Hemant Singla

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Aim: Denture adhesives have a long been recognized by the denture wearers as a useful adjunct to denture retention and stability. Many practitioners view adhesive usage as a reflection of lack of prosthetic expertise and poor clinical skills. A survey was conducted among complete denture wearers to explore their attitudes towards denture adhesives. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge about denture adhesives among complete denture wearers indicated for use of denture adhesives visiting Dental Colleges in Ludhiana. Materials and Methods: Patient questionnaire was prepared which consists of 12 questions which were easy for the patients to answer. The survey was conducted on 50 edentulous patients. The patient’s approval was obtained before participation and everything was explained to the patients in their native languages who were not able to understand the questions. Result: It was an observational study in which most of the patients were not using the adhesives for the retention and stability of the denture. About 44% of the patients were using adhesives. Those who were using the adhesives were satisfied with it. Majority of them got adapted to the new denture after the usage of the adhesives. About 56% were not using out of which majority of them were not advised. Those who were using they know the method how to use the adhesives. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study have shown that the majority of the participants that hadn’t tried adhesives because they don’t required them and the participants that used denture adhesives on a regular basis do inform its efficacy.   Keywords: Complete denture wearers, denture adhesives, questionnaires

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Facial space infection is the most common infection, which is considered as the life­-threatening problem. It occurs due to the poor oral hygiene and other etiological factors such as tooth infection, decreased immunity. The main path of the spread of the infections is the odontogenic path. The patients having the habit of smoking, tobacco use, chewing areca nuts etc. are at the high risk of having odontogenic infection. So the odontogenic infections are considered as the origin of space infections. Out of which the submandibular space infections is the most common. Mostly it occurs due to the periapical infection and pericoronitis around the mandibular third molar. In this report we have described 38 years old female with the submandibular space infection which appeared 10 days after visiting a local dentist. The clinical characterstics were seen and the management of submandibular space infection was done.   Keywords: Submandibular, Odontogenic infection.

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