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The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of root caries in a selected elderly population in old age homes in Chennai.Subject both male and female above 60 years of age group were included in the study. Completely edentulous seniors were not included in the study. Kartz Root caries index (1980) was used for assessing root caries. Root caries was recorded on, tooth with exposed root surface. Radiographs were not used in this study. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 10.0. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.200 older individuals with mean age of 70 years actively participated in this study, of which 56.5 % were males (113) and 43.5% (87) were female. 61-70 years age group of the study population had mean root caries score of 0.5 ± 2.0. Whereas 71-80 years had mean root caries score of 1.0 ± 6.8. 81-90 years showed mean root caries score of 3.4 ± 12.05. These observations were not - statistically significant. A mean root caries score of 0.4 ± 2.0 was found in Chennai and females had a mean root caries score of 1.5 ± 7.5.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of root caries in a selected elderly population in old age homes in Chennai.Subject both male and female above 60 years of age group were included in the study. Completely edentulous seniors were not included in the study. Kartz Root caries index (1980) was used for assessing root caries. Root caries was recorded on, tooth with exposed root surface. Radiographs were not used in this study. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 10.0. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.200 older individuals with mean age of 70 years actively participated in this study, of which 56.5 % were males (113) and 43.5% (87) were female. 61-70 years age group of the study population had mean root caries score of 0.5 ± 2.0. Whereas 71-80 years had mean root caries score of 1.0 ± 6.8. 81-90 years showed mean root caries score of 3.4 ± 12.05. These observations were not - statistically significant. A mean root caries score of 0.4 ± 2.0 was found in Chennai and females had a mean root caries score of 1.5 ± 7.5.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of root caries in a selected elderly population in old age homes in Chennai.Subject both male and female above 60 years of age group were included in the study. Completely edentulous seniors were not included in the study. Kartz Root caries index (1980) was used for assessing root caries. Root caries was recorded on, tooth with exposed root surface. Radiographs were not used in this study. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 10.0. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.200 older individuals with mean age of 70 years actively participated in this study, of which 56.5 % were males (113) and 43.5% (87) were female. 61-70 years age group of the study population had mean root caries score of 0.5 ± 2.0. Whereas 71-80 years had mean root caries score of 1.0 ± 6.8. 81-90 years showed mean root caries score of 3.4 ± 12.05. These observations were not - statistically significant. A mean root caries score of 0.4 ± 2.0 was found in Chennai and females had a mean root caries score of 1.5 ± 7.5.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of root caries in a selected elderly population in old age homes in Chennai.Subject both male and female above 60 years of age group were included in the study. Completely edentulous seniors were not included in the study. Kartz Root caries index (1980) was used for assessing root caries. Root caries was recorded on, tooth with exposed root surface. Radiographs were not used in this study. The data collected was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 10.0. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.200 older individuals with mean age of 70 years actively participated in this study, of which 56.5 % were males (113) and 43.5% (87) were female. 61-70 years age group of the study population had mean root caries score of 0.5 ± 2.0. Whereas 71-80 years had mean root caries score of 1.0 ± 6.8. 81-90 years showed mean root caries score of 3.4 ± 12.05. These observations were not - statistically significant. A mean root caries score of 0.4 ± 2.0 was found in Chennai and females had a mean root caries score of 1.5 ± 7.5.

R Pradeep Kumar,1 D Sujatha,2 TS Mohamed Saleem,1 C Madhusudhana Chetty,1 D Ranganayakulu21Department of Pharmacology, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy, Rajampet, India; 2Department of Pharmacology, Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, Tirupathi, IndiaAbstract: Herbal drugs are frequently considered to be less toxic and also free from side effects, than synthetic ones. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate one such combination of herbal drugs, Asystasia gangetica and Morus indica for their antidiabetic and antioxidant potential against alloxan-induced diabetes in albino rats. The effect of both individual and a combination of Asystasia gangetica and Morus indica on blood glucose and liver glycogen were studied in the diabetic rats. The study also assessed for the effect of selected plant extracts for their effect on Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), reduced glutathione (GSH) and Lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the homogenates of the pancreas. The results of the present study attests significant antidiabetic and antioxidant potential for the selected plants individually and also in combination as a prominent decrease in blood glucose and liver glycogen was observed in the rats treated with the extracts of the selected plants. Similarly, the levels of the protective antioxidant enzymes like SOD, CAT and GSH were increased along with decrease in the LPO levels. The present study provides a scientific evidence for antidiabetic and antioxidant potential of Asystasia gangetica and Morus indica. Further studies to isolate bioactive compounds will pave the way to identify potential lead compounds for developing safe and efficacious antidiabetic agents.Keywords: hypoglycemic effect, herbal drugs, lipid peroxidation, hyperglycemia, diabetic animals