Meera Theenathayalan

Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals,Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Saveetha University, 162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, India

Publications

  • Research   
    Duration of Mobility Reduction Followed by Management of Luxation Injuries
    Author(s): Meera Theenathayalan, Bhagya Lakshmi T* and Deepak S

    Traumatic injuries emerge as an increasingly significant threat to the dental health of children and adolescents. A dental injury should always be considered an emergency and thus be treated immediately to relieve pain, facilitate reduction of displaced teeth, reconstruct lost hard tissue and improve prognosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the duration of mobility reduction after the management of the luxation injuries. In this study around 56 pedo patient’s data was collected from patient’s dental records who reported with luxation injuries, between june 2019 to March 2020, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai. The values obtained were tabulated and documented. The data were then entered into SPSS software for statistical analysis. The association between study variables was calculated using the chi-square test. Age groups were split into 0-9 years, 10-14.. Read More»

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