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Biomimetic DentalProsthesis

Implantology DepartmentInaugurated at Peoples Varsity 4 5 11

New Delhi: The govern-ment is set to launch a seriesof initiatives to facilitate med-ical and wellness tourism inthe country. Chairing the firstmeeting of the newly constitut-ed National Medical &Wellness Tourism Promotion

Board this month,MoS TourismMahesh Sharmawhile speaking tomedia personal saidthat a single-windowfacility will be set up to con-nect various medicare andwellness systems available inthe country for such tourists.As per published report thereare other measures likely to beannounced include setting upe-visa counters at airports for

the tourists, issuingthem pre-paid activated SIMcards upon arrival and settingup of a web portal featuring thebest healthcare facilities Indiaoffers. The report also said thatthis is the first such joint effortof the

The project will integrate Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga and othermedicare systems, and tour and travel operators

will be roped in to facilitate the tourism.

Centre to launch measuresto boost Medical Tourism

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CHANDIGARH: In abig relief to 30 odd mas-ter of dental surgery(MDS) students of pri-vate colleges inHaryana, the Punjaband Haryana high courthas directed a state uni-versity to awarddegrees to those whohave successfully completedthe course. These studentswere admitted by private den-tal colleges for the academicsession 2010-11 on the basisof counseling conducted ontheir own and they had notpassed the requisite screening

test as mandated by the DentalCouncil of India (DCI). A single-judge bench in August 2014had dismissed the petition ofthese students, leaving them inthe lurch. In this petition, theyhad challenged a Governmentof India

Piyush Varsha: A DentalStudent is Miss Bihar-2015

PATNA: Piyush Varsha of Patna walkedaway with the Miss Bihar 2015 title at a func-tion held at the Sri Krishna Memorial Hall inPatna this month. While Varsha, who isstudying in Lucknow to be a dentist, won the2015 title. The winner of the contest, over-whelmed by emotions, speaking to mediasaid that while she was preparing to be adentist, she was also entertaining the idea ofjoining the film industry or the modeling worldto explore her full potential. More than 150contestants had took part in the statewidetalent contest with the final 20 aspirants mak-ing it to the final round .Former Miss BiharShalu crowned the 2015 winner .

Rohtak University

HC breather forMDS Students

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CHENNAI: A lead-ing media dailyreported this monththat Indian Institute ofTechnology, Madras,researchers havecome up with a newformulation of dentalfilling that does not

shrink ensur-ing a pain-free treat-ment. Thecomposite ismade ofu n i q u e

organic resins andinorganic fillers. Theyare also biologicallysafe compared to theones currently avail-able in the market;the latter can affectthe endocrine system

IIT-M develops dental filling

for Pain-Free, lasting Cure

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Thousands of Indian kids brush

teeth in Unison for RecordBangalore: Thousands of Indian children

gathered in the southern city of Bangalore tobrush their teeth, altogether, in an effort to raiseawareness about good oral hygiene. Dr. GirishRao from My Dental Plan, a program that organ-ized this event, while talking to media said thatthe 17,505 kids from 20 schools who participatedset a new record for mass teeth-brushing activity.The two-minute effort was witnessed by an inter-national auditor who will submit documents to theGuinness Book of World Records.

The earlier

record was

by 13,800

children at

El Salvador

in South

America in

1995

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Hyderabad: Sattriya dancerLima Das has managed to balancepassion and profession even as shereturns to her roots in the north east

Rarely does one come across aperson who strikes a perfect bal-ance between the passion and theprofession and excels in both.Guwahati-based Sattriya dancerand doctor Lima Das is one amongthese few. Daughter of an eminentdoctor-father and a popular singer-mother, she was expected to excelboth in academics and the arts.

She not only lived up to theexpectations of her family as a suc-cessful doctor-dancer-singer - andlater as a doting wife and a mother- but also proved that study, joband family can't contain the growthof an artiste.

The gifted dancer was con-ferred the India InternationalDance Festival (IIDF) Award forSattriya in Bhubaneswar recently.

Excerpts from an interview alreadypublished by a leading news dailyspecially for OFC Readers:

As a student, there must havebeen high expectation from yourfamily to excel in academics.Dance and music must have beensecondary as healthy hobbies.But today, you are better knownas a dancer than a doctor. Whendid you decide that you would bea dancer first and the doctornext?

Yes, my family was more intoacademics than arts. So when itcame to choosing my profession, Idecided to follow my father's foot-steps and I studied to be a doctor. Ifinished my masters in conserva-tive dentistry and endodontics andlater joined as a lecturer in theRegional Dental College,Guwahati.

