Akhil Shetty

A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Science | ABSMIDS · department of orthodontics

Aim To determine the level of knowledge and skill of basic life support (BLS) among undergraduate, postgraduate students, and general practitioners with and without regular attendance of the BLS Healthcare Provider course. Methodology The study was carried out at two intervals with two groups. A random sample involving undergraduate students, post...

Dental caries and periodontal disease are two of the most common oral diseases caused by bacterial infections. Traditional medicine in India has a long history of using plant extracts for dental care. Spilanthes acmella (S. acmella), also known as the “Toothache Plant,” is a medicinal plant that has been traditionally used for its medicinal propert...

Spilanthes acmella, which is commonly known as the toothache plant, has been used as ayurvedic medicine in dentistry for a long time. It is found to have anti-microbial, analgesic, and local anesthetic action. This medicinal plant has been studied for its local anesthetic applications in humans and animals. In this review paper, we have discussed t...

Introduction: Menthol is a new product made from mint that is the most eff ective approach to avoid infections. There has been little human research on using menthol as a mouth rinse ingredient, and there is little information on the subject. Aim: This study aimed to know the eff ectiveness of menthol and chlorhexidine mouth rinses in reducing plaq...

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion interventions and policies on oral health knowledge, behaviour and status of healthy adolescents. Methods: This review included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of oral health promotion interventions targeting adolescents. Primary clinical outcomes (gingival health, plaque scores, car...

Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak has brought to light the issues and risks that frontline healthcare professionals face (HCW). The goal of this study was to describe the clinical outcomes and risk variables in HCW infected with SARS-CoV-2 and thus evaluate the primary health care and hospital management. Methods: A total of 328 articles were fou...

Aim: To estimate the concentration of metal ions (Ni, Cr, Fe and Co), cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of buccal mucosal cell in patients being treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. Materials and Methods: A total of 50 patients aged between 14-30 years of age were included in the study. Three samples of buccal cells were collected from each ortho...

Introduction: Mini-implant assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) is gradually becoming the treatment of choice to correct the transverse dimension, exceeding the limitations of conventional RME devices. One of the key factors for orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning apart from a stable occlusion is a balanced and aesthetic facial profil...

Aim The study aimed to evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) of metal brackets and adhesive properties of bonded irradiated and non-irradiated teeth. Methods Sixty-six extracted premolar samples were randomly divided into three groups—(a) Control group consisting of 22 non-irradiated, non-aged teeth (Group 1), (b) 22 non-irradiated, aged samples...

Aims: The aim of the study was to analyze the morphology and expedient the linear dimensions of Sella Turcica among Indian individuals having Skeletal Class I, Class II and Class III pattern, and then to determine if differences exist with different skeletal patterns. Methods and Material: The lateral cephalogram of 150 patients (75 males and 75 f...

ABSTRACT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to analyze the morphology and expedient the linear dimensions of Sella Turcica among cleft and non-cleft Indian individuals, and then to determine whether differences exist between different study groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The lateral cephalogram of 300 patients (150 cleft and 150 non-c...

Aim: The study aimed to determine the variations of salivary levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) during the different stages of orthodontic tooth movement. Materials and Methods: A sample of 24 patients was taken up for the study. Salivary samples were collected from each of the patients at the following intervals: T(0) – before start of the appliance...

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess and determine the perception of facial profile attractiveness by orthodontists and general public using Silhouette method. In addition, the orthodontists and the general public (laypeople) compared the facial profile components that they considered desirable for males and females Methodology: 30 S...

A 13 year old growing male reported with a complaint of forwardly placed upper front teeth. The case was diagnosed to be Skeletal Class II due to retrognathic mandible. Since the patient was in the growing phase, two phase treatment was planned. The First phase comprised of mandibular advancement using TWIN BLOCK. The final finishing and detailing...

Aims: To assess the changes in the oropharyngeal airway (OAW) dimensions in individuals with retrognathic mandible treated with Forsus FRD and Twin Block appliance to correct the skeletal Class II mal relationship. Methodology: 40 individuals, with Class II skeletal pattern were selected as per inclusion criteria. Pre-treatment lateral cephalograms...