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Objectives Even though permanent teeth eruption time may vary, the tooth eruption stage represents a critical developmental milestone, which may help in the monitoring of the child's growing status towards adolescence. This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between the third molar eruption (TME) and investigate any possible association with the body mass index (BMI), which is used to monitor the growth of children and adolescents. Methods We included 1060 student participants aged 14 to 26 years from selected educational institutions in Assam for this study. We performed a conventional clinical dental examination to determine the stages of TME. Moreover, to calculate the individual height and weight, we have carried out a thorough physical examination to assess the BMI and rule out any visible congenital developmental anomalies. Result The overall mean age of the status of no eruption (NE), incomplete eruption (IE), and complete eruption (CE) categories of the third molar in the current research were 17.39±2.273, 18.67±2.282 and 20.33±2.566 years, respectively, and the difference in mean age was statistically significant (p-value

Introduction: Thyroid gland is the most superficial endocrine gland of the human body in the region of theneck and is easily accessible to both clinical and Radiological examinations. The thyroid masses must bediagnosed and managed as early as possible to avoid any malignancy.Objectives: To evaluate the socio-demographic profile of patient including age and gender distribution inthyroid lesions.Materials and Method: This prospective study was a cross-sectional descriptive one, which was conductedover the 50 subjects with thyroid masses. The collected data were subjected to a statistical analysis whichwas performed using a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0. Descriptivestatistical method were computed, and the statistical significance was tested by chi-square test and student’st-test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Ethical clearance was taken fromethics committee (H).Results: There was a female preponderance of 70% associated with this disease entity, against its malecounterpart as 30%. The male to female ratio is 1:2:33. A maximum number of patients in our study is in theage group of 31-40 years of age, i.e. 40%. Most of the patients (76%) are from a rural area.Conclusion: Female preponderance of thyroid masses in the age group of 31-40 years was observed and wasmore in rural areas. The sociodemographic profile is useful for better future planning of the management ofthyroid masses.

Introduction: Thyroid gland is easily accessible to both clinical and radiological examinations. The thyroidmasses must be diagnosed and managed as early as possible to rule out malignancy. Thyroid masses aretypically found on physical examination or incidentally when other imaging studies are performed.Objectives: Evaluation of the clinical profile of thyroid masses with ultrasonography (UGC) of the patienthaving thyroid lesions with pathologic correlation.Materials and Method: This prospective study was a cross-sectional descriptive one, which was conductedover the 50 subjects with thyroid masses detected on USG, were further evaluated with Fine-needleAspiration Cytology (FNAC) and Histopathological Examination (HPE). The USG features such as internalcomposition, echotexture, shape, margins, presence or absence of peripheral halo, calcification and internalvascularity were correlated with the final diagnosis. The collected data were subjected to a statistical analysiswhich was performed using a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0.Descriptive statistical method were computed, and the statistical significance was tested by chi-square testand student’s t-test. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Ethical clearance wastaken from ethics committee (H).Results: In USG diagnosis, goitre is the most common benign lesion in 63% followed by benign cyst 16%.Follicular carcinoma, medullary carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma 1 case of each variety was alsodetected at USG. Cytological examination of 50 cases, 44 (88%) cases revealed benign nature of thyroidswelling and 6 (12%) cases as malignant. The malignant thyroid cases diagnosed clinically and cytologically.Conclusion: USG and FNAC with HPE are the primary diagnostic modalities a surgeon utilizes to determinethe extent of thyroid surgery.