Oral Self Research Articles

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme regarding Knowledge on oral Cancer and Oral Self Examination among the Auto Drivers at Kanyakumari District

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme regarding Knowledge on oral Cancer and Oral Self Examination among the Auto Drivers at Kanyakumari District

Preliminary Efficacy of Combining Internal and External Cognitive Strategy Training in a Case of Anoxia

<h3>Research Objectives</h3> To determine the effect of combining internal and external cognitive strategy training techniques on functional outcomes in a case of anoxic brain injury. The purpose of cognitive rehabilitation is to train skills necessary for completion of daily cognitive tasks and to train compensatory strategies as a means for restoring lost functioning. According to our knowledge, to date, clinical treatment, and outcomes for cases of anoxic injuries due to near drowning are inconsistent for both treatment and prognostic outcomes. We seek to contribute to current research in this preliminary study, by examining use of combined supportive clinical techniques. <h3>Design</h3> This was a retrospective case study design. Data was collected onsite from the electronic clinical records for speech sessions conducted from April 2021 until July 2021. <h3>Setting</h3> Private institution. College campus speech clinic. <h3>Participants</h3> Case study for a 21-year-old male with a diagnosis of anoxic brain injury due to drowning. <h3>Interventions</h3> This study examined the use of compensatory strategies, internal (mental self-talk, association and organizational) techniques and external (alarms, notes, oral self talk) technqiues, for improved functioning, carryover of skills to daily life. <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> Client accuracy of trained techniques and self-report of follow through and carryover. <h3>Results</h3> The client benefitted from effective combining of internal and external techniques due to residual initiation, attention, and planning and forethought difficulties. In addition, the client responded positively to questions relating to self-perception of satisfaction of carryover and level of functioning. <h3>Conclusions</h3> Case study findings revealed overall improvement in both internal and external compensatory strategy use for each identified cognitive deficit. This included skills of attention, memory recall, speed of processing, and executive skill functioning. Most important for this case was that although all diagnosed deficits were within a mild range of severity level, the need for external systems persists. Residual initiation problems, external alarms, reminders, and task guided systems seemed to trigger internal strategy use for improved functioning. <h3>Author(s) Disclosures</h3> No conflicts.

Formulation and Evaluation of Self Micro-Emulsifying drug delivery System of Carvedilol

The current work involves preparation and evaluation of self-micro emulsifying drug delivery system of carvedilol, an nonselective betablocker and alpha-1 blocker. Oral self micro-emulsifying drug delivery system of Carvedilol were prepared by studying the solubility in different oils, surfactants and co-surfactants and formulations were prepared using mixtures of oils, surfactants, and cosurfactants in various proportions. Based on the solubility study, the optimised self micro-emulsifying drug delivery system of carvedilol was prepared using Capryol 90 as oil phase and tween 20 and transcutol P as surfactant and co-surfactant, respectively. The formulations were evaluated for stability, globule size and in vitro performance. To estimate the drug content from various excipients, final microemulsion formulations and in vitro performance study, a stability-indicating validated high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed using Inertsil ODS-3V (150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm) high-performance liquid chromatography column. The method was validated for various parametes like accuracy, linearity, precision (intraday and interday) and robustness. All the validation parameters were in acceptable range. The developed method was found to be specific accurate and robust for estimation of carvedilol from its microemulsion formulations.

