Browsing by Author "Poudel, Kalpana"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Publication Classification of Impacted Third Molars on Conebeam Computed Tomography Images(Nepal Health Research Council, 2025) Niroula, Deepa; Dahal, Sirjana; Poudel, Kalpana; Singh, Ashutosh Kumar; K.C, KrishnaBackground: An important anatomical factor in injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve is the spatial relationship between the mandibular canal and the corresponding third molars. This study was designed to classify the anatomic three-dimensional relationship between mandibular third molars and the mandibular canal on cone-beam computed tomography mages. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by using CBCT images of 100 individuals visiting the Dental Outpatient Department of X hospital from Jan 2022 – Oct 2022. The images were used to classify the threedimensional relationship between the mandibular canal relative to the roots of the mandibular third molar according to Liqun Gu et al 2018 classification. In this classification, four anatomical positions were considered: buccal, lingual, apical and inter-radicular. The second factor considered was the contact and non-contact relationship between the inferior alveolar nerve canal and the mandibular nerve. The data was analyzed via SPSS version 20. Chi square test was performed to determine the contact relationship of the mandibular third molar root with the mandibular canal. Results: Most of the mandibular canals observed via CBCT (45.0%) were located on the buccal side of the mandibular third molar followed by the apical side (26.0%), between the roots (23.0%) and very few (6.0%) on the lingual side. A significant association was found between the position of the mandibular third molar and the mandibular canal (p<0.001) when the position was lingual and interradicular. Conclusions: The findings of this study revealed that the majority of mandibular third molars were located on the buccal side. There was a significant relationship between the position of the mandibular third molar and the mandibular canal. Keywords: Cone-beam computed tomography; impaction; mandibular canal; third molar.Publication Experience of Mindfulness Meditations Based on Stress Reduction among Undergraduate Nursing Students, Chitwan, Nepal(Nepal Health Research Council, 2023) Bista, Archana Pandey; Adhikari, Jamuna; Shah, Bimala Kumari; Poudel, Kalpana; KC, Bhagwati; Pandey, ApsaraAbstract Background: Undergraduate nursing students are frequently vulnerable to stress during their education with a high rate of attrition. Mindfulness Mediations based on Stress Reductions have been found to promote psychological well-being and mental health among nursing students. Therefore, the objective of the study was to explore the experiences of Mindfulness among undergraduate nursing students. Methods: Qualitative Hermeneutic Phenomenology research design was adopted. Data were collected from under graduate nursing students from Chitwan Medical College, Institute of Medicine who had been practicing Mindfulness Meditation for 6 weeks. The duration of data collection was January to June 2022. Data were collected after obtaining ethical approval from Nepal Health Research Council. Focused Group Discussions were conducted to collect data by the researcher using the Focused Group Discussion guide in Nepali language. A total of three Focused Group Discussions was carried out among 12 participants in each Focused Group Discussion with a total of 36 participants. Data were analyzed by thematic analysis technique based on Giorgi’s qualitative data analysis technique. Results: Five developed themes were stress managed well in daily life and during examination time, present moment awareness and positivity, self-realization of inner peace and more self-acceptance, and feeling of developed future role for advocating mindfulness meditations. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based mediations have been found effective strategies among undergraduate nursing for the management of stress during daily living and during examinations, development of self-realization, increase inner peace, self-acceptance and developed skills for future role for advocating mindfulness meditations. Keywords: Mindfulness meditations; nursing students; stress.