I concentrated mostly on aca-demics till then. But dance was

always there and I continued withOdissi but took a break fromSattriya for various reasons. Theturning point of my life came whenI met my guru Padma Sri awardeeJatin Goswami on his 80th birth-

day celebration. He insisted that Imake a comeback to Sattriya. Andsince then, Sattriya has been myidentity.

You started with Odissi butswitched over to Sattriya whenyou had established yourself asan Odissi dancer. Why?

I started with Odissi in 1986under Sangeeta Hazarika. A beauti-ful person, she taught me how todance with grace and dignity.However, I could identify betterwith Sattriya probably because Iam an Assamese. I could relate tothe rhythms of the khol and musicmore than the Odissi mardal andmusic since I grew up listening tothe music of my homeland.Moreover, I thought that Sattriyahas more scope in Assam to devel-op myself as a dancer. I also felt Ihave some responsibility towardsthis art form which was my veryown. However, I must admit that

my training in Odissi helped me topick this art form faster.

How difficult has been yourjourney as an Indian classicaldancer over the past 20 years?

All of us are aware of the manychallenges of being an Indian clas-sical dancer. Challenges are evenmore for a dancer from the NorthEast where opportunities are farless. Yet, I feel the scenario ismuch better today than it was adecade ago. We are much moreconnected through internet andsocial media now that helps a lot.We have a more liberal societytoday that accepts and appreciateswomen as dancers. Besides, fund-ing for classical dance and dancershas also gone up.

Today people love and respectan artiste as much as they wouldrespect a person from any otherprofession. I love to be known as adancer as much a doctor.

Lima Das, the Endodontist who dancesProfile of the Month

IIT-K students developlow cost dental chair

KANPUR: According to a recently published report by anational daily Three students of design program of IIT-Kanpur along with a team of students from PUJ (PontificiaUniversidad Javeriana) university based in Colombia in theUS, under the guidance of IIT-K faculty members haveremained successful in developing a low cost dental chairworth Rs 20,000 only (this does not include the price of thedental tools used by the dentists). The news report said thatThis is the cheapest dental chair in the Indian market as thetraditional chairs range anywhere between Rs one lakh tofive lakhs.

The affordable dental chair developed under the ME310(name of a course) program run at Stanford University hasbeen named as ’FLUX". The prototype of the chair has beeninstalled at Sardar Patel postgraduate institute of medicaland dental sciences in Lucknow where it is being used suc-cessfully since September 2015. This has raised hope thatthe mass production of this dental chair could be done innear future which would further bring down the cost. Thedevelopment of this dental chair has received applausefrom project director, Standford university, Larry Lifer. Themost unique feature of this dental chair being that it is verypatient friendly.

MUMBAI: A number of inter-national studies have alreadyindicated that oral health pro-fessionals could play a greaterrole in detecting chronic dis-ease. Given the high preva-lence of cardiovascular dis-ease, diabetes mellitus, tuber-culosis, HIV/Aids and hepatitisB in India, researchers havenow assessed patient attitudestowards and willingness to par-ticipate in medical screeningsin dental settings in the country.

In the study, adult patientsvisiting five university-baseddental clinics and one privatepractice were asked about theirattitude towards and willing-ness to participate in chairsidescreening.

Almost 90 per cent of the

study participants in the clinicalgroup and about 95 per cent inthe private practice group saidthat they believe that it isimportant for dentists to identifyincreased risk of developingcertain medical conditions. Themajority of patients were willingto have a dentist performscreenings for this purpose.Willingness was highest forscreening for diabetes, with 85per cent in the clinical groupand 78 per cent in the privatepractice group. Over 70 percent in both groups reportedwillingness to undergoHIV/Aids screenings in a dentalsetting.

In addition, the researchersfound that the majority ofpatients were willing to pay 150

Indian rupees (56 per cent inthe clinical group and 92 percent in the private practicegroup; US$ 2.25) for medicalscreenings. According to theWorld Bank statistics, the grossnational income per capita inthe country is 1,570 Indianrupees ($US 23.47).

According to a US studypublished in the AmericanJournal of Public Health in2014, chairside screenings indental practices for the mostcommon chronic diseasescould save the health care sys-tem more than US$100 millionannually.

The study reported on, titled"Indian patients’ attitudestowards chairside screening ina dental setting for medicalconditions", was published inthe October issue of theInternational Dental Journal,the official journal of the FDIWorld Dental Federation.

It was conducted by the NairHospital Dental College andthe Topiwala National MedicalCollege in Mumbai in collabora-tion with a number of other sci-entific institutions in India andthe US.Source:DT

Indian dental patients in favourof chairside medical screening

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Centre to launch...government and the pri-

vate sector for synergisingmedical tourism. Notingthat the government will actas a facilitator and the pri-vate sector will lead theproject. A seed capital ofRs 2 crore has been sanc-tioned by the governmentfor the board as per thepublished report. The proj-ect will integrate Allopathy,Ayurveda, Yoga and othermedicare systems, andtour and travel operatorswill be roped in to facilitatethe tourism.

