Strongest indication for splinting

 # Which of the following patient conditions is the strongest indication for splinting?

A. Mobility with a unilateral shift from centric relation to centric occlusion

B. Mobility with discomfort

C. Presence of diastemas

D. Primary occlusal trauma

The correct answer is B. Mobility with discomfort.

Unstable teeth that cannot maintain normal position during centric occlusion need additional support to maintain position and therefore must be splinted to the adjacent teeth.

Presence of a diastema does not necessarily require splinting except when the diastema is caused by the movement of teeth due a periodontally compromised status.

Primary occlusal trauma can be resolved once the cause of trauma

is removed.

Discomfort associated with tooth mobility may:

• Be due to other periodontal conditions

• Be due to pulpal conditions

• NOT be a direct indication alone for splinting therapy

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Peace Dental Care Pvt. Ltd., Bharatpur -10, Chitwan

 Name of Dental Clinic: Peace Dental Care Pvt. Ltd.

Address: Bharatpur-10, Hospital Road, Chitwan

Year of Establishment: 2076

Name of the chief Dental Surgeon: Dr. Binaya Subedi

CONTACT NUMBER: 056593325

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Baishdhara Dental Clinic, Balaju, Kathmandu

 Name of Dental Clinic: Baishdhara Dental Clinic

Address : Near Tarun Ma Vi, Balaju, Kathmandu, Nepal

Year of Establishment: 2021

Name of the chief Dental Surgeon: Dr Bishwo Prachanda Sedhain

CONTACT NUMBER: 9851157949

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Interruption of transmission of disease is called:

 # Interruption of transmission of disease is called:

A. Disease control 

B. Disease eradication

C. Disease elimination

D. Disability limitation

The correct answer is C. Disease elimination.

Concept of Control

A. Disease control : The term 'disease control' describes (ongoing) operations aimed at reducing incidence, duration, decrease effects of disease, etc. Control activities may focus on primary prevention or secondary prevention. The concept of tertiary prevention is comparatively less relevant to control efforts. In disease control, the disease agent is permitted to persist in the community at a level where it ceases to be a public health problem according to the tolerance level of local population.

B. Disease elimination: Between control and eradication, an intermediate goal has been described, called 'regional elimination'. The term elimination is used to describe interruption of transmission of disease, eg. elimination of measles, polio and diphtheria from large geographic region or areas. Regional elimination is now seen as an important precursor of eradication.

C. Disease eradication: Eradication literally means to 'tear out by roots'. It is the termination of all transmission of infection by extermination of the infectious agent through surveillance and containment. As the name implies, eradication is an absolute process, and not a relative goal. It is an all or none phenomenon. 

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