Browsing by Author "Regmee, Pragya"
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Publication Prevalence of Agenesis of Mandibular Third Molars in A Tertiary Healthcare Centre of Nepal(Nepal Medical Association, 2019) Regmee, Pragya; Rimal, Jyotsna; Maharjan, Ichha Kumar; Niraula, Surya RajAbstract Introduction: Racial variation, genetic inheritance and various other factors can affect the jaw size and ultimately the tooth size and number. Studies for agenesis of mandibular third molars have been carried out in various populations but the data relating to these are not evident from most of the parts of Nepal. Hence, the objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of agenesis of mandibular third molars among the population of patients visiting the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology of B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Oral Medicine And Radiology, College of Dental Surgery, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences from September 2015 to September 2016 after taking ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee. Two hundred and eighty four patients (568 sites of third molar bilaterally), visiting the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were studied with Panoramic Radiograph to assess for agenesis of mandibular third molars bilaterally. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel sheet and transferred to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 11.5. Results: Out of 284 participants, 568 sites of mandibular third molars were evaluated and agenesis was seen among 163 (28.7%) participants at the confidence interval of 95% (28.643 to 28.757). Total numbers of patient with single missing mandibular third molar were 35 (6.2%). Twenty one had agenesis only on the right side and 14 had agenesis only on the left. The total number of patients with agenesis of both the mandibular third molars was 64 (22.5%). Conclusions: Agenesis was highly prevalent in this study group. The likelihood of third molar being absent on one side, when there was concurrent missing third molar on the other side of mandible was also high. Keywords: Anodontia; Mandible; Molar; Nepal; Panoramic radiography.Publication Self-medication Practice of Antibiotics among Medical and Dental Undergraduate Students in a Medical College in Eastern Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2020) Mandal, Namita Kumari; Rauniyar, Gajendra Prasad; Rai, Dilli Sher; Panday, Dipesh Raj; Kushwaha, Ramayan; Agrawal, Santosh Kumari; Regmee, PragyaAbstract Introduction: Self-medication plays significant role in the development of adverse drug reactions, antibiotic resistance, and masking of underlying diseases. Medical students have some knowledge about the use of antibiotics and have a higher chance of irrational and injudicious use. This study aims to find the prevalence of self-medication practice of antibiotics among medical and dental undergraduate students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among medical and dental undergraduate students from the first year to the fifth year at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences from 1st June 2018 to 30th August 2018. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC/1210/018). Whole sampling was done. Data was collected using a self-responding, semistructured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 11.5. Results: In total 558 students, the prevalence of self-medication practice of different antibiotics was 285 (51.1%) within the past year. Among self-medicated students, 152 (53.3%) were males. The common drug self-medicated was Azithromycin 80 (28.1%) and the common medical condition to use non-prescription antibiotics was for treatment of sore throat with runny nose 129 (45.3%). The main source for obtaining non-prescription antibiotics were retail pharmacies 157 (55.1%). Conclusions: Self-medication with antibiotics was at increasing rate with each succeeding years of the medical courses. Medical students should be made aware of the rational use of antibiotics by incorporating appropriate courses in their academic curriculum for more refined practice on antibiotics rather than advancement of theoretical knowledge alone.