HC breather for...communication, where-

by their admissions weretermed illegal. SGTUniversity, Gurgaon;Sudha Rustagi College ofDental Science andResearch, Faridabad; JNKapoor DAV CentenaryDental College, YamunaNagar; and other collegesaffiliated to Pt BD SharmaUniversity of HealthSciences, Rohtak, wereasked to refund tuition feeand admission fee.Following this, the studentsfiled an appeal in the divi-sion bench.

"The manner in whichthe private dental collegeshave conducted them-selves is somewhatimproper but for that theappellants-students are notto suffer. Even otherwise,the grouse of the privatedental colleges has beenthat there was inaction onthe part of the state admis-sions committee and therewas no clear policy ordirections for admitting stu-dents who were qualifiedand seats were available,"the high court divisionbench of justice SS Saronand justice Amol RattanSingh said, while allowingthe petition of these stu-dents.

The high court benchnoted that the private col-lege conducted counsellingin a hurried manner, whichthough may be "somewhatimproper but cannot besaid to be illegal or bad".

IIT-M develops dentalapart from causing sen-

sitivity issues post-treat-ment. The report whilequoting a professor from aprivate Dental College saidthat conventional dentalcomposites shrink by up to5%. It not only leads topost-operative sensitivity orpain, but also causes gapsbetween the teeth and fill-ings.

The endodontist, whowas involved in developingthe new composite,explained that severalstudies conducted on ratshave shown that chemicalsubstances leaching fromthe dental fillings can affectthe endocrine system andtarget tissues of sex hor-mones besides causingother potentially toxic reac-tions.

"The report mentionsthat The formulation isunique and does not leachchemical substances thathave endocrine disruptiveability. "The research has athree-pronged approach -to curb post-%operativesensitivity, shrinkage andimprove biological safety.

The news reportexplains that the conven-tional materials, besidesdischarging certain chemi-cals, also emanate heatduring polymerisation (achemical process) that canharm the pulp tissue andcause post-treatment com-plications. The new com-posite releases 50% lessheat keeping the pulp tis-sue safe.

IIT-M department ofengineering design profes-sor VenkateshBalasubramanian in thenews report said that thisformulation of the newcomposites were putthrough rigorous chemicaltests including the one tofind its clinical impact onpatients having multiplecomposite restoration afterconsuming liquor.

"This was done tounderstand the stability ofthe composite network andthe correlation of its leach-ing to biological safety.

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BENGALURU :ASHAworkers and AuxiliaryNurse Midwifes (ANM)have been directed to iden-tify eligible people in theirjurisdiction and bring themto the hospitals reported aleading national daily.

A good one year after itslaunch, the State govern-ment’s ambitious DantaBhagya scheme - to pro-vide free dentures to seniorcitizens with completetooth loss - has barelyreached 1,000people.

Lack of aware-ness about thescheme among peo-ple, delay in disburse-ment of funds to dentalcolleges, apart fromsome technicalglitches, are said tobe the main rea-sons for the slowprogress. TheHealth Departmenthas planned a massiveawareness camp simultane-ously in all districts this month,where people will not just bescreened but also provided withdentures on the spot.

The report said that the serv-ices of ASHA workers, which isvital to popularise the scheme,could not be utilised for several

months as the software that liststhe schemes for payment ofincentives to the workers did notmention ’Danta Bhagya’. "It hasbeen included now followingwhich ASHA workers will get Rs.100 for every case they refer to

the college.The scheme was aimed at

providing free dentures to atleast 30,000 senior citizens(aged 60 or above) belonging tothe below poverty line families.Chief Minister Siddaramaiahlaunched the scheme with

much fanfare on December 7,2014.

The department had enteredinto a memorandum of under-standing with 45 governmentand private hospitals for theimplementation of the scheme.The Government’s Oral HealthPolicy Committee will monitorthe camps and the implementa-tion of the scheme.

Special drive to help Danta Bhagyaovercome teething problems

Dental Council of India (DCI)has asked the dental collegesin the country to mandatorily setup public health dentistrydepartments within a period ofone year. There are around 310dental colleges in the country.

DCI has directed that thesubject Master of DentalSurgery (MDS) in Public HealthDentistry has to be taught. Forthis, both the examiners shouldbe MDS in the same subject forthe University ProfessionalExaminations. As per the 80sCourse Regulations, thedepartment should have one

reader from the concerned spe-cialty.

