Vinay Gupta

King George's Medical University | CSM · Department of Public health Dentistry (Community Dentistry)

Introduction Teachers play a crucial role in influencing the attitudes and behaviors of their students. Their knowledge, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use, have a direct impact on strict implementation of School Tobacco Control Policies. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the teacher’s training program, Choose Health by...

Background A long-term excess of fluoride ingestion from drinking water, food substances, and industrial pollution may result in fluorosis, a public health hazard. This survey aims to investigate the prevalence of dental and skeletal fluorosis, as well as the role of dietary variables. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted i...

Background: Oral cavity cancer is a growing concern, especially in developing countries like India, due to risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, nutritional deficiencies, and spicy food intake. Early detection through screening and Mouth Self-examination (MSE) can significantly improve outcomes, but limited awareness and pain in ad...

Introduction Dental Agenesis is the usual developmental dental anomaly involving both primary and permanent dentition but most commonly it affects the permanent teeth. Genetic mutations in genes like MSX, PAX9,TGFA and AXIN2 are the likely primary contributors to tooth agenesis. Identifying the prevalence and distribution of congenital missing teet...

This case report focuses on the rising incidence of oral and maxillofacial tumors, requiring multimodal therapy involving surgery and radiotherapy. Radiotherapy, integral to cancer treatment, poses oral health challenges, notably radiation-related caries. Severe complications such as mucositis, xerostomia, and osteoradionecrosis highlight the criti...

Background Social media is widely used in the medical field, and people often utilize it to learn about their symptoms prior to consulting with a healthcare professional. Hence, the study aims to investigate the influence of social media on self-perceived oral health practices among patients. Methodology A cross-sectional study design was adopted,...

Background Nicotine is the addictive substance present in tobacco which makes quitting tobacco difficult. Objective This study was done to assess nicotine dependence and stage of readiness to change among tobacco users visiting the Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) Lucknow. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was performed in the TCC of a...

INTRODUCTION: Major health issues have been linked to smokeless tobacco (SLT) when taken exclusively, albeit these issues may vary depending on the product type. Cancers of the mouth, cancer of pancreas, cancer of oesophagus, cancer of stomach, and other organs are among the adverse consequences of SLT products. Therefore, this study is being condu...

Introduction: Childhood caries is a significant dental issue often influenced by parental behaviors and parenting styles. Understanding the association between parenting styles and a child's oral health, specifically the presence or absence of caries, is crucial for identifying risk factors and guiding preventive strategies. Aim and Objectives: The...

There has been an ongoing debate in the literature as to whether sleep apnea is associated with glaucoma. While certain studies have established a link between sleep apnea and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and/or open-angle glaucoma (OAG), other studies have found no such association. To address this issue, we conducted a systematic review to deter...

Background : Escaping from dental treatment resulting due to dental anxiety among patient is a regular issue encountered in a dental clinic. Several factors are responsible for the dental anxiety being traumatic experience during childhood, fear of needle and pain during dental treatment, fear of sound produced by various dental instruments, fear o...

Background: Association of obesity and dental caries, as they have share same risk factors like consumption of free sugars and deprived socioeconomic status. Individual consuming refined carbohydrates in excess especially in its refined form is associated both with dental caries and overweight & obese. Methodology: The questionnaires were administe...

Background :Social media has been witnessing a revolutionary shift in its usage due to the sudden impetus provided by the pandemic. Its utilization has increased many folds to gain relevant information related to general as well as once neglected oral health. This provided people an incredible platform to gain and share their wisdom and awareness t...

Background: Teledentistry can provide an innovative solution to continue dental practice during the current pandemic. It involves rationale use of information and communication technologies that provides care remotely.

Background: Oral cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the world. It is more common in developing countries as compared to developed countries. The present study was conducted with the aim to establish the Prevalence of oral cancer amongst tobacco users in Lucknow district. Materials and methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted in...

Background: Health professionals, especially physicians, medical and dental students are always in direct contact with patients and are vulnerable to the acquisition of infections like hepatitis B.4 Moreover, graduates in dentistry also require advanced health care training, clinical knowledge on infection control.5 Therefore, the current study was...

