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<![CDATA[Age Estimation from Second & Third Molar by Modified Gleiser and Hunt Method : A Retrospective Study ]]>
<![CDATA[Abirami Arthanari1, Nagabhushana Doggalli2, Vidhya A3, Sushma Rudraswamy4]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11426
<![CDATA[The aim of the present investigation, which is a modification of previous study done by Gleiser andHunt(1955). The study was conducted to determine juvenile and adolescent ages of age group 10 to 19.9yrs,in South Indian Population. The evaluated materials consisted of 200 OPG’S. In this Mandibular Left 37 &38 is the most variable tooth in the permanent dentition, which was the only data used for age estimation.The Standard deviation for Male 37 staging is ± 2.15years and for 38 staging is ± 1.29 years. And, theStandard deviation for Female 37 staging is ± 2.58 years and in 38 staging is ±2.24 years. The combinationof Male tooth number 37 & 38 staging is revealing the good results with the standard deviation of ± 1.23years and the combination of Female tooth number 37 & 38 revealing the average results of ±2.18 years.While comparing to both Male and Female tooth number staging Male is showing more accurate thanfemales in root maturation.]]>
<![CDATA[Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Usage of Anti-Anxiety Drugs in Paediatric Patients among General Dental Practitioners ]]>
<![CDATA[Ahsana A1 , M. Dhanraj2]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11428
<![CDATA[Aim : To assess the knowledge attitude and practice of usage of anti-anxiety drugs among the general dentalpractitioners.Background: Anti-anxiety drugs can act as effective way to manage patients with anxiety and dental fearmainly children. Adequate knowledge is necessary for using anti-anxiety drugs. Usage of anti-anxiety drugscan help to treat the patients in an effective way.Material and Methods: Questionnaires consisting of 15 questions was distributed to 80 general dentalpractitioners practicing in private dental hospitals and clinics in Chennai city in June 2017. The questionnairewas designed to enquire about the knowledge and usage of anti anxiety drug in childrenResults: 83.75% of dentists are aware of the pharmacological means of anxiety reduction. 51.25% are awareof the side effects and over dosage reaction of using anti anxiety drugs. 12% of dentists are aware of themethod of managing side effects and over dosage reaction of using anti anxiety drugsConclusion : Anti-anxiety drugs can act as a better alternative and also an adjunct to the conventionalbehaviour management. Proper knowledge about its mechanism of action, dosage, adverse effects areessential for the dentist to use anti-anxiety drugs in an effective way. Hence the usage of anti-anxiety drugscan be recommended and encouraged among dentists provided they have a sound knowledge about the drug]]>
<![CDATA[Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment on the Quality of Life of Children ]]>
<![CDATA[Ahsana. A1 , Deepa Gurunathan2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11431
<![CDATA[Background: Early childhood caries is known to affect the quality of life of children. Silver diamine fluorideis a desensitizing agent used for preventing and arresting dental caries. It is inexpensive and can be easilyapplied.Aim: The aim of the present study was to find the effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) treatment on theOral Health-Related Quality of LifeMethod: ECHOIS questionnaire designed to evaluate the child’s behavior, physical abilities, pain,temperament, and how well the child gets along with other people was distributed to the parents of childrenaged 1-5 with ECC with reversible pulpitis. The questionnaire has two components ie Family Impact Scoreand Child Impact Score. The parents were asked to fill the questionnaire at baseline and one month afterSDF application.Results : Significant difference was observed in the mean Child Impact Score(CIS) and Family ImpactScore(FIS) at baseline and one month follow up. SDF application significantly improved the quality of lifeof children(P<0.005). Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to check the level of significance in the meandifference of the CIS and FIS at the base line and one month follow upConclusion: Children with ECC after the application of SDF showed improvement in the quality of life atone-month follow up compared with the baseline as measured by ECHOIS questionnaire]]>
<![CDATA[A Pilot Study on Snake Bite Deaths in the District of Malda, West Bengal, India ]]>
<![CDATA[Aloke Mazumder1 , TanushreeMondal2 , Partha Pratim Mukhopadhyay3]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11432
<![CDATA[The alarming number of deaths due to snake bite are often under-reported and missed due to severalinterrelated socioeconomic factors. Epidemiology of fatal snake bite have been reported sparsely fromWest Bengal in recent past .The present investigation was devised to explore the profile of the fatal casesof envenomation in snake bite from a district of northern part of West Bengal. Deaths due to snake biteconstituted 02.067% of all unnatural deaths from mortuary data. The mean age of the cases of fatal snakebite was 34.18 with SD 2.67. It was seen that the mean interval between bite and treatment was 3.35 hourswith SD 0.48. The present work was a short regional research to supplement epidemiology and add to thedatabase of deaths from snake bite in a district of West Bengal, India.]]>
<![CDATA[Profile of Dowry Death Cases Reported for Autopsy in Thoothukudi Medical College - A Retrospective Study ]]>
<![CDATA[Seethalakshmi.M 1 , Rajalakshmi. S.2 , Rajesh.R3 , Vinoth K.V.4 ,]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11433
<![CDATA[Violence against women inside the family is a worldwide phenomenon. Violence against women traversesevery geographical area, economic layers, education level, age, and employment status. It is seen that in spiteof its high education status and all around acclaimed social method of advancement, India is at top positionin Dowry Death. United Nation General Assembly in 1993 embraced the Declaration on the Elimination ofViolence against Women. All the medicolegal cases brought to an autopsy that is registered under section304 B IPC are included in this study. Inclusion criteria: Death of married women within 7 years of marriage.A total of 80 cases were analyzed retrospectively. 71(88.75%) cases belong to Hindu religion. 45(56.25%)cases are from urban regions, 40(50%) cases completed high school education, 44 (55%) of the deathsoccurred in 2-4 years of marriage, 63(78.75%) cases belong to arranged marriage, 32(40%) cases belongedto nuclear family, 65 (75%)cases belong to the age group 18 to 25 years, 3(3.75%) cases were homicide,Hanging is the most common form of death in this study 44(55%) cases. The government of India hasattempted to battle the developing rate of dowry death by instituting different laws to keep such deaths fromhappening and to punish those responsible when they do happen. Notwithstanding lawful forward leaps,stunning news on dowry deaths kept on appearing in Indian papers]]>