In case, reader is not avail-able, at least two senior lectur-ers with the qualification ofMDS (Public Health Dentistry)should be available in the newlycreated public health dentistrydepartment. However, all thedental colleges must ensure toappoint a reader in the special-ty of Public Health Dentistrywithin one year.

PG diploma holders in all thesubjects as per the Dentists Act1948 are eligible as such up tothe post of readers to teachunder graduate students andalso eligible as examiners.

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BHOPAL: Department of Implantology was inaugurated at Peoples College ofDental Sciences this month. The programme was inaugurated by Capt. AmbrishSharma, Director Peoples Group. Prominently present were Dr. V.K Pandya, ViceChancellor, Peoples University, Colonel Ashok Khurana, Director Planning, Mr. IH Siddhaque, Director Project. Dean Dr .Shaji Thomas and Dr. Anjali Bhoyar,ViceDean addressed the students and made them familiar with the new and promis-ing Dental Implantology Technique. Dr. Swapnil Parlani, HoD department ofImplantology spoke about the long term effects of Dental Implants.

ImplantologyDepartment Inaugurated

at Peoples Varsity

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Biomimetic dental prosthesis

There are few tougher, more durablestructures in nature than teeth orseashells. The secret of these materialslies in their unique fine structure: they arecomposed of different layers in whichnumerous micro-platelets are joinedtogether, aligned in identical orientation.

Although methods exist that allow mate-rial scientists to imitate nacre, it was a chal-lenge to create a material that imitates theentire seashell, with comparable propertiesand structural complexity.

Now a group of researchers led byAndrØ Studart, Professor of ComplexMaterials, has developed a new procedurethat mimics the natural model almost per-fectly. The scientists were able to produce

a tough, multi-layeredmaterial based on theconstruction principleof teeth or seashells,and which compareswell. The ETHresearchers managed,for the first time, to pre-serve multiple layers of

micro-platelets with differing orientation ina single piece.

It is a procedure the ETH researcherscall magnetically assisted slip casting(MASC). "The wonderful thing about ournew procedure is that it builds on a 100-year-old technique and combines it withmodern material research," says Studart’sdoctoral student Tobias Niebel, co-author

of a study just published in the specialistjournal Nature Materials.

Revival of a 100-year-old technique

This is how MASC works: theresearchers first create a plaster cast toserve as a mould. Into this mould, theypour a suspension containing magnetisedceramic platelets, such as aluminium oxideplatelets. The pores of the plaster mouldslowly absorb the liquid from the suspen-sion, which causes the material to solidifyand to harden from the outside in.

The scientists create a layer-like struc-ture by applying a magnetic field during thecasting process, changing its orientation atregular intervals. As long as the materialremains liquid, the ceramic platelets alignto the magnetic field. Cont�d PAGE -08

Material

researchers are

developing a

procedure that

allows them to

mimic the com-

plex fine struc-

ture of biologi-

cal composite

materials, such

as teeth or

seashells. They

can thus create

synthetic mate-

rials that are as

hard and tough

as their natural

counterparts.

'No-drill' dentistrystops tooth decay

When surgeons listen to theirpreferred music, their stitches

are better and fasterA

University ofSydney studyhas revealed

that tooth decay (den-tal caries) can bestopped, reversed,and prevented withoutthe need for the tradi-tional ’fill and drill’approach that has dominated dentalcare for decades.

The results of the seven year study,published in Community Dentistry andOral Epidemiology, found that theneed for fillings was reduced by 30 to

50 per cent through preventative oralcare. "It’s unnecessary for patients tohave fillings because they’re notrequired in many cases of dentaldecay," explains the study’s leadauthor, Associate Professor WendellEvans of the University of Sydney.

"This research signals the need fora major shift in the way tooth decay ismanaged by dentists. The studyshows that a preventative approachhas major benefits compared to cur-rent practice. "For a long time it wasbelieved that tooth decay was a rapid-ly progressive

Anew study from The Universityof Texas Medical Branch atGalveston shows that when

plastic surgeons listen to music theyprefer, their surgical technique andefficiency when closing incisions isimproved. The study is currently avail-able in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

From classical to rock, music canbe heard in operating rooms acrossthe world. Although previous studieshave shown that listening to musicduring operations can lower the stresslevels of surgeons, there is limitedinformation on the effects of music on

technical performance while complet-ing a surgical task, such as closingincisions. Stitching prowess andspeed is especially important for plas-tic surgeons. Fifteen plastic surgeryresidents were asked to close inci-sions with layered stitches on pigs’feet obtained at a local food market --pigs’ feet are widely accepted as sim-ilar to human skin.

