Indian Journal of Dental Education

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Media is one of the rapidly growing sectors of technology. Television in particular, through its food, Commercials is influencing younger generation and their food request pattern, Aim: To assess, 1. The impact of food commercials on food request and consumption pattern in children., 2. The parental attitude towards food commercials and food purchase pattern for their children., Methodology: Fifty health care professionals having a single child aged between 6-12 years, were interviewed through the questionnaire, Statistical Analysis: Chi-Square test, Results: 72% of the children were influenced by the food advertisements and insisted their parents for purchase. 56% of the children requested for food/beverage seen in the commercials, especially for the gifts and tattoos tied-up with the product, despite parents having been informed their child about the potential ill-effects of the advertised food/beverage products on general and oral health as well. 78% of them wanted the food/beverage commercials to be banned in the children\'s channel., Conclusion: Food commercials, an important factor contributing for the change in food request and consumption pattern in children may affect their general and oral health. Parents have to take prime lead in helping children make right food choice, for their harmonious growth and development.,

Key-Words: Television, Commercials, Health, Obesity

Objective: The study investigated the optimum electrode placement site in mature premolar teeth and the response threshold of these teeth using electrode pulp tester and also highlighted the effect of gender and age, and arch variables on threshold values., Study Design: Eighty sound premolar teeth in 20 adults aged 18-50 years were tested using an EPT to determine the thresholds at which a response was evoked at 5 sites of each premolar tooth., Result: In both arches, the mandibular first premolar teeth responded at al over threshold while the 18- 20 years age band had the highest value. However, gender effect was not statistically significant., Conclusion; Within the limitation of the study, the report will enhance clinical practice.

Key words: Electric pulp test, premolar teeth, mean threshold response.

Rehabilitation of patient\'s with ectodermal dysplasia presents a great challenge to the prosthodontist. Collapsed vertical height, malformed teeth, increased interarch space, over-retained deciduous teeth further complicate basic rehabilitation procedure to improve form, function, esthetics and psycho-social behavior of the patient. A proper diagnosis and treatment planning and application of prosthodontic fundamentals go a long way in the success of the treatment.

Keywords: Ectodermal dysplasia

Central odontogenic fibroma (cof) is an uncommon odontogenic neoplasm derived from odontogenic ectomesenchyme, representing less than 1% of all odontogenic neoplasms. It occurs centrally within the jaw bones and manifests usually as an asymptomatic, slowly growing, hard, bony swelling, leading to cortical expansion and facial asymmetry., this article reports clinical, radiological and histological features of cof occurring in the left mandible of a 13 year old male with an emphasis on distinguishing this tumor from some other centrally occurring lesions with similar clinical presentation like myxofibroma and desmoplastic fibroma.

Key words:-central odontogenic fibroma, odontogenic tumors, mixed odontogenic tumors, central bone lesions, desmoplastic fibroma, myxofibroma