The Effect of Oral Health Educational Intervention Program among Mothers of Children aged 1-6, Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Statement of the Problem: Oral self- care is an important aspect of lifestyle and a serious public health issue.Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on the mothers and children’s oral self-care behaviors.Materials and Method: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 148 mothers and their children (1–6 years) who referred to the health centers of Tabriz, Iran ; divided into two groups of intervention (n=74) and control (n=74). Data were collected through a questionnaire that included demographic characteristics, oral self-care behaviors, and structures of TPB. Both groups completed questionnaires before, immediately, 3 and 6 months after the intervention. The experimental group received three educational sessions, each session held for 120 minutes. The educational methods such as lectures, group discussion, and demonstrations were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS (ver18) software and Chi-square, Independent samples t-test and repeated measure ANOVA at the significant level of < 0.05.Results: Before the intervention, there were no statistically significant differences between both groups in oral self –care behaviors and structures of TPB (p> 0.05). Immediately, 3 and 6 months after the intervention the mean scores of oral self-care behavior presented a significant increase in both mothers and their children in the intervention group (p< 0.001). Six months after the intervention, brushing children’s teeth twice a day increased significantly from 8.1% (6/74) to 55.4% (41/74) in the experimental group (p< 0.001). At immediately, 3, and 6 months after the intervention, the mean scores of mothers’ attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and intention towards the children’s oral health were significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the control group (p< 0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, intervention based on the theory of planned behavior promotes the oral self-care behavior both in mothers and in their children.

Reliability of Online Information on Self-Examination and Oral Cancer

Introduction: Periodic dental consultations and oral self-examination can increase the chances of an early diagnosis of oral cancer. However, the restricted population access to health services in Brazil added to the greater scope of the internet has increased the use of this resource as a source of information on signs, symptoms and treatments of several diseases, including oral cancer. Objective: To assess the reliability of the information on self-examination and oral cancer available on the web in Portuguese for Brazilian population. Methodology: In December 2018, independent searches were performed for the terms "mouth cancer", "oral cancer", "oral self- examination/ self-examination" and "buccal self- examination / self-examination", on Google Search (Portuguese terms). The first fifty pages were selected for each term, and those that included prevention, diagnosis of oral cancer or described verbally and visually the oral self-examination were included in the study. The quality of the information was assessed according to the criteria of the American Medical Association and Health on the Net. Of the 108 sites evaluated, 87% did not inform the author's training, 24.1% did not inform the complementary nature of the information and 64.8% provided guidance consult a doctor or dentist. Scientific references were not present in 39.8% of the sites and the “accurate and complete” content was observed in only 35.2% of the evaluated pages. Conclusion: The low quality of the information available on the evaluated pages, suggests low reliability of the content about oral cancer and oral self-examination available on the web, indicating that access to this content may bring risk to the health of the Brazilian population.

Development, characterization, comparative pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies of iloperidone solid SMEDDS and liquisolid compact

Iloperidone (ILO) is an anti-psychotic, used in schizophrenia. It has low bioavailability (36%) due to low solubility and first pass effect. Oral solid self microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) and liquisolid compact (LSC) of ILO were developed. The hypothesis is to test in vivo performance (PK and PD effects) of these delivery systems, as both systems improve dissolution. Based on solubility Capmul MCM, Labrafac WL 1349 were selected as oils, Lauroglycol 90 and PEG 600 were selected as surfactant and cosurfactant. Syloid XDP was optimized for adsorption of liquid SMEDDS. Syloid XDP and Aerosil 200 were optimized as carrier and coating material in the ratio of 15:1 w/w for liquisolid formulation. SEM and PXRD studies indicated no specific crystallinity due to bulkiness in both formulations, which showed similar flow and release behavior. Pharmacokinetic studies were performed for ILO Coarse suspension (CS), Tablet suspension (TS), optimized solid SMEDDS (A1X) and liquisolid compact (S3) in wistar rats. About 3.80 and 2.19-fold improvements in relative bioavailabilty were found for A1X and S3, respectively, when compared to CS. In comparison to TS, 2.61 and 1.51 fold improvements in bioavailability were found for A1X and S3, respectively. Further, Pharmacodynamic activity was studied by reversal of MK-801 induced hyperlocomotion in rats. A1X and S3 formulations showed maximum reversal after 15 min when compared to CS and found to have similar performance. Thus, in comparison to S3, A1X showed significant difference in pharmacokinetic effects but similar pharmacodynamic effects.