<![CDATA[Closed Mitral Valvotomy (as a Surgical Treatment Option) – Does it has any Medico Legal Bearings in the Present Scenario ]]>
<![CDATA[Amit Chaudhary, Amit Singh2]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11434
<![CDATA[Introduction- A prospective study of closed Mitral Valvotomy in 104 patientsMethod and Result- From December 2012 to December 2019, 104 patients underwent CMV. 94 Patientsbecome symptom free after surgery and only 7 patients required Mitral valve replacement surgery on followupConclusion- Closed Mitral Valvotomy represents a satisfactory technique in terms of lower cost, highefficacy, simplicity and reproducibility]]>
<![CDATA[Chest Injury Outcomes due to Road Traffic Accidents – an Institutional Experience ]]>
<![CDATA[Amit Chaudhary1, Amit Singh2 , Roopak Aggarwal3]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11435
<![CDATA[Background -Thoracic trauma is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in developing worldcountries. Complications in chest trauma develop secondary to rib fractures and subsequently leading topain, inadequate ventilation as well as direct injury to lung parenchyma due to fractured rib segments.Methods - In this study, we present our 2 year experience (August 2017 to August 2019) in the managementand clinical outcome of 236 chest trauma cases as a result of road traffic accidents. Patients were dividedinto three groups based on the presence of rib fractures. The groups were evaluated to demonstrate therelationship between the numbers of rib fractured and associated injuries.Results – Mean hospitalization time was 7.5 days. Mortality rate was 1 % for the patients with only bluntchest trauma, 4 % in patients with more than two rib fractures and 20 % for those with flail chest. We foundthat there is significant association between the mortality rate and the number of ribs fractured, the patient’sage as well time since the accident.Conclusion – Risk of increased morbidity and mortality was associated with presence of more than two ribfractures, age over 60 years and delayed hospitalization after the injury]]>
<![CDATA[Assessment of Factors Influencing Academic Performance of Nursing Students ]]>
<![CDATA[Amoldeep1 , Bhawna Sharma2 , Sudhir Gupta3 , Jyoti Sarin4]]>
<![CDATA[ Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ]]>
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<![CDATA[Objectives: this study is intended to assess factors influencing academic performance of nursing students inselected institution.Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional design conducted at Ambala, Haryana, India. 420 participants(308 females and 112 males) consisting of age group between 17 to 25 years were included. Responses werecollected by structured scale consisting of 22 items in 3 point scale.Results: Maximum students (88.6%) agreed that good and supportive relationship between teacher andstudents fosters better academic performance of students. A significant number felt that different teachingstrategies used by the nurse educators help to improve academic performance. More than half of thestudents (53.8%) disagree that students from low socioeconomic status have low scores in their academicperformance compared to their classmates with high socioeconomic status. From all of the academic factors,highest mean is of teacher related factors. There is a significant association found with mother’s education.Conclusion: These findings to be helpful for nursing college teachers and managers to advance academicperformance of students.]]>
<![CDATA[A Descriptive Correlation Study on Stress and Psychological Wellbeing among Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Institutes of Ambala, Haryana ]]>
<![CDATA[Anamika Gautam1 , Srinivasan.P2 , Gurvinder Kaur3 , Jyoti Sarin4]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11437
<![CDATA[Introduction-There is widespread recognition that stress can have reflective negative impacts on nurses’psychological well-being. Stressful environment was repeatedly causing a negative effect on the academicperformances and psychological well-being of the nursing studentMethod- A correlation study was selected. Total 120 nursing students were included by disproportionatestratified random sampling. Data was collected by using DASS-42 (14 items of stress) and psychologicalgeneral wellbeing indexResult- Finding of the study showed that there was significant moderate negative correlation between stressand psychological wellbeing.Conclusion-The study concluded there was a significant correlation between stress and psychologicalwellbeing scores among nursing students. Hence, it infers that if stress decreases psychological well beingincreases and vice versa.]]>
<![CDATA[Observations on Inter-Rater Agreement in Assessing Fusion Activities at Elbow, Wrist and Pelvis by Conventional and Digital X-Ray Films ]]>
<![CDATA[Aniruddha Das1 , Srimoyee Mukherjee 2 , Arani Majumder3 , Debasis Sarkar4 , Partha Pratim Mukhopadhy]]>
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DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11439
<![CDATA[The present study was designed to measure the inter-rater reliability between two observers in opining andgrading the degree of fusion of the secondary centres of ossification using digital and conventional X ray.Attempt was made to examine whether the digital x-ray is superior to conventional X-ray as regards theinterrater reliability. It was found that The Kappa score ranged from 0.560 to 0.761 for conventional x-rayfilms; whereas it ranged from 0.840 to 0.946 in case of digital x-rays. Interrater agreement was noted tobe near perfect using digital x ray for all the centres of ossification applied in the study .The accuracy ofdigital radiography in age determination by observing the fusion activity at elbow, wrist and pelvis (UsingSchmeling’s staging) will be superior than conventional radiography]]>
