Khushboo Barjatya

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Inborn cleft lip and palate is utmost encountered craniofacial anomaly. The ultimate issue a newborn with cleft lip and palate faces is the crisis in feeding, nasal puke and choking which additionally leads to nutrition scarcity and ultimately affects the overall grown of an infant. Feeding obturator bridges the space and facilitates feeding. This clinical case series demonstrates construction of a flexible obturator in 18 days old and 2 months old baby with cleft lip and palate. (Veau type III)   Keywords: Congenital, Cleft, Obturator, infant

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The biggest task for a paediatric dentist is the restoration in a young child who has severely damaged anterior teeth and suffered from multiple tooth loss due to severe early childhood caries. Early loss of anterior teeth has a major effect on the psychology and behaviour of children. The aim of this paper is to describe the rehabilitation of deciduous anterior teeth with a fixed, aesthetic and functional appliance (modified Groper’s Appliance). Such appliances are considered to be elective and their placement is normally at the demand of parents. Keywords: Numerous tooth, Maxillary incisors.

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Objective: Probiotics are dietary supplements of live microorganisms thought to be healthy for the host organism. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of probiotic administered in the form of multi-strain suspension on the salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli in children of mixed dentition period. Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo study was done. Saliva samples were collected at baseline and after 15 days of the study, microbial cultures were done to count the number of colony forming unit. This data was tabulated and analyzed. Result: There was a significant reduction in Streptococcus mutans count in the study group after 15 days as compared to its initial count and placebo group. But no significant difference was observed in Lactobacilli count between the two groups. Probiotics reduced the salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans in children of mixed dentition period. Conclusion: The application of probiotics may in the near future, provide the end of new cavities. Keywords: Probiotics, Randomized, Salivary, Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli.

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Background: Anterior crossbite is the term used to define an occlusal problem involving palatal positioning of the maxillary anterior teeth relative to the mandibular anterior teeth. It has a reported incidence of 4-5% and is usually the result of a palatal malposition of the maxillary incisors resulting from a lingual eruption path. Case Series: Three male patients reported to the department of pediatric and preventive dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry with the chief finding of anterior cross bite were treated with different fixed and removable treatment modalities. Conclusion: During the early correction of simple and minor malocclusions, which is a part of interceptive orthodontic treatment, the anterior cross-bite is corrected more rapidly & it is achieved by removable appliances or fixed appliances.   Keywords: Anterior cross bite, Interceptive Orthodontics, Trauma from occlusion

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