Relationship of Oral Aesthetic Assessment according to Self Perception with Oral Malocclusion Condition of High School Students in Sidrap District, South Sulawesi Indonesia

Self-perception of dental aesthetics needs to be considered in planning orthodontic treatment because it is known that everyone has a self-perception of different oral esthetic conditions. Objective: To assess the state of malocclusion based on self-perception of dental aesthetics using the Oral Aesthetic Subjective Impact Score (OASIS); to determine the relationship of self-perceptions of oral aesthetics and the state of malocclusion from the results of clinical examinations using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). Material and Methods: Research subjects were middle school students aged between 14-18 years as many as 187 students. For oral aesthetic assessment using the OASIS index questionnaire, and to evaluate the aesthetic and anatomical components of the malocclusion clinic using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). Results: The prevalence of malocclusion according to Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) showed that mild / normal malocclusion (59.9%), moderate malocclusion (33.4%), severe malocclusion (5.7%), and very severe malocclusion (1%). The prevalence of self-perception of oral aesthetics was 54.6% judging good. The results of the analysis with logistic regression tests showed that there was a significant (p&lt;0.001) relationship between self-perception of oral aesthetics using the OASIS index and malocclusion status using the DAI index. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, there was a significant relationship (p &lt;0.01) between oral aesthetic self perception and malocclusion status of high school students.KeywordsOral aesthetic perception; Oral aesthetic subjective impact score; Dental aesthetic index.

A Gender Specific Comparative Study of Oral Self Care and Oral Health Attitude between Dental Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students

A Gender Specific Comparative Study of Oral Self Care and Oral Health Attitude between Dental Undergraduate and Post Graduate Students

Novel Program of Using Village Health Workers in Early Detection and Awareness of Head and Neck Cancers: Audit of a Community Screening Program

Head and neck cancers together (oral cavity, pharynx and larynx) are sixth commonest worldwide and are the commonest cancers in developing countries. The Cancer Project was started in Kheda/Anand, Gujarat, a harvest land of tobacco. The objective of this programme was to indoctrinate the most vulnerable and the least tended upon; the basics of head and neck cancers via the medium of their own kins. Voluntary village health workers were educated and trained to pick up the early signs of head and neck cancers. Oral self examination was taught to them and they went to peripheral villages to screen the population. They would refer suspicious cases to tertiary healthcare centre. The population was enlightened upon the basics of preventable measures, treatment options and rehabilitation facilities for head and neck cancer patients. Knowledge, attitude and practice analysis was done in the population which showed widespread disbelief and false practices. A population of 26,10,432 was surveyed in 1862 villages of which 10,522 (1.1%) individuals successfully quit the habit. The minimally educated workers referred 3309 suspicious individuals to higher centre of which 1890 (57.11%) tested positive for cancer. A lot of resource is put in research and development of rapid diagnosis and complete cure; however such a minimally costing program may help the most in primordial, primary and secondary level of prevention. Such programs should be advocated on the global platform on lines of Breast Self Examination.

The Effects of Flash Animation Facilitated Oral Self Care Education on the Incidence of Oral Mucositis and Performance of Self-Care in Pediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

The Effects of Flash Animation Facilitated Oral Self Care Education on the Incidence of Oral Mucositis and Performance of Self-Care in Pediatric Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Assessment of Smoking Habits, Oral Hygiene Practices and Self Perceived Malodour among the College Students in Ahmedabad

Assessment of Smoking Habits, Oral Hygiene Practices and Self Perceived Malodour among the College Students in Ahmedabad

Development of oral self nano-emulsifying delivery system(s) of lanreotide with improved stability against presystemic thiol-disulfide exchange reactions