Shelby R. Lies, Andrew Y. Zhang.Prospective Randomized Study of theEffect of Music on the Efficiency ofSurgical Closures. Aesthetic SurgeryJournal, 2015; sju161 DOI:10.1093/asj/sju161

JOURNAL REFERENCE:

Hortense Le Ferrand, Florian Bouville, TobiasP. Niebel, AndrØ R. Studart. Magneticallyassisted slip casting of bioinspired heteroge-neous composites. Nature Materials, 2015;DOI: 10.1038/nmat4419

JOURNAL REFERENCE:

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Source:University of Sydney.

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he silkworm, which pro-duces the essential ingre-

dient for fine silk fabric, alsoplays a critical role in a newprocess designed to provide relieffor millions of individuals with drymouth, a devastating oral and sys-temic health issue.

A research team led by Chih-KoYeh, B.D.S., Ph.D., from TheUniversity of Texas Health ScienceCenter at San Antonio, is the first to

use silk fibersas a frame-work togrow stemcells intos a l i v a r yg l a n dcells. The

process hasbeen submit-

ted for a patent.Dr. Yeh is a

professor in theDepartment of ComprehensiveDentistry whose lab focuses on sali-vary gland research. Other major teamleaders include Xiao-Dong Chen,M.D., Ph.D., also a professor of com-

prehensive dentistry,whose expertise is stemcell research, and JooOng, Ph.D., professor andchair of biomedical engi-neering at The Universityof Texas at San Antonio.Dr. Ong’s lab conductsresearch in material sci-ence and tissue engineer-ing.

Saliva’s roleSaliva is critical to good health. It

helps with speaking, swallowing,washing food off teeth, initial fooddigestion and preventing oral infec-tions. Insufficient

Bin-Xian Zhang, Zhi-Liang Zhang, AlanL. Lin, Hanzhou Wang, Marcello Pilia,Joo L. Ong, David D. Dean, Xiao-DongChen, Chih-Ko Yeh. Silk FibroinScaffolds Promote Formation of theExVivoNiche for Salivary Gland EpithelialCell Growth, Matrix Formation, andRetention of Differentiated Function.Tissue Engineering Part A, 2015; 21 (9-10): 1611

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More common thanarthritis, gum dis-ease affects millions

of North Americans eachyear. In fact, as much as$125B is spent each year inthe US in an attempt to tack-le periodontitis -- considered

an "osteoimmune" conditionsimilar to osteoarthritis andosteoporosis -- and itsattendant complication:bone loss.

"Osteoinflammation pro-duces larger osteoclasts[bone cells]," explains Dr.

Michael Glogauer,Professor in the Faculty ofDentistry’s Matrix Dynamicsresearch lab and a leadresearcher of the study.These "superosteoclasts"cause damage as they formon the bone surface, and,

once attached, spit outenzymes that chew away atthe bone -- and loosen theteeth in the process."Thelarger the osteoclasts, themore efficient they are atresorbing bone.

Why does inflammationcreate larger osteoclasts?

To find the answer, thegroup looked carefully at therole of cytokines, chemicalsreleased

H. Jiang, Y. Wang, A. Viniegra,C. Sima, C. A. McCulloch, M.Glogauer. Adseverin plays arole in osteoclast differentia-tion and periodontal disease-mediated bone loss. TheFASEB Journal, 2015; DOI:10.1096/fj.14-265744

JOURNAL REFERENCE

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Scientists' silk structure is secret toprocess of regenerating salivary cellsAn American

research team is the

first to use silk fibers

as a framework to

grow stem cells

into salivary

gland cells. The

new process

could provide

relief for millions

of individuals with

dry mouth,

including patients with

Sjögren’s syndrome,

survivors of head and

neck cancer, and those

who take drugs with a

side effect that limits

saliva production.

JOURNAL REFERENCE:

Protein Adseverin identified as key factor drivingbone loss in osteoinflammatory diseaseAdseverin, a protein

found in the body, has

been identified as the key

driver behind the bone

loss associated with the

world's most common

inflammatory disease:

gum disease, or periodon-

titis. The findings, pub-

lished in the biology jour-

nal FASEB by

researchers at the

University of Toronto's

Faculty of Dentistry,

paves the way for new

preventive treatment

models for this prevalent

disease.

