Pregnancy is a transient physiological state which brings about different hormonal changes in a w... more Pregnancy is a transient physiological state which brings about different hormonal changes in a woman’s body. These effects are generalized and there are various oral changes as well. There are a number of especially important alterations in the periodontal conditions within the oral cavity. These changes have important implications as they have been known to cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. Better knowledge about these scenarios among health care professionals and women would go a long way toward avoiding or minimizing these adverse outcomes. Health education is an important tool in creating awareness among pregnant women regarding improvement of their oral health. Awareness among the health professionals and good inter-departmental collaboration would help toward a more efficient treatment of these pregnancy related conditions.
Introduction: Cheiloscopy is considered as an emerging method in forensic odontology for identifi... more Introduction: Cheiloscopy is considered as an emerging method in forensic odontology for identification of gender. There are several methods given in literature to identify the lip print types. Digital photographs can be used to study the lip prints for gender identification. Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the predominant lip print pattern in males and females by using digital photographs. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study included 206 subjects, comprising 103 males and 103 females. Digital photographs were used to identify the lip print patterns. The classification given by Suzuki and Tsuchihashi was used to further classify the lip patterns. Kappa test was applied to check for inter observer variation. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 23. The association between gender and lip print type was tested by Chi square test. Results: Type I was the most common lip print followed by Type I’. Type V was the least common lip print followed by Ty...
Introduction: Smile line is a major factor considered in esthetic treatment planning.Objective: T... more Introduction: Smile line is a major factor considered in esthetic treatment planning.Objective: To assess the position of the smile line both in natural and forced position in relation to age and gender in Nepali population sample.Materials & Method: A cross sectional study was done in 220 adults. DSLR camera was used to take photograph of the participants. Two different photographs were taken of each participant in natural and forced smile position in standardized format. The smile lines were determined and classified according to Liebart et al. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20.0 software. Chi square test was performed to analyze statistical significance between the gender and age groupsResult: Maximum individuals had low type of natural smile (59.1%) and average type of forced smile (40.0%). Very few individuals had very high type of natural smile (1.4%) and very high type of forced smile (15.9%). Among all, 41% had visibility of the periodontium during normal smile while on forc...
Pregnancy is a transient physiological state which brings about different hormonal changes in a w... more Pregnancy is a transient physiological state which brings about different hormonal changes in a woman’s body. These effects are generalized and there are various oral changes as well. There are a number of especially important alterations in the periodontal conditions within the oral cavity. These changes have important implications as they have been known to cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. Better knowledge about these scenarios among health care professionals and women would go a long way toward avoiding or minimizing these adverse outcomes. Health education is an important tool in creating awareness among pregnant women regarding improvement of their oral health. Awareness among the health professionals and good inter-departmental collaboration would help toward a more efficient treatment of these pregnancy related conditions.
Introduction: Cheiloscopy is considered as an emerging method in forensic odontology for identifi... more Introduction: Cheiloscopy is considered as an emerging method in forensic odontology for identification of gender. There are several methods given in literature to identify the lip print types. Digital photographs can be used to study the lip prints for gender identification. Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the predominant lip print pattern in males and females by using digital photographs. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study included 206 subjects, comprising 103 males and 103 females. Digital photographs were used to identify the lip print patterns. The classification given by Suzuki and Tsuchihashi was used to further classify the lip patterns. Kappa test was applied to check for inter observer variation. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 23. The association between gender and lip print type was tested by Chi square test. Results: Type I was the most common lip print followed by Type I’. Type V was the least common lip print followed by Ty...
Introduction: Smile line is a major factor considered in esthetic treatment planning.Objective: T... more Introduction: Smile line is a major factor considered in esthetic treatment planning.Objective: To assess the position of the smile line both in natural and forced position in relation to age and gender in Nepali population sample.Materials & Method: A cross sectional study was done in 220 adults. DSLR camera was used to take photograph of the participants. Two different photographs were taken of each participant in natural and forced smile position in standardized format. The smile lines were determined and classified according to Liebart et al. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20.0 software. Chi square test was performed to analyze statistical significance between the gender and age groupsResult: Maximum individuals had low type of natural smile (59.1%) and average type of forced smile (40.0%). Very few individuals had very high type of natural smile (1.4%) and very high type of forced smile (15.9%). Among all, 41% had visibility of the periodontium during normal smile while on forc...
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