ABSTRACTObjectives: To develop a self nano-emulsifying delivery system (SNEDS) for model peptide lanreotide providing a protective effect towards thiol-disulfide exchange reactions.Methods: Ion-paired complexes of lanreotide with surfactants were prepared. In the following, Log P (octanol/water) of these complexes was determined. Lanreotide-loaded SNEDS (Lan/Deo-SN2 and Lan/Deo-SN3) were characterized for payload, droplet size and zeta potential. Lan/Deo-SN2 and Lan/Deo-SN3 were incubated with reduced glutathione (GSH) and thiol-enriched casein peptones for the assessment of thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. Ultra-centrifugation was used for separation of lanreotide released from SNEDS.Results: A maximum payload of 6.4% was achieved for Lan/Deo-SN2. Mean droplet size of Lan/Deo-SN2 and Lan/Deo-SN3 was 45 ± 0.20 nm and 37 ± 0.02 nm, respectively. Both formulations showed significant protection towards thiol-disulfide exchange reactions. After 3 h of incubation with GSH, 48% and 80% of lanreotide remained intact when incorporated in Lan/Deo-SN2 and Lan/Deo-SN3, respectively. Furthermore, Lan/Deo-SN2 and Lan/Deo-SN3 showed 47% and 51% protection against thiol enriched casein peptones, respectively. Both formulations showed sustained lanreotide release over a period of 3 h.Conclusion: Owing to the results, the above-mentioned approach might be a useful tool to overcome the sulfhydryl barrier of the GI-tract.

Oral Health Status and Self reported Oral Hygienic Practices among School Children

Background of the study : Many health problems of the mouth, such as oral thrush, trench mouth, bad breath and others are considered as effect of poor dental hygiene. Most of these dental and mouth problems may be avoided just by maintaining good oral hygiene. Objectives of the study : To assess the oral health status and self-reported oral hygienic practices among school children to find the correlation and association between oral health status and self-reported oral hygienic practices Material and methods : The research design adopted for the study was descriptive co-relation research design. The study was conducted in selected schools at Mangaluru. The samples comprised of 100 school children studying in 5 th to 7 th standard who were selected using convenient sampling technique. Demographic proforma, oral health assessment tools and self reported oral hygienic checklist were used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted to analyze the data. Result : The study revealed that majority [45%] of the samples had unhealthy oral health status, [41%] had observed changes in the oral cavity and [14%] of the samples belongs to healthy category. The self reported oral hygienic practices among samples were [47%] of the sample having poor oral hygienic practice, [42%] of the samples having satisfactory oral hygienic practice and [11%] of the samples had good oral hygienic practices. Conclusion : From the present study, it was found that majority of the school children were suffering from dental problems such as dental caries, gum diseases and dental pain .Hence these students were referred to Yenepoya Dental College Hospital for the further management.

The Effect of Oral Health Care Interventions on Oral Self Care Practices of the Institutionalized Older Adults

One of the major criteria of successful aging is maintaining a natural, healthy, functional dentition throughout life. However, the oral health of older adults is far from the optimal. Treatment needs are high due to edentulism, caries and periodontal diseases resulting in impaired oral functions. The etiology of many dental diseases is influenced by oral self care practices and lifestyle factors. Therefore; professionally organized oral health self-care practices are very important for institutionalized older adults. Objective: Determine the effect of oral health care interventions on oral health self care practices of ‎institutionalized older adults. Settings: Dar El-Amal in Mansoura city, Ras El bar elderly ‎home in Ras El bar city, Dar El-Walaa in meet khamr ‎city and Dar El saada in Tanta city. Subjects: 70 institutionalized older adults aged 60 years and above have no artificial teeth, have normal cognitive and have no depression. Tools: Five tools were used: Older Adults Socio Demographic and Clinical Data Structured Interview Schedule, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) Scale, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Short Form, Older Adults' Knowledge Related to Oral Health Structured Interview Schedule, and Older Adult's Oral Self Care Practices. Results: positive improvement in the level of oral self care practices of subjects in the study group after implementation of the study intervention with a statistically significant difference between the two groups. A higher mean score of oral self care practices of subjects in the study group was found in males than females, in those with higher education than those with lower education and in those with higher monthly income than those with lower monthly income. Conclusion: Improved oral health knowledge and oral self care practices among the majority of subjects in the study group. A higher mean score of oral self care practices was found in males than in females, in those with higher education and in those with higher monthly income. A positive direct relationship was found between the oral health knowledge of subjects in the study group and their oral self-care practices. Recommendations: All institutionalized older adults should be follow periodic dental examination regularly with daily oral self care practices.