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Desirable qualifications:(1) MDS (Public Health Dentistry). ii) Additional Post doctoral research/teaching experience in relevant subjects in

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Biomimetic dental prosthesisIn the solidified material, the platelets

retain their orientation. Through the composi-tion of the suspension and the direction ofthe platelets, a continuous process can beused to produce multiple layers with differingmaterial properties in a single object. Thiscreates complex materials that are almostperfect imitations of their natural models,such as nacre or tooth enamel Artificial teethfrom casting moulds To demonstrate thepotential of the MASC technique, Studart’sresearch group produced an artificial toothwith a microstructure that mimics that of areal tooth. The surface of the artificial tooth isas hard and structurally complex as a realtooth, while the layer beneath is softer, justlike the dentine of the natural model. The co-lead author of the study, doctoral studentHortense Le Ferrand, and her colleaguesbegan by creating a plaster cast of a humanwisdom tooth. They then filled this mould witha suspension containing aluminium oxideplatelets and glass nanoparticles as mortar.Using a magnet, they aligned the plateletsperpendicular to the surface of the object.Once the first layer was dry, the scientistspoured a second suspension into the samemould. This suspension, however, did notcontain glass particles. The aluminium oxideplatelets in the second layer were alignedhorizontally to the surface of the tooth usingthe magnet. This double-layered structurewas then ’fired’ at 1,600 degrees to compressand harden the material: the term sintering isused for this process. Finally, theresearchers filled the pores that remainedafter the sintering with a synthetic monomerused in dentistry, which subsequently poly-merised.

Artificial teeth behave just like realteeth: The researchers are very happy withthe result. "The profile of hardness and tough-ness obtained from the artificial tooth corre-sponds exactly with that of a natural tooth,"explains a pleased Studart. The procedure

and the resulting material lend themselves forapplications in dentistry. However, as Studartpoints out, the current study is just an initialproof-of-concept, which shows that the natu-ral fine structure of a tooth can be reproducedin the laboratory. The appearance of thematerial has to be significantly improvedbefore it can be used for dental prostheses.Nonetheless the artificial tooth clearly showsthat a degree of control over the microstruc-ture of a composite material can be achieved,previously the sole preserve of living organ-isms. One part of the MASC process, themagnetisation and orientation of the ceramicplatelets, has already been patented.

'No-drill' dentistry........phenomenon and the best way to manage

it was to identify early decay and remove itimmediately in order to prevent a tooth sur-face from breaking up into cavities. Afterremoving the decay, the affected tooth is thenrestored with a filling material -- this processis sometimes referred to as ’drilling and filling’."However, 50 years of research studies haveshown that decay is not always progressiveand develops more slowly than was previous-ly believed. For example, it takes an averageof four to eight years for decay to progressfrom the tooth’s outer layer (enamel) to theinner layer (dentine)."That is plenty of time forthe decay to be detected and treated before itbecomes a cavity and requires a filling."

Professor Wendell Evans and his teamdeveloped the Caries Management System(CMS) -- a set of protocols which cover theassessment of decay risk, the interpretationof dental X-rays, and specific treatment ofearly decay (decay that is not yet a cavity).

The CMS treatment ’no-drill’ involvesfour aspects:1. Application of high concentration fluoride

varnish by dentists to the sites of earlydecay

2. Attention to home tooth brushing skills3. Restriction of between-meal snacks and

beverages containing added sugar4. Risk-specific monitoring.M/ul>

The CMS was first tested on high riskpatients at Westmead Hospital with great suc-

cess," explained Professor Evans."It showedthat early decay could be stopped andreversed and that the need for drilling and fill-ing was reduced dramatically. The CMS treat-ment was then tested in general dental prac-tices in New South Wales and AustralianCapital Territory. The Monitor PracticeProgram, funded by the National Health andMedical Research Council of Australia , con-firmed that after seven years, decay risk wassubstantially reduced among the CMSpatients and their need for fillings wasreduced by 30 to 50 per cent compared to thecontrol group.

When surgeons listen......The residents were not informed of the

purpose of the study. They were asked todo their best and to notify the researcherswhen they completed a closure. The dayafter the first incision closing exercise,the residents were asked to do anotherrepair using identical technique with themusic either being turned on or off, inopposition to the first closure. They werenot told that the researchers were com-paring times or that the results would begraded until the study was completed.The average repair completion time for allresidents was 7 percent shorter whentheir preferred music was playing. Thiseffect was magnified as the experience ofthe surgeon grew. Playing their preferredmusic led to a 10 percent reduction ofrepair time for senior residents as com-pared to an 8 percent time reduction seenin the junior residents. The quality of thework was judged by plastic surgeons whodid not know whose work they were ana-lyzing or other conditions of the study.The judges’ ratings confirmed an overallimprovement in repair quality while musicwas played, regardless of whether theresident did the repair with their musicfirst or second.

"This study confirmed that listening tothe surgeon’s preferred music improvesefficiency and quality of wound closure.

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Save The Dates!!Save The Dates!!

nn 69th INDIAN DENTAL

CONFERENCE 2016 [IDA]

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Scientists’ silk structuresaliva can cause chronic bad breath, cav-

ities, gum disease, as well as systemic infec-tions. There is no treatment for low-produc-ing or nonfunctioning salivary glands, andthe glands have little regenerative capability.The research team’s new process is the firstmajor step toward helping more than 4 mil-lion people in the U.S. with a degenerativeautoimmune disease called Sjögren’s syn-drome, in which the body attacks its own tearducts and salivary glands. Low saliva pro-duction also is a devastating problem forthousands of patients who have had radia-tion treatment for head and neck cancer, aswell as about 50 percent of older Americanswhose medications can cause dry mouth,also known as xerostomia.

