*Five Years Citation in Google scholar (2016 - 2020) is. 1451*   *    IJPR IS INDEXED IN ELSEVIER EMBASE & EBSCO *       

logo

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

A Step Towards Excellence
Published by : Advanced Scientific Research
ISSN
0975-2366
Current Issue
Article In Press
No Data found.
ADOBE READER

(Require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open, If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Index Page 1
Click here to Download
IJPR 9[3] July - September 2017 Special Issue

July - September 9[3] 2017

Click to download
 

Article Detail

Label
Label
Awareness of Salivary Gland Disorders Among Dental Students

Author: B.V.M.ANIRUDH , DHANRAJ GANAPATHY, SUBHASHREE R, RAKSHAGAN V
Abstract: Salivary glands are exocrine glands secreting mainly saliva. Salivary gland is one among the soft tissue structures within the maxillofacial area. Saliva is a clear, slightly acidic mucous-serous fluid that coats the teeth, mucosa and thereby helps to make and maintain a healthy environment within the mouth. Salivary glands could also be suffering from a variety of diseases: local and systemic and therefore the prevalence of salivary glands depends upon various etiological factors. The glands could also be infected by viral , bacterial, fungal or its ductal obstruction which can cause painful swelling or obstruction affecting their functions. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness of salivary gland disorders among dental students.A set of questionnaire was framed and an online survey was conducted among dental students using surveyplanet.com. 100 dental students have taken the survey and the results were statistically analysed by using SPSS software.From the study, almost 60% of the students were aware of sialolithiasis, sialadenitis, sjogren syndrome, mumps and their symptoms. 55% of students were aware of all the treatment options for the particular disease. 73% of students are aware about the MMR vaccine. 86% of students find that this survey has helped them about salivary gland disorders.According to the survey, students are aware about the salivary gland disorders and their treatment but more awareness has to be created in diagnosing salivary gland disorders at an early stage so that further irreversible complications can be prevented.
Keyword: salivary glands; saliva; sialadenitis; sialolithiasis;mumps
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.02.317
Download: Request For Article
 




ONLINE SUBMISSION
USER LOGIN


Username
Password
Login | Register
News & Events
SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
Refund Policy
Instrucations for Subscribers
Privacy Policy

Copyrights Form

0.12
2018CiteScore
 
8th percentile
Powered by  Scopus
Google Scholar

hit counters free