scholarly journals Effectiveness between two tooth brushing methods on removing dental plaque

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Dhirendra Kumar Giri
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Plaque Control ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Correct Technique ◽  
Micro Organisms

Background: Biofilm usually is a group of micro-organisms in which bacterial cells adhere to each other. It may form on a living or non-living surfaces within a self-produced matrix of glycocalx. Recently, plaque has been identified as a biofilm, and its structure, microbiology and patho-physiology have been described. The effectiveness between modified bass technique and normal brushing technique has been compared in this study. Material & Methods: Sixty auxiliary workers working in Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Plaque accumulation was assessed on the index teeth using Silness and Loe plaque index. Both normal tooth brushing practices and modified Bass technique were asked to perform using a standard tooth brush and fluoridated dentifrices without label was used for all the subjects after the morning breakfast. The difference of the PI scores recorded in different examinations was assessed using ANCOVA test. Results: The mean PI score was found similar for normal brushing and modified bass technique at the base line examination (P<0.05). The modified Bass technique was more effective in removing plaque than normal tooth brushing (P<0.05) Conclusion: Tooth brushing is the most common, easy and effective method of plaque control. At the same time tooth brushing with correct technique reduces plaque effectively and maintains the integrity of tooth and surrounding periodontium. Modified Bass technique plays a vital role in prevention of plaque control, dental caries and periodontal disease. Journal of Nobel Medical College  Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 26-29 

scholarly journals A Study on Contributing Factors of Nurses Migration to Overseas among the Staff Nurses Working In Selected Hospital at Mangalore

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 003-006
Author(s):  
Harit Philip ◽  
Bindhu P P. ◽  
Aswathi Babu ◽  
Elveera Cutinha ◽  
Jeena Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Professional Skill ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Additional Payment

AbstractNurses are the backbone of the health care sector. They have a vital role in the patient care as well as in the maintenance of standards in their profession. A significant shortage exists in India where nurses are migrating to other countries due to various reasons. This is important globally because countries with the lowest nursing and health care workforce capacities have the poorest health outcomes. Objective: To find the contributing factors for nurses migration to overseas among the staff nurses' Materials and Methods: A descriptive approach was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in Father Muller Medical College Hospital at Mangaluru. The study sample was 103 staff nurses'. A baseline proforma and a checklist were used to collect the data to assess the contributing factors of nurses' migration to overseas. The subjects were selected by using convenient random sampling technique. Results: The data in the present study revealed that, staff nurses 71.84% were between the age group of 21-25 years. Most (88.35%) of the subjects were females. Majorities (82.53%) of the subjects were single. 90.30% of the subjects belong to Christian religion and rest of them belongs to Hindu religion. Proportionately (67.97%) of the subjects who participated were had the qualification of B.Sc (N). Quiet a more number of staff Nurses' (78.64%) was having the work experience between 1- 3 years. The data from the checklist of contributing factors revealed that the majority (95.14%) of them said that less salary in India is the major contributing factor for migration. The second reason given by the subjects was better employment opportunity (92.23%). The third most reason indicated by the subject was the opportunity to improve the professional skill and practice in abroad (92.21%). The marriage as a contributing factor to migrate was least by only (25.24%). The next least was additional payment for extra hours (45.63%). Interpretation and conclusion: After conducting the study the result showed that, The main contributing factors of nurses migration are less salary in India (95.14%), Better employment opportunities in abroad (92.23%) and the opportunity to improve the professional skill and practice in abroad (92.21%). Also we found that there is no specific contributing factor rather they had variety of contributing factors which influences the nurses for migration.

scholarly journals Perbandingan antara metode menyikat gigi Bass dan Charter terhadap pengendalian plak pada pemakai ortodonti cekatComparison between Bass and Charter toothbrushing methods for plaque control of fixed orthodontic users

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Amelia Maharani ◽  
Yanti Rusyanti ◽  
Agus Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Tooth Brushing ◽  
Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Repeated Measures Anova ◽  
Fixed Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Plaque Control ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Cervical Area ◽  
Single Blind

