https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79904 2026-04-11T04:47:06Z https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80038 Awareness On The Management Of Iatrogenic Arterial Nicking During Dental Surgical Procedures Among Dental Students Akshaya, K.; Pandurangan, Kiran Kumar; Ahmed, Nabeel; Ganapathy, Dhanraj; Maiti, Subhabrata Background: Bleeding during surgery may be a serious clinical problem which will be very disconcerting to the patient and will have serious consequences. During the course of nearly all kinds of surgery, blood vessels are going to be disrupted, causing some bleeding. The dentist should be aware of all techniques of hemorrhage control for various sorts of bleeding episodes—small vessels, large vessels, oozing, drug-induced, or when an underlying coagulation defect is present. Bleeding complications can occur in healthy also as systemically compromised patients. Aim: The aim of the current study is to analyse the awareness and knowledge on the management of iatrogenic arterial nicking among dental undergraduate students. Materials and Methods: The study was a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Survey was designed as a questionnaire in English with 2 sections. Section 1 contained demographics and section 2 had questions on various techniques on management of arterial injury, which was answered by 150 dental undergraduate students. All the obtained data were entered on Microsoft excel sheet and analysed using SPSS by IBM. Results: From the statistical analysis it is clear that almost 75% of the respondents from final year and internship were aware of different methods of management and prevention of dental injuries, yet only minimal number of students from other three years were aware of the methods and procedures to be followed at each step during dental surgical procedures, Conclusion: Within the limitations of the current study, it can be concluded that the majority of dental undergraduate students are aware of different methods of presentation and management of iatrogenic arterial nicking during dental surgical procedures. In the present study the knowledge on the methods of management such as mobilisation, deep sutures, burnishing of bone, use of bone grafting was lacking among first to third year students when compared to students pursuing their final year and internship. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80037 Awareness about inhalation general anaesthetics among dental students Bharathi, Alagu Rathi; Rakshagan, V.; Ganapathy, Dhanraj M. Introduction: General anesthesia is a state of medically induced coma or unconsciousness. General anaesthetics are drugs that render a patient unresponsive and unconscious, so that the patient is unaware of surgery and does not move or feel pain while it's being carried out. The anaesthetic agent is administered through an intravenous line or the anaesthetic agent may be inhaled through a breathing mask or tube. Inhalation anesthetics are also known to be found in two forms, gaseous anesthetics and the volatile anaesthetics. The volatile anesthetics are liquids at room temperature and need vapourizers to make it suitable for the inhalation purposes. Aim:The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness on inhalation anaesthesia among dental students. Materials and Methods: The present study is an online based survey conducted among the dental students.The participants were from 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of BDS. Questionnaires were prepared and distributed among dental students through an online link from the survey planet. Results and Discussion: About 62% of the students were well aware of inhalation general anaesthesia. 55% of the students were aware of nitrous oxide as inhalation general anesthetics. From the results of the survey it is clear that most of the dental students were well aware of inhalation general anaesthesia and also had proper knowledge about its complications. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80031 Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Of Ropivacaine Usage In Prosthodontics Sunar, Srijan; Rakshagan, V.; Ganapathy, Dhanraj M. Introduction The success of a minor oral procedure relies on the efficiency of the local anaesthetic and the dexterity of the operator. Local anaesthetic with an extended duration of action, good analgesia, and negligible toxicity is an optimal choice. A common standard option is 2% lignocaine hydrochloride with adrenaline (1:80,000). However, lignocaine is not recommended for long procedures or in patients with cardiovascular compromise.Various clinical trials have suggested other options, one of which is ropivacaine.The aim of the survey was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of ropivacaine in prosthodontics. Materials and methods An online questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted during 1st July to 12th July 2021, among undergraduate and postgraduate dental students of Saveetha Dental College. An online questionnaire survey which consisted of 17 questions, was circulated among the dental practitioners (n=100) within the city based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study and the response was subjected to analysis. Results According to the survey 88.89% of the participants are aware that Ropivacaine falls under long acting amide link. According to the survey 55% of the participants think lidocaine is the most commonly used Local anaesthesia followed by ropivacaine 35%. About 92 % of the participants think Ropivacaine is better than bupivacaine due to its less lipophilic and have a significantly higher threshold CNS toxicity. According to the survey 85% of the participants think 14 minutes is the half life of ropivacaine followed by 2mins, 10mins, 4mins. Ropivacaine can be used in long prosthodontics procedures like FPD. According to the survey 58% know the commercial name of ropivacaine whereas 31% don’t know the commercial name. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, the participants are aware of ropivacaine. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80030 Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Dental Practitioners Towards Behavioural Management Of An Uncooperative Patient In Dental Office Kaviya, S.; Sakthi, Sri Background and aim In the career of a dentist, they come across so many types of patients. Managing each patient's temperament and gaining co-operation and trust is the key to any dentist patient relationship. Inorder to practice from an empathetic point of view, any dentist should know how to deal with different behaviour patterns, which ultimately leads to success in treatment outcome greatly. Methodology A total of 80 registered dental practitioners participated in the study. A pre - tested, 14 item questionnaire was circulated among the dental practitioners. Only completely filled forms were taken in for analysis. Data was transferred and analyzed using SPSS software (Version 23) Descriptive statistics included frequency and percentage, A chi square test was done to analyze the association and a P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Final analysis was done using responses from 80 dental practitioners. On the whole, the knowledge, Attitude and practice regarding behavioural management was found to be satisfactory. On the contrary, the majority (67%) were unsure about managing an un co-operative patient. Majority of the dentists suggest counselling (97.2%) as a preventive measure. Almost 72.5% of them did not prefer to use nitrous oxide to sedate the patients. Conclusion This survey shows that the majority of dental practitioners were aware of patients perceptions, preferences and fear towards dental treatment. Hence existing curriculum should give more weightage in this context and regular continuing education programs should be organised. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/80028 The relative contribution of psychological stress and self-esteem in predicting intellectual extremism among university students Abdel-Al Ibrahim, Khaled Ahmed This research aimed to identify the role of the psychological pressure and the self-esteem in predicting the intellectual extremism among university students. The sample of the study consists of (150) including male and female, whose ages range from 19-21 years old. A descriptive methodology was used as a kind of methodology. The researcher has developed the instruments of the study which include the psychological pressure scale, the self-esteem scale, the extremism scale, and then the psychometric features of these instruments were verified. The present study reached the finding that the ratio of the psychological pressures among the sample participants is low, and the ratio of self-esteem is high and the extremism ratio is low. The findings of the study also stated the psychological pressures can be adopted in predicting the intellectual extremism. The regression coefficient reached (2.705), which is statistically significant at the ratio of (0.008). The self-esteem can be used to predict the intellectual extremism, as the regression coefficient reached 0.4.067, which is statistically significant at the ratio of 0.004. The study has recommended preparing some programs and training sessions that contribute to minimizing the psychological pressures among university students and to enhancing their self-esteem, and to activating the role of the universities in raising the awareness among the students about the threats of the intellectual extremism by increasing the educational, cultural and recreational activities.