The Role of Oral Self Correction to Enhance Kurdish High School Student’s Performance in Learning English as a Foreign Language

The role of corrective feedback in language learning has become an extremely debateable issue throughout the world. Unfortunately, this hot subject has not attracted the attention of researchers and educators in Iraqi Kurdistan region. In contrast, there appears to be a growing compromise among the majority of researchers and language practitioners in the world regarding the importance of the role played by corrective feedback in the second language learning process.This paper was about Kurdish high school students. Many secondary school students of about sixteen and seventeen years of age learn English as a foreign language in Kurdistan. Corrective feedback has a great role to play in learning a second language and has been considered a key factor in language learning.The aim of this paper is to explore the significant of self-correction as better means of feedback compared to other types. Differing opinions exist as to the best way to correct learners. Moreover, this paper seeks to explore the place of oral self-correction for EFL secondary students in a non-English speaking country. Might this type of feedback (self-correction) help Kurdish high school students to learn or will it hinder their English development.

Oral Hygiene Practices and Self - Perceived Halitosis among Dental Students

Oral Hygiene Practices and Self - Perceived Halitosis among Dental Students

Improved anti-diabetic activity of glibenclamide using oral self nano emulsifying powder

The objective of the present study was to improve solubility, dissolution rate and therapeutic efficacy of a BCS Class II drug, glibenclamide by using oral self nano emulsifying powder. The powder was prepared by adsorbing the mixture of oil, surfactant and co-surfactant onto a carrier with large surface area; Aerosil 200. The ratios of oil and Smix (surfactant/co-surfactant mixture) required to produce an emulsion was optimized based on percentage transmittance studies and particle size determinations. The optimized formulation was subjected to in vitro dissolution study and in vivo therapeutic efficacy in rabbits by monitoring blood glucose levels. Scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction studies revealed that the drug was present in amorphous form in the final formulation. The in vivo study in rabbits indicated the improved therapeutic efficacy of glibenclamide in self-nanoemulsifying powder compared to plain drug.

Oral hygiene practices and habits among dental students and staff in a dental college, India.

Introduction: Oral health is an essential component of general health in one's life. Oral self practices are very effective in keeping up one's good oral health from an individual's point of view. Such hygienic conditions prevent many oral diseases from happening or control them from damaging oral health adversely. Aim: To investigate the oral hygiene practices and habits among dental students and staff in a dental college. Materials and methods : A survey with the aid of specially designed questionnaire was made anonymously, in order to assess the oral health behaviour among these people. Results : A number of 425 dental students as well as faculty members was investigated. Only 34.9% of students and faculty members are following oral self health habits strictly. It was also observed that the staff members were very much concerned about oral hygiene rather than students were. Conclusion: The results show that dental students need a lot of awareness in their oral self hygiene. Awareness programmes must be conducted frequently to boost up the oral self hygiene practices among them for many good reasons.

Eating behaviours in youths: A comparison between female and male athletes and non‐athletes

This study compared the different factors associated with eating behaviors among young female and male athletes and non-athletes. A total of 580 female and male athletes and 362 female and male non-athletes between 10 and 19 years old participated. We used the subscales of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to evaluate the factors associated with unhealthy eating behaviors. We found higher scores for females on the diet subscale compared with males, regardless of athletic group (P < 0.05). Non-athlete youths scored higher on this subscale compared with male athletes (P < 0.05). Our findings indicate higher scores for female athletes with regard to the bulimia and preoccupation with food subscale compared with other the groups (P < 0.05). Moreover, we observed that non-athlete males were more likely to engage in binge eating compared with athletes of the same sex (P < 0.05). Finally, females had higher scores on the oral self subscale than males, regardless of athletic group (P < 0.05). We concluded that the factors associated with eating behaviors differ with regard to sex and group.

Effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) of oral self care behaviors among high school students in Qazvin

Effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) of oral self care behaviors among high school students in Qazvin