Pendahuluan: Kebersihan mulut merupakan salah satu masalah pada pemakai ortodonti cekat karena gigi geligi lebih sulit dibersihkan, sehingga dapat meningkatkan akumulasi plak. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis dengan membandingkan metode menyikat gigi Bass dan Charter terhadap pengendalian plak pada pemakai ortodonti cekat. Metode: Jenis penelitian eksperimental dilakukan pada 32 orang mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Padjadjaran dengan metode single blind. Data dianalisis dengan uji two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Hasil: Tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara metode menyikat gigi Bass dan Charter (p>0,05), tetapi nilai plak menurun secara signifikan setelah menyikat gigi pada kedua kelompok (p<0,05). terdapat perbedaaan plak yang signifikan pada daerah servikal antara kedua metode (p<0,05). Simpulan: Metode Charter lebih efektif dalam menurunkan plak di daerah servikal, tetapi secara keseluruhan metode menyikat gigi Bass dan Charter memiliki efektivitas yang sama terhadap pengendalian plak pada pemakai ortodonti cekat.Kata kunci: Metode Bass, metode Charter, plak, ortodonti cekat. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Oral hygiene is one of the problems faced by fixed orthodontic users because it creates difficulties in cleaning the teeth thus increasing plaque accumulation. The purpose of this study was to analyse the difference between Bass and Charter toothbrushing methods for plaque control in fixed orthodontic users. Methods: This research was an experimental conducted towards as much as 32 students of the Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Padjadjaran with a single-blind method. All data were analysed by the two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Result: There were no significant differences between Bass and Charter tooth brushing methods (p > 0.05), but the plaque value decreased significantly after toothbrushing in both groups (p < 0.05). There were significant differences in the plaque in the cervical area between the two methods (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The Charter toothbrushing methods was proven to be more effective in reducing plaque in the cervical area, however, both Bass and Charter toothbrushing method had the same effectiveness on plaque control of fixed orthodontic users.Keywords: Fixed orthodontic appliances, plaque, Bass toothbrushing method, Charter toothbrushing method.

An Overview of the Therapeutic Aspect of Living Drugs Probiotics

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Vandana Bharat Patravale ◽  
Amita Keertimaan Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Human Microbiome ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Therapeutic Aspect ◽  
Activity Density ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Micro Organisms

The human body harbors ten times more bacterial cells than human cells. These bacterial cells form the human microbiome that plays a vital role in human health. An imbalance in the gut microbiome (i.e., dysbiosis) can result in various pathological conditions. This dysbiosis can be refurbished with the supplement of “probiotics.” Probiotics have thus been defined as non-pathogenic micro-organisms that, when ingested, exert a positive influence on host health or physiology. The most commonly used probiotic bacteria comes from two genera: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Various research findings have proposed a correlation between the alteration of microbiota (composition/activity/density) with disorders like infectious diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases, obesity, to name a few. The ultimate effect of administration of probiotics on health or physiology is either direct or indirect. This chapter summarizes the concept of probiotics, their therapeutic aspect along with possible mechanism of action.

scholarly journals Frequency of ischemic heart disease within metabolic syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Md. Ashfaqul Islam Chowdhury ◽  
Md. Ismail Patwary ◽  
Md. Matiur Rahman ◽  
M. A. Ahbab
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference

<p><strong>Background:</strong> The common clustering of glucose intolerance, abdominal adiposity, high triglyceride level, low high­density lipoprotein cholesterol level and high blood pressure in a single individual is referred to as Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and it is associated with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). <strong>Objectives:</strong> To find out the relationship between MS and lHD. <strong>Design:</strong> Cross sectional observational study. <strong>Materials:</strong> 100 subjects were selected following simple random sampling technique. 50 patients of MS and another 50 non MS were enrolled as case and controlled respectively in the department of medicine and cardiology at Sylhet M.A. G. Osmani medical college hospital. <strong>Results:</strong> Proportion of IHD was found to be high among the MS (40%) compared to non MS (16%) and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.008) indicating there is a relationship between MS and lliD. Among the components of MS proportion of hyperten­sion (39.2%), diabetes mellitus (41.9%), dyslipidernia (42.6%) and family history of cardiovascular disease (47.1 %) had significant higher association with patients with IHD (p&lt;0.05). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The MS has a significant association with IHD by electrocardiogram criteria.</p>

