Saveetha University

Amelogenesis Imperfecta as an Emerging Molecular Model for Enamel Biomineralization and Its Implications for Precision Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

Background: Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) has recently been realized as not only an inherited enamel anomaly, but also a genetically heterogeneous developmental disorder and a compelling model for the study of enamel biomineralization and craniofacial development. Methods: This re...

A self‐retaining mouth prop for intraoral access during periodontal surgery in rat models: A technical note

Abstract Background Rodent models are widely used in oral health research; however, maintaining stable and effective intraoral retraction in the small oral cavity is challenging. Manual retraction methods often lead to procedural instability, operator fatigue, and increased tissu...

Uniqueness and Fourier Spectral Recovery of a Time-Varying Coefficient in the Two-Dimensional Sixth-Order Boussinesq Equation with Integral Data

This work studies an inverse boundary value problem for the two-dimensional sixth-order Boussinesq equation. The source term contains an unknown time-dependent coefficient, and an integral observation of the solution supplies the extra condition. The aim is to recover the solutio...

Effect of Thermocycling on Color Stability, Fracture Resistance, and Shear Bond Strength of CAD-on Restorations (Lithium Disilicate and Polymer-Infiltrated Ceramic Network) Fabricated on Zirconia Copings

Abstract The goal of the current in vitro investigation was to assess how artificial aging via thermocycling affected color stability, fracture resistance, and shear bond strength of CAD-on restorations made on zirconia copings veneered with polymer-infiltrated ceramic network (P...

Interpretable prediction of polymer material viscosity using machine learning models incorporating shear rate, salinity, concentration, and temperature effects

Abstract Viscosity is a fundamental property of polymer materials and solutions that strongly influences their flow behavior, processing, and performance in various industrial and engineering applications. Polymer materials and polymer solutions are vital components in many indus...

Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis: an umbrella review

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been proposed as a locally acting adjunct to subgingival instrumentation for periodontitis. This umbrella review aimed to synthesize and critically appraise systematic reviews of adjunctive aPDT during active nonsurgical periodontal t...

Ultrahigh strength enabled by dual-scale L12 precipitation and back-stress strengthening in an LPBF-fabricated (CoCrNi)94Al3Ti3 medium-entropy alloy

Simultaneously achieving ultrahigh strength and useful tensile ductility in precipitation-strengthened medium-entropy alloys requires control over not only precipitate characteristics but also the recovery and recrystallization of metastable additively manufactured microstructure...

Association Between Fungiform Papillae Density and Oral Health Status in Children with and Without Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study

Objective To evaluate the association between fungiform papillae (FP) density and oral health status in children with nonsyndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) compared with age-matched noncleft controls. Design A cross-sectional comparative study. Settings Two calibrat...

Coping with Cultural Transition: A Psycho-social Model of Acculturative Stress in Indian Internal Migrants

Migration is the most noticeable and remarkable fact in the growth of cities, and it is also considered the root cause of urbanization in the world. Major Indian cities have reported a 30%–40% increase in population due to migration. In this article, the impact of cultural intell...

Evaluation of surface roughness, microhardness, staining, and antimicrobial properties of zinc oxide–coated orthodontic thermoformed retainers – an in vitro study

Vacuum-formed retainers (VFRs) are the most commonly used removable orthodontic retention appliances owing to their esthetics, comfort, and ease of fabrication. However, they are prone to discoloration, microbial colonization, and reduced mechanical durability when used intraoral...

Experimental investigation of fiber hybridized ECC using PVA, polypropylene, and high-modulus glass fibers with class F Fly ash and OPC

Abstract Conventional concrete is inherently brittle and exhibits limited tensile strain capacity, leading to crack localization and reduced durability. Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) have been developed to overcome these limitations through strain-hardening behavior an...

Investigating the anticancer potential of phytochemicals from the mangrove Rhizophora mucronata as inhibitors of lung cancer-associated proteins: Insights from multiscale computational and in silico analyses

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with a five-year survival rate of approximately 20–25% despite advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy. There is a continuous need for novel, low-toxicity compounds capable of modulating key oncog...

Machine learning and multi-model mechanistic analysis of CuTaS3/AgTaS3 heterostructures for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Machine learning and mechanistic kinetic-thermodynamic analyses were applied to CuTaS 3 /AgTaS 3 heterostructures for renewable energy applications involving photocatalytic and electrocatalytic H 2 evolution, using existing experimental data without new experimentation. Gaussian...

Energy-efficient thermal performance of walls and windows for four building orientations in four Indian climatic zones: A verified dynamic analysis of insulation, glazing type and glazing area

Facade design rules for Indian dwellings are still drawn largely from mid-latitude studies. This article presents a verified dynamic analysis of the thermal performance and energy requirements of external walls and windows for four orientations in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Sh...

Fuzzy-logic enhanced internet of things model for uncertainty-adaptive medical image segmentation

Deep learning (DL) models for brain tumour segmentation (BTS) typically produce a fixed decision boundary and do not allow the uncertainty they estimate to impact the segmentation decision (SD). This work presents a FUZIONet-Med: A Fuzzy Uncertainty-Adaptive IoT Edge Intelligence...

Neem mediated silver nanoparticles for reactive orange dye adsorption with statistical optimization and artificial neural network modeling

The uncontrolled discharge of synthetic dyes into aquatic systems poses serious environmental and health hazards to humans and animals. Therefore, green, reusable, and effective adsorbents must be developed for sustainable treatment. This study investigated biosynthesized AgNPs a...

Integrating K-means clustering with entropy-weighted TOPSIS for large-scale multi-criteria decision making

Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods like Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) consider all the alternatives at once, which can be computationally expensive and confusing as the problem size increases to hundreds or even thousands of...

Bottom-up computational design of a hybrid tricopter agricultural spray UAV: propeller, nozzle, tank and airframe CFD optimization

Purpose This paper aims to develop and validate a hybrid tri-agri-copter (TAC) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for precision agricultural spraying using a bottom-up computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-first design methodology that sequentially evaluates each sub-system before full-v...

Reinforcement learning–coupled neural ode modelling reveals ferroptotic resolution failure as a shared dynamical axis linking periodontitis and coronary atherogenesis

The molecular axis underlying the epidemiologically established association between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) remains undefined at mechanistic, systems-level resolution. Classical comparative transcriptomics captures correlational gene lists but cannot recons...

Basalt fibers as sustainable alternatives to carbon fibers in structural and electrochemical energy storage: Opportunities and limitations

The growing demand for lightweight multifunctional materials has accelerated the integration of structural load-bearing capability with electrochemical energy storage. Carbon fibers remain the benchmark for structural batteries and supercapacitors because of their high strength,...