Regeneration process"Salivary gland stem cells are some of

the most difficult cells to grow in culture andretain their function," Dr. Yeh explains in hisstudy. "In their developed process, theypurified the silk fibers by removing a numberof contaminants. They put stem cells from ratsalivary glands on the silk framework with amedia to nourish them. After several weeksin culture, the cells produced a 3-D matrixcovering the silk scaffolds. The cells hadmany of the same characteristics as salivarygland cells that grow in the mouth," the studysaid. "Until now, retention of salivary glandcell properties has not been possible usingother tissue culture techniques. This uniqueculture system has great potential for futuresalivary gland research and for the develop-ment of new cell-based therapeutics." Dr.Yeh explained.The process was published inthe May edition of the scientific journalTissue Engineering Part A. Dr. Yeh explainedthat silk is a good choice for stem cell scaf-folding because it is natural, biodegradable,flexible and porous, providing the developingcells easy access to oxygen and nutrition. Italso does not cause inflammation, as otherscaffold materials have. Future researchBecause there are few salivary gland stemcells in the human mouth, the scientists planto continue using rat salivary glands to refinethe process, but eventually hope to use stemcells derived from human bone marrow orumbilical cord blood to regenerate salivaryglands for humans. "Their group pioneeredthe development of cell culture technologyfor harvesting large numbers of stem cellsfrom human bone marrow and human umbil-ical cord blood," Dr. Yeh writes that notingthat stem cells from these two sources areabundant and can be guided into differenttypes of cells using tissue engineering.

Protein Adseverin identifiedby cells in the body as part of an immune

response. The team discovered that thecytokines spurred the production ofAdseverin, and from there, were able totrace a clear role for the protein throughstudy models. "[Adseverin] appears to becritical for the generation or formation ofsuper large osteoclasts responsible for therapid bone loss associated with periodontaldisease -- and potentially other bone-relateddiseases such as osteoarthritis and osteo-porosis," Glogauer states.But the relativerarity of Adseverin in the body adds fuel tothe findings. "Adseverin has a very limiteddistribution in the body," the study says, "andvery few cells express this protein at signifi-cant levels, which make it easier to targetfrom a pharmacotherapeutic standpoint." Dr.Chris McCulloch, Professor in the MatrixDynamics research lab and another leadresearcher on the study, agrees. "Thesefindings offer the possibility of looking fornew drugs for the treatment of gum dis-eases." The study may also offer newinsights into bone loss associated withosteoarthritis and osteoporosis.




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ABSTRACTA tingling thought about the temporomandibular joint open close open close open close. Do you have any popping, clicking or

pain in your jaw joint? It is said that "the mouth is attached to the body" but in the realm of the temporomandibular joint, we

could say the entire body is interconnected. Only the temporomandibular joint gets away with those ironic one liners without

smileys. The temporomanibular joint is a unique synovial bilateral joint with translatory and rotational movements and its dis-

orders are muscoloskeletal within the masticatory system. Stress wreaks havoc on the temporomandibular joint, the other caus-

es may include arthritis, grinding of the teeth, excessive gum chewing, poor posture and malocclusion or trauma to the teeth and

jaw. Temporomandibular joint noises and associated pain are common among the population. Less is often the best in treating

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Objective: There is a universal dilema on white coat phobia of children and need for colored coats in dental office.To find out

preferences on dentist and attire in dental office in apprehensive and non apprehensive children.

Method: A Total sample of 800 school children were selected for this study from three different schools of bhopal with in age

group of 6 -14 years.Children fear survey schedule was used to evaluate the Anxiety level of children regarding dentists and

dental treatment.in addition questionnare were filled individually by the children on previous dental experiences, gender pre-

frence and dental attire preference. Four different coloured operator coats worn by single dentist was displayed on screen and

children were asked to select one out of four as prefered coat they want for their dentist.

Results: Results were tabulated for variables such as age , gender, anxiety levels of the children and past experiences.