Service Quality Perception towards E-CRM Practices among Customers of Private and Public Sector Banks of Rajasthan Using SERVQUAL Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Neeti Kasliwal ◽  
Jagriti Singh
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Score Method ◽  
Public Banks

Banking sector is growing rapidly and playing a vital role in the economic development of the nation. Both private and public sector banks are giving more priority to service quality to satisfy their customers. For this, banks are now emphasizing on E-CRM practices to carry out transactions and communicate with their customers. The purpose of this research is to assess the service quality among private and public banks in Rajasthan. Purposive sampling technique has been employed to collect the data from three private banks and three banks from public. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics, Mean score method and t test have been used. Results indicates that there is a significant difference in consumer’s perception of service quality dimensions related to E-CRM practices provided by selected private and public sector banks of Rajasthan..The findings of this research will help policy makers of banking sector to set customer oriented policies.

Clara Ng: A Brief Journey of A Remarkable Female for Our Time

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Interviewing Techniques

This work examines what it has been and continues to be like for Clara Ng to be a home mother and an author in the publishing industry. Our exploration uses qualitative methods of narrative approaches in the form of biographical studies. Participants as data sources were selected using a purposive sampling technique which was collected based on retrospective interviewing techniques and then checked for validity and reliability using external audit. It gained that Clara Ng is a remarkable female whose synthesizes the difference between home mother and author’s career in the publishing industry. She did not seek fame nor did she seek self aggrandizement, her whole life was one of service to humanity, an indefatigable work ethic, and humility. Clara Ng’s journey offers insights offers examples of many ways in which home mothers can, and should, work to improve the career opportunities available to those who follow in their footsteps.

scholarly journals Quantifying fluorescent glycan uptake to elucidate strain-level variability in foraging behaviors of rumen bacteria

Microbiome ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leeann Klassen ◽  
Greta Reintjes ◽  
Jeffrey P. Tingley ◽  
Darryl R. Jones ◽  
Jan-Hendrik Hehemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Strain Level ◽  
Metabolic Phenotype ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Carbohydrate Utilization

AbstractGut microbiomes, such as the microbial community that colonizes the rumen, have vast catabolic potential and play a vital role in host health and nutrition. By expanding our understanding of metabolic pathways in these ecosystems, we will garner foundational information for manipulating microbiome structure and function to influence host physiology. Currently, our knowledge of metabolic pathways relies heavily on inferences derived from metagenomics or culturing bacteria in vitro. However, novel approaches targeting specific cell physiologies can illuminate the functional potential encoded within microbial (meta)genomes to provide accurate assessments of metabolic abilities. Using fluorescently labeled polysaccharides, we visualized carbohydrate metabolism performed by single bacterial cells in a complex rumen sample, enabling a rapid assessment of their metabolic phenotype. Specifically, we identified bovine-adapted strains of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron that metabolized yeast mannan in the rumen microbiome ex vivo and discerned the mechanistic differences between two distinct carbohydrate foraging behaviors, referred to as “medium grower” and “high grower.” Using comparative whole-genome sequencing, RNA-seq, and carbohydrate-active enzyme fingerprinting, we could elucidate the strain-level variability in carbohydrate utilization systems of the two foraging behaviors to help predict individual strategies of nutrient acquisition. Here, we present a multi-faceted study using complimentary next-generation physiology and “omics” approaches to characterize microbial adaptation to a prebiotic in the rumen ecosystem.

scholarly journals Educational Video Improves Knowledge about Outpatients’ Usage of Antibiotics in Two Public Hospitals in Indonesia

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 606
Author(s):  
Fauna Herawati ◽  
Rika Yulia ◽  
Bustanul Arifin ◽  
Ikhwan Frasetyo ◽  
Setiasih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Difference

