vaccination

Antibody testing among vaccine beneficiaries has increased manifold recently due to the anxiety over post-vaccination immunity, but are these antibody tests...

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Povidone iodine in dental practice

Frequent hygiene practices and proper antiseptic use by medical personnel are vital for the protection of patients from infections. Povidone-iodine (PVP-I) ...

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Peri-implantitis second most common complication following dental implant therapy

GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Even though high survival rates have been reported for dental implants, biological or technical complications affecting the implant, the...

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Digital impression taking in modern dentistry

In a recent webinar focused on dental impressions in modern dentistry, Dr Pawel Szuba-Paszkiewicz, a dentist with a deep interest in digital ...

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Long-COVID: current status and role of vaccines

Although most individuals recover completely from COVID-19 within a few weeks, some continue to experience symptoms after their initial recovery — even ...

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COVID-19 can lead to diabetes mellitus

So far, the COVID-19 management has mainly focused on pneumonia and blood clots. Now evidence is building up on how COVID-19 recovered individuals can ...

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New study examines extent of occupational risk of COVID-19 in UK

BIRMINGHAM, UK: To fill a research gap, researchers have recently examined whether dental professionals are, in fact, at an increased risk of becoming ...

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COVID-19 and mental health

Mind your mind because a dilapidated one is worse than having none. Dr. Bhavdeep Singh Ahuja emphasizes the importance of mental health in these challenging...

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Understand ventilation to curb COVID-19 risk

Information on the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has constantly been evolving right from droplet spread to the virus being declared airborne. The ...

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Landmark resolution: Oral health back on global agenda

The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA74) has approved the landmark resolution on putting oral health back on the global agenda.

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Mucormycosis dedicated center at ACPM, Dhule

Jawahar Medical Foundation ACPM Medical College and the OMFS department of ACPM Dental College, Dhule, have set up a center dedicated to treat and manage ...

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Acetic acid to prevent mucormycosis - Dr. Puneet Wadhwani (OMFS)

The Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed a flood of Mucormycosis cases in India. All specialists - the ENT/ ophthalmic/ maxillofacial surgeons, physicians, and ...

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Mucor due to hyperglycemia from new strain?

As the medical fraternity gets busy identifying the risk factors and causative factors behind mucormycosis, a clinical observation of six months suggests it...

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Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 3

This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...

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Now a T-cell-based clinical test for COVID-19

Our interest in the significance of T-cell immunity in fighting SARS-CoV-2 infection and in providing resistance to re-infection is only growing more. Now, ...

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Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2: Part 2

This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi (MDS) Prosthodontist, Mumbai on the emerging lines of evidence on B.1.617.2, the Indian variant of ...

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Sumita Mitra nominated for European Inventor Award 2021

Sumita Mitra, an Indian-American chemist, has been nominated as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2021 for applying nanotechnology to produce a new...

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Indian SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617.2—Part 1

This is a series of updates by Dr. Rohan Bandi, a prosthodontist from Mumbai, on the emerging updates on B.1.617.2 the Indian variant of SARS-CoV-2.

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Breakthrough COVID-19 infections among the vaccinated may not be a severe threat

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive continues to expand throughout the world, SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations and breakthrough infections have posed a new public...

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Are new SARS-CoV-2 variants escaping PCR detection?

Several media reports have come up with scary headlines that the new SARS-CoV-2 variants are fooling the RT-PCR test, which is considered the gold standard ...

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WHO statement on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its communication on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on 30 April 2021. This article summarizes their ...

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Saliva test for COVID-19 diagnosis and severity prediction - Dr. Amisha Parekh

The use of saliva has multiple advantages over nasopharyngeal swabs in terms of being non-invasive, its ease of collection without professional help, and ...

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The changing goalposts of vaccine effectiveness - Dr. Ameet Revankar

The measured efficacy/ effectiveness of the vaccine is only a guide for approval and not a benchmark for claiming superiority of one vaccine over another.

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A Seasoned Oral Surgeon's Perspectives: Post-COVID 19 Oral & Maxillofacial Manifestations

Renowned oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Vijay Deshmukh will be presenting an online lecture on the perspectives of an oral surgeon on post-Covid oral & ...

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COVID-19 response by mobile apps in India

The possible benefits by which one can use mobile applications (apps) for contact tracking in managing the COVID-19 pandemic have been discovered. Various ...

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