Vipin Ahuja

Antibioticsplay a major role in the treatment of numerous diseases in the oro-dental region.Dentists need to keep their knowledge updated regarding the pharmacology of antibiotics and there use in the treatment of dental infections for children with a better understanding of action to provide better treatment and also to reduce misuse and over prescription of drugs to inhibit bacterial resistance. This review article is scripted with a motive to provide essential information of the antibiotics used in pediatric dentistry so as to render healthy information to parents and children.   Keywords: Antibiotics, Pediatric dentistry, Pediatric dosage, Antibiotic combination, Management of Diseases, Misuse of antibiotics

Segmental Orthodontics is an essential twig of Pediatric Orthodontics being practiced nowadays in growing children in mixed dentition worldwide. Early interception of malocclusion either involves full arch or a segment of arch to be treated for malocclusion; and when a segment is used, it is calculated as ‘Segmental Orthodontics’. It’s a simplified approach in interceptive orthodontics as it involves only a segment of few teeth which is more children friendly. The present case report displays derotation of maxillary central incisors in a male child with simplified segmental orthodontics in mixed dentition period. The results obtained were satisfactory and rapid. Therefore, this technique can be widely applied to treat such type of mixed dentition malocclusions.   Keywords: Segmental Orthodontics, Pediatric Orthodontics, Interceptive, Mixed Dentition, Derotation

Early Childhood Caries has been acknowledged as a root of severe decay in children at a global level. Most frequently we see involvement of upper incisors followed by the molars. This disturbs the phonetics and most importantly the aesthetics of the child. Over the years, there have been plenteous studies concerning the restoration of primary teeth. As the technology advanced, the level of parental satisfaction with the conventional stainless-steel crowns lowered, this made the Paediatric dentists to search for an aesthetic restoration for the decayed primary tooth. Treatment of decayed anterior teeth can be done by a variety of techniques which includes Strip crowns, Polycarbonate crowns, Cheng crowns, acrylic crowns, Zirconia crowns and the most recent is Figaro crowns. The advent of such advanced techniques and materials helps in creating beautiful restorations which help children to improve their self-image as the child aesthetics is the guide to the adult aesthetics. This article gives an overview of few of the aesthetic options for rehabilitation of ECC cases.   Keywords: Esthetic crowns, Paediatric crowns, Primary anterior restoration

Background: It is well recognized fact that periodontal diseases are caused by multifactorial etiologies; in which microorganisms play an important role. An essential component of therapy is to eliminate or manage these pathogens. This has been traditionally accomplished through mechanical means by scaling and root planning and adjunctive anti-infective therapy, which includes local and systemic antimicrobials. But the unwarranted use of antimicrobial is associated with adverse effects and development of resistance. To overcome these problems newer technologies have been tested in the field of periodontics; one of these therapies is use of probiotic. This approach of therapy is of interest to periodontist due to the aforementioned shortcomings of conventional methods. Materials and Methods: A manual and electronic search was made for human studies up to November 2020 that presented systemic and local use of probiotics in generalised chronic periodontitis. A systematic approach was followed by two independent reviewers and included eligibility criteria for study inclusion, quality assessment, and determination of outcome measures, data extraction, data synthesis, and drawing of conclusion. Results: Only 3 randomized controlled human trials qualified, and they concluded that use of probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri proves beneficial in improving clinical and microbiological parameters in generalised chronic periodontitis.   Keywords: Probiotics, Prebiotics, Periodontitis, Lactobacillus.

Forest plot is the graphical display of estimated results from a number of scientific studies included in Meta-Analysis. The name refers to the forest of lines produced. It is also known as a blobbogram and is a graphical representation of data from studies addressing the same question, along with the overall results. It was developed for use in medical research as a means of graphically representing a meta-analysis of the results of randomized controlled trials. One of the foremost advantages of these plots is that one can see and interpret the information from the individual studies that went into meta-analysis at a glance. It also highlights the amount of variation between the studies and an estimate of the overall result. This review article throws a light on the importance of forest plots and their interpretation in the field of dental research. Keywords: Forest plots, MetaAnalysis, Graphic Display, Data, Odds ratio, Systematic Reviews.