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Tuberculosis (TB) continues to impose a significant burden on tribal populations in India, a high-risk group for the disease. Despite its preventable and curable nature, TB remains a formidable health challenge for these communities. However, a critical knowledge gap exists regarding the population-based prevalence of TB among tribal populations in India. The current systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to provide a single, population-based estimate. A comprehensive search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the keywords 'tuberculosis', 'TB', and 'tribal' or 'tribes'. This search encompassed articles published between 1 January 2000 and 1 March 2023. The included articles underwent a quality assessment screening to ensure their reliability and relevance. Subsequently, a pooled estimate of TB prevalence among tribal populations was quantified using a random-effects model. To investigate potential sources of heterogeneity in the prevalence estimates, subgroup analyses were performed. We identified 14 studies that encompassed a substantial population of 267,377 individuals from various regions in India belonging to tribal communities. The application of a random-effects model yielded a pooled prevalence estimate of 894.4 per 100,000 population, with a 95% confidence interval ranging from 523.5 to 1361.9. The assessment of heterogeneity using the Cochrane Q test indicated significant variability among the included studies (I2 = 99.17%; P < 0.001). Notably, the prevalence of TB among tribal populations was found to be higher than the national prevalence. The scientific evidence available for the prevalence of TB among tribal populations is restricted to a few tribes only. Conducting further research to estimate the prevalence among other tribes all over the country is the need of the hour and should be addressed accordingly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Regenerative endodontics (RE) is a dynamic field with widespread global impact. The aim of this bibliometric analysis is to highlight India's contribution in the field. Electronic search was performed in PubMed and Web of Science database till December 2019 using the search terms "Dental pulp regeneration," "Pulp revascularisation," "Revitalisation," "Regenerative endodontic," and their permutation. Articles of Indian authors with affiliation to Indian institutes were included. The following data were extracted: first author, institute and state of affiliation, year and journal of publication, study design, level of evidence (LOE), and number of citations. A total of 76 articles (case reports [n = 29, 38.15%], review [n = 25, 32.8%]) were published between 2008 and 2019. Majority (42.6%) were categorized as LOE 4. 7.4% articles were in LOE1 category. Eight percent articles had citations above 100 (highest cited-354 citations). The average yearly growth rate between 2011 and 2019 was 33.28% and highest number of publications was in the year 2015. The south zone had the maximum publications. At an institutional level, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, had the maximum publications. Journal of Conservative Dentistry published the highest number of articles. India contributed 7.6% of the global PubMed indexed publications and reported 22% of clinical trials. This analysis reveals increasing trend of research in RE in India. However, it highlights the need to generate articles with higher LOE by conducting quality multicenter trials and promote national and international collaborations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]