Conclusion: Apprehensive children may need to be relived from their anxious state for which modifications in dentist and attire

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Carestream Introduces New

Dental Intraoral Camera

Carestream Health, Inc., introduced thenew CS 1200 intraoral camera with animage resolution of 1024 x 768, a videoresolution of 640 x 480 and a focusrange of 3mm-25mm. This device canprovide clear views of all anatomicalstructures in your patient’s mouth. Smalldetails like cracks and caries can bemade visible to you and your patients inreal time. A one-click image capture but-ton makes it easy to acquire high-quali-ty stills and videos. Up to 300 imagescan be stored on the device itself andconnections to a computer or analogdisplays can be made with USB, AV, andSvideo. Lighting conditions are regulat-ed by 6 white LED lights that automati-cally adjust to offer a clear uniformly litimage. Other more advanced versionsof intraoral cameras from Carestreamare also available, they include the CS1500 and CS 1600. The CS 1500 cam-era is available in both a wired and wire-less version and designed for mobility.True autofocus and an intuitive cameralighting system consisting of 8 LEDsmake sure no manual adjustments needto made. The CS 1600 is equipped withthe "Fluorescence Imaging withReflectance Enhancement" (FIRE) tech-nology. Under violet-blue illumination,teeth naturally emit yellow-green fluo-rescence. This emitted fluorescencedecreases in demineralized toothregions. The FIRE technology candetermine the degree of fluorescenceloss of suspected lesions.

OScan, a SmartphoneBased Screening Device

for Oral Cancer

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. (Irvine,CA), introduced a new line of all-tis-sue lasers, the Waterlase MDX, atthe annual Chicago Dental SocietyWinter Meeting. Two models of theWaterlase MDX are available. The8-watt Waterlase MDX 300improves on BIOLASE’s time-testedWaterlase MD platform with anupdated user interface, a new laserengine and a new lightweight andmore flexible titanium fiber cable.The Waterlase MDX 450 increasesthe power output to 9-watts and cutshard-tissue up to 70 percent fasterthan the Waterlase MDX 300, but isstill approximately 40 percent slow-er than the Waterlase iPlus.

Most periodontal lasers cut tis-sue using heat. The Waterlase MDcombines laser energy and a sprayof water to cut soft tissue and bonewithout heat. In soft tissue mode, the laser energy penetrates intotissues to seal blood vessels as it cuts, providing hemostasis,which in turn provides a better field of vision during surgery.

New Dental Laser Surgery DeviceCuts With a Spray of Water

First Successful Installations ofVestibular Implants in Humans

Three patients recentlyreceived the first vestibularimplants, an artificial versionof the vestibular system thathelps us keep our balance.All operations were suc-cessfully completed. Thearchitecture of the vestibularimplant is very reminiscentof that of cochlear implants:it has an external part thatregisters head movementsand which can be secured tothe head, and an internalpart that connects to thenerve ends.

The external componentcontains gyroscopes andaccelerometers, and amicroprocessor that digeststhe measurements andtransmits results to the inter-nal part which has elec-trodes that are connected tothe vestibular nerve.

All used implants that areprototypes developed byMedel, a well-known manu-facturer of cochlearimplants. The implant is being devel-oped primarily for patientswith bilateral vestibular are-flexia. Previous animal stud-ies, however, were success-ful in restoring balance withsimilar implants, so resultsof these first implantations inhumans are eagerly antici-pated.

Oral cancers in developing coun-tries can be a major public healthissue if left unchecked. In someareas the lack of dentists or dentalnurses can make routine dentalcheck-ups impossible. To over-come this problem, researchersfrom Stanford have developed anew smart-phone-based diagnosticdevice to enable earlier diagnosisof these oral lesions.

Manu Prakash, PhD, an assis-tant professor of bioengineeringhas engineered a device called theOScan which works with a smart-phone to create detailed images ofthe oral cavity and screens themouths for suspicious oral lesions.The OScan, is approximately thesize of a packet of gum and clips tothe camera of any smartphone. Itcontains two rows of fluorescentlight emitting diodes which illumi-nate the mouth and highlightlesions and dark spots. Naturallythe presence of the smartphoneallows for the transmission ofimages to a remote site for diagno-sis if necessary.

The OScan is designed for lowcost and high volume production,with an estimated material cost ofjust a few dollars making it anaffordable choice for public healthinitiatives. The OScan prototype isin the early phases of testing buthas received quite a bit of attentionto date winning first and secondplace, respectively, for the mHealthAlliance Award and the VodafoneAmericas Foundation WirelessInnovation Project.

Next Generation

DentalVibe Pain

Relieving Device

Unveiled

A new generation of theDentalVibe dental injection painrelieving device has recently beenreleased. The new version of thedevice, which vibrates the gums todrive the brain’s attention away fromthe pain caused by the injection nee-dle, sports more power, deeper pene-tration, and a couple other features tomake it a more effective tool in thedental office.

New features:

2x power for enhanced pain blocking effect2x amplitude for deeper nerve stimulationMicro-filaments for greater surface areastimulationA new white tip for enhanced visibilityVoltage Regulated Power Supply for con-sistent power under load

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