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Half of country population are suffering from dental problem.

MORNING MAIL welcomeCORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI,MARCH 20: Half of country population are suffering from dental problem. Medical experts at the AIIMS said that tooth decay affects almost per cent of the population and almost 90 per cent of the population above the 14 years age suffering from gum diseases.

On the occasion of ‘World Oral Health Day’, Chief of Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER), AIIMS, Prof Naseem Shah said that oral diseases are universal, affecting all age groups and both sexes all across the world. “Tooth decay affects almost 40 to 50 per cent of the population. Gum diseases affects almost 90 per cent of the population above the age of 14 years of which 40-45 per cent are very severe periodontal infection, threatening tooth loss as well as affects various other organs of the body,” added Prof Shah.

Experts said that in South Asia region and specially in India, due to practice of various deleterious habits of smoking, chewing of tobacco, gutkha, khaini incidence of oral cancer is the highest in the world. Additional Professor, department of endocrinology, AIIMS, Dr Viveka P Jyotsna said that irregular eating habit and life style in one of the reason behind the dental problem. “Excessive intake of carbohydrate, junk food and cold drinks are some of the factors behind dental problem. Recent evidences document that diabetes control is poor in presence of periodontal disease and improves with care of the teeth and gums,” added Dr Jyostna.

Dental caries and periodontal disease are two of the major leading causes of tooth loss, which affects the mastication, food choices, psychological impact and ultimately quality of life. Tooth loss and poor masticatory ability is also shown to be linked with memory loss in persons above 60 years of age.

Study found that detal problem may lead to heart attack and strokes. Head of Neurology, AIIMS, Dr Kameshwar Prasad said that the inflammatory process involved in periodontal infection can lead to inflammatory response in the blood vessels in the body, resulting in atherosclerotic plaque formation and blockage of blood vessels, leading to heart attack or stroke.

It is also been observed that persons with periodontal disease are at increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Periodontal infection can also cause premature labor and low birth-weight babies

The AIIMS has been declared as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Promotion and also as the National Centre of Excellence for Implementation of National Oral Health Programme in the country.
These two projects are being implemented under the leadership of Prof Shah. This year the Centre has taken the initiative to celebrate this day in a big way by organizing a public lecture on “Healthy Body through Health Mouth”

A Year In Style: Best of fashion trends in 2014

fashion-main1Fashion trends that made us sit up and take note, and sometimes let out a little wolf-whistle too.

The Power Suit
Imagine a red carpet full of floor-sweeping frocks. Then imagine one of the most beautiful women in the world walking in with one of the most beautiful men in the world, wearing a his-and-hers pant suit. This was the effect Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had when they kick-started 2014 in their same-same Saint Laurent suits.

The women’s pant suit couldn’t have found a better launch pad than La Jolie and almost every red-carpet thereafter had at least a few of these. Solange Knowles, Beyonce’s hip little sister, even got married in a beauteous ivory pant suit.

“The women’s tux is a great and a bold option if you don’t want to be predictable in a cocktail dress. It looks powerful and stands out,” says designer Atsu Sekhose, who loves a neatly tailored sophisticate.

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