Background: Dental students face various threats during the time of their clinical training and learning, one of those is the possibility to be exposed to blood-borne infections, with the associated risk of HIV. According to UNAIDS, presently there are approximately 36.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. The types of exposure wh...

Introduction: Work related musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common health problem among the dentists and the most common reason for early retirement from dentistry because in dentistry, clinically, working field is confined to a very small area (oral cavity). Ergonomics is highly relevant to preventive and occupational medicine, manage...

Introduction: A healthy oral cavity aids a subject in performing their routine body functions, which in turn helps in providing adequate nutrition to the body. For the occurrence of periodontal pathologies and dental caries, one of the major risk factors is poor oral hygiene. The importance of oral hygiene cannot be detached from the general contex...

Teachers are in close contact with students and students follow their teachers. Therefore, ill effects of tobacco can be promoted by them among children. However; what is still lacking is the adequate training of the teachers in relation to tobacco prohibition programs. So, study was done to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among school teacher...

Tobacco is the most important avoidable cause of premature mortality and morbidity in the world. In India Tobacco creates huge healthcare and economic problems. There is an urgent need to face this challenge and curb its use. Regular use of tobacco product is increasing in youth. Tobacco use is a fast growing behavior which is to be observed not on...

30 years), 67.24% were in 30-60 years, and 26.51% were more than 60 years. The most common cancers among the youngest age group were those of tongue and buccal mucosa (41.26%). 75% oral cancer patients had risk habits, 55% were habituated for >10 years, and 25% were habit free. Majority 59% were chewers of betel quid alone (17%)/ betel quid with to...

Objectives: To determine the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for male permanent driving license (DL) applicants of Lucknow, India. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional community based, study body mass index, waist–hip ratio, blood pressure of each subject were determined as an anthropometric parameter along with the history of habit...

Objectives: To determine the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for male permanent driving license (DL) applicants of Lucknow, India. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional community based, study body mass index, waist-hip ratio, blood pressure of each subject were determined as an anthropometric parameter along with the history of hab...

Background: Various surveys on point prevalence have shown that there is persistence of untreated caries amongst children residing at rural areas. It can be due to two reasons either non availability of oral health services or due to lack of awareness about oral health. The aim of the present study is to assess oral hygiene skills and oral hygiene...

Background: Dental caries or tooth decay poses a formidable threat to public oral health in both developing and most of the industrialized countries because of its relatively high and apparently growing prevalence and its rapid progression which leads to the destruction of the deciduous dentition. The current cross-sectional study was planned to pr...

Objective. To assess whether or not there was any change in the dental caries and rate of salivary flow of patients with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) and the contribution of salivary flow to caries risk in IDDM. Setting. Department of Endocrinology, MS Ramaiah Hospital, Bangalore, India. Design. A comparative cross-sectional descripti...

The younger generation is consuming areca nut and areca nut products, which is coming in the market with different multicolored attractive pouches and easily available in each and every corner of the road. For the children from the lower socioeconomic strata, areca nut use is rampant. Alarmingly, it has been seen that the highest period of risk for...

The aim of this study was to assess periodontal status and treatment need of insulin dependent diabetic mellitus patients by using the CPITN system and to shed additional light on the possible effects of the duration of diabetes on the periodontal status in these patients. A comparison was made between 150 diabetic patients and 150 control subjects...

A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Indian government website were conducted. In addition, reference lists of selected papers were hand searched for further relevant articles. The search was limited to articles and books in English. Different combinations of relevant keywo...

Aloe vera has long been used as a traditional medicine for inducing wound healing. It is a natural product that now a days is used in cosmetic industry. Benefits associated with Aloe vera have been attributed to the polysaccharides contained in the gel of the leaves though there are various indications for its use. Biological activities include pro...

The oral mode of respiration cause postural adaptations of structures in the head and neck region producing the effect on the positional relationship of the jaws. The aim of this study is to verify the skeletal relationship of mouth and nose breathing child. A cross sectional study was performed to assess the association of changed mode of respirat...