The inappropriate use or misuse of antibiotics, particularly by outpatients, increases antibiotic resistance. A lack of public knowledge about “Responsible use of antibiotics” and “How to obtain antibiotics” is a major cause of this. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an educational video about antibiotics and antibiotic use to increase outpatients’ knowledge shown in two public hospitals in East Java, Indonesia. A quasi-experimental research setting was used with a one-group pre-test—post-test design, carried out from November 2018 to January 2019. The study population consisted of outpatients to whom antibiotics were prescribed. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique; 98 outpatients at MZ General Hospital in the S regency and 96 at SG General Hospital in the L regency were included. A questionnaire was used to measure the respondents’ knowledge, and consisted of five domains, i.e., the definition of infections and antibiotics, obtaining the antibiotics, directions for use, storage instructions, and antibiotic resistance. The knowledge test score was the total score of the Guttman scale (a dichotomous “yes” or “no” answer). To determine the significance of the difference in knowledge before and after providing the educational video and in the knowledge score between hospitals, the (paired) Student’s t-test was applied. The educational videos significantly improved outpatients’ knowledge, which increased by 41% in MZ General Hospital, and by 42% in SG General Hospital. It was concluded that an educational video provides a useful method to improve the knowledge of the outpatients regarding antibiotics.

scholarly journals Correlation between white blood cell count at admission and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhu ◽  
Xiaokai Feng ◽  
Chunguo Jiang ◽  
Song Mi ◽  
Liya Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
White Blood Cells ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
World Health ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
Single Center Study ◽  
Union Hospital ◽  
Laboratory Examinations ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Wbc Count ◽  
Death Cases

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has become a world health threaten. Its risk factors with death were still not known. White blood cells (WBC) count as a reflection of inflammation has played a vital role in COVID-19, however its level with death is not yet investigated. Methods In this retrospective, single-center study, all confirmed patients with COVID-19 at West Branch of Union Hospital from Jan 29 to Feb 28, 2020 were collected and analyzed. Demographic and clinical data including laboratory examinations were analyzed and compared between recovery and death patients. Results A total of 163 patients including 33 death cases were included in this study. Significant association was found between WBC count and death (HR = 1.14, 95%CI: 1.09–1.20, p < 0.001). The regression analysis results showed there was a significant association between WBC count and death (HR = 5.72, 95%CI: 2.21–14.82, p < 0.001) when use the second quartile as a cutoff value (> 6.16 × 10^9/L). The difference was still exist after adjusting for confounding factors (HR = 6.26, 95%CI: 1.72–22.77, p = 0.005). In addition, Kaplan-meier survival analysis showed that there was a significant decline of the cumulative survival rate (p < 0.001) in those with WBC count ≥6.16 × 10^9/L. Conclusion WBC count at admission is significantly corelated with death in COVID-19 patients. Higher level of WBC count should be given more attention in the treatment of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Monopolar Diathermy Tonsillectomy Versus Dissection Method Tonsillectomy

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Md Abdus Salam ◽  
Md Mahbub Alam ◽  
Rezwan Ahmed ◽  
Md Sultan Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Postoperative Bleeding ◽  
Throat Pain ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Case Surgery ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Group B ◽  
Dissection Method

Background: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide by otorhinolaryngologists for different indications. Tonsillectomy is often performed as day-case surgery, which increases the demands of a satisfactory postoperative pain control and a low risk of early postoperative bleeding. Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the Monopolar diathermy and Dissection methods of tonsillectomy and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages during surgery, convalescence. Materials and Methods: Two hundred children were recruited for this study during the period of five years from January, 2014 to December, 2018 at Otolaryngology department of Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital (KYAMCH). Subjects between the age of 5 and 25 years listed for tonsillectomy were included. Subjects were recommended not to have aspirin within the 2 weeks before surgery. Results: The mean duration of operation was found 10.6±0.4 minutes in group A and 17.0±0.7 minutes in group B. The difference was statistically significant (p<0.05) between two groups. At 1st day, 11(11.0%) patients had throat pain in group A and 23(23.0%) in group B. At 2nd day, 14(14.0%) patients had throat pain in group A and 25(25.0%) in group B. Which were statistically significant (p<0.05) between two groups. Conclusion: The monopolar diathermy tonsillectomy appears to cause less bleeding, postoperative pain and less time consuming in compare with the dissection tonsillectomy although patients experience slightly more pain than dissection Method. KYAMC Journal Vol. 10, No.-1, April 2019, Page 21-24

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