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001). The binary regression analysis showed that the child’s unpleasant previous medical and parent’s unpleasant dental experiences had higher odds favoring uncooperative behavior (46.63 and 41.93, respectively). Conclusions The child’s behavior on the dental chair is associated with the doll placement pattern, which is also influenced by experiences of the child during his/her encounter with the medical doctor and previous dental experiences of their parents.Aim Since it is difficult to understand by patients or parents, YouTube™ videos can be used to describe space maintainers. However, the reliability and quality of the information in the YouTube™ videos about space maintainers have not been investigated. Copanlisib chemical structure Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the quality of information provided on YouTube™ about space maintainers. Materials and Methods Videos were searched on YouTube™ using the key words of “space maintainers” in the Google Trends application. From the first 120 results, after discarding the ones immediately deemed insufficient, 46 videos were selected for analysis. To classify the video content as high or low, a scoring system formed of seven parameters was used. For a global evaluation of the video quality, the video information and quality index were applied. Data obtained were analyzed statistically using the independent t-test, the Mann-Whitney U-test, and the Chi-square test, and the Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated. Results The quality of the content of videos was found to be mean 2.89 from a maximum of seven points, with 15 (32.6%) videos determined to be of high quality and 31 (67.4%) of low quality. The “likes” index was higher in the high-quality videos (P 0.05). Conclusion The content quality of videos on YouTube™ about space maintainers is usually low. High-quality content expected from videos uploaded by specialists/dental practitioners was not provided compared to other groups.Introduction Primary teeth are prone to caries. Consequences of caries may hamper eruption and function of the succedaneous teeth. The aim of the study is to find the prevalence and patterns of dental caries in maxillary and mandibular primary anterior teeth of preschool children. The study design adopted was an analytical observational study. Methodology Caries examination was done using the WHO caries detection criteria. Anterior carious tooth surfaces were examined under optimal light source by a single qualified examiner to minimize visual error. The age of children was measured in years. Obtained data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS 16 software. A test for significance was done with the help of the Chi-square test. Results Right maxillary and mandibular canines had more caries prevalence and patterns as compared to their left counterpart of the same arch. Maxillary canines had more prevalence of caries as compared to mandibular canines. Mandibular lateral incisors had about eight times less chance to develop caries as compared to maxillary lateral incisors. Maxillary and mandibular right central incisors had equal caries prevalence and patterns of their counterparts of the same arch, but maxillary central incisors had four times more caries prevalence as compared to mandibular central incisors. Conclusions Right maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth had more prevalence of caries as compared to their left counterparts. Maxillary anterior teeth had more prevalence of caries as compared to mandibular anterior teeth.Introduction Children with special health-care needs have limitations in oral hygiene performance due to their potential motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities and so are more prone to have compromised oral health. Aim This study aimed to compare the impact of oral hygiene instructions given via sign language and a validated customized oral health education skit video on oral hygiene status of children with hearing impairment (CHI). Settings and Design Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical committee for research activities. The study was carried out across CHI schools of Wardha district, Maharashtra, India. Methodology Sixty-eight CHI, within the age group of 6-13 years, were divided into two educational intervention groups customized oral health educational video (Group A) and sign language (Group B). A structured questionnaire was designed to gather information about the routine oral hygiene practices via the Indian Sign Language. Baseline Gingival Index (GI)-S and Plaque Index-S indices were recorded. Based on the group assigned, oral hygiene instructions were given on a daily basis. Reassessment was done after 4 weeks. Statistical Analysis Unpaired t-tests were performed (P less then 0.05) to determine if significant differences exist between the two groups. Results Postintervention plaque scores between Group A and Group B were 0.12 ± 0.22 and 0.07 ± 0.22, respectively, and the difference between the two was statistically insignificant (P = 0.330). For GI, scores in Group A and Group B were 0.03 ± 0.12 and 0.04 ± 0.12, respectively, and the difference was statistically insignificant (P = 0.669). Conclusion Both sign language and the validated customized video modeling have been proved to be positively influencing the oral hygiene status of CHI equivalently.Background Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a developmental dental defect and has a significant impact on the quality of life of affected individuals. Most of the prevalence studies of MIH have been carried out in the European countries; very little data are available from India. Aim The aim and objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of MIH in 8-15-year-old Malayalee school children in and around Muvattupuzha, Kerala. Settings and Design A cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted in 5318 healthy Malayalee school children aged between 8 and 15 years in and around Muvattupuzha. Materials and Methods The first permanent molars (FPMs) and all permanent incisors were examined for MIH using the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry 2003 diagnostic criteria. The severity of hypomineralization was recorded according to the Wetzel and Reckel scale. Statistical Analysis The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 20.0, and a comparison between groups was carried out using the Chi-square test.