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HEALTH

Live dental implant surgery performed
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — The three-day continuing medical education programme (CME) for faculty members of the Oral Health Sciences Centre, PGI, in the technique of Oral Implantology began here today. The programme concerns replacing single or multiple teeth and also to give a fixed complete denture.

The highlight of the day was a live surgery on a 60-year-old patient from Mohali. Dr Coonar, visiting Professor from Eastman Dental Institute, London, explained the process of insertion of implants into the bone and how their support could be used to build the teeth subsequently.

A patient who had no teeth in lower and upper jaws was given two implants in the lower jaw after a small surgical procedure under local anaesthesia. The implants were placed in precise holes made in the jaw bone under the gum. The patient is required to come for a review after a week but these fixtures normally take three to six months to fuse with the bone. After that, the implants will be uncovered and abutment posts attached. Later, denture would be placed on this jaw which would be immovable and can be removed only when required. The patient had before this tried a set of five dentures but could not be satisfied with even one of these.

Dr R. Welfare said that patients interested in going for these implants should be generally healthy for the surgery, lasting an hour or more. He should be a non-smoker. A “controlled diabetic” patient can also go in for these implants. Patients should also have the dexterity to play with the brush to maintain oral hygiene.

Earlier in his introductory lecture, Dr Coonar traced the history of implants, differences in the implants of various metals and their usefulness over conventional methods of replacing missing teeth.

According to Dr Coonar, the most successful implant system today is Branemark, which is made of 99.5 per cent titanium which is biocompatible. Dr Welfare said implants are also being used for improving the attachment system for artificial eye and ear.

Meanwhile, the visiting professors would deliver a lecture on “Oral Implantology” on January 19 at Hotel Sun Beam, Sector 22, for the benefit of the members of the Indian Dental Association, Chandigarh State Branch. Those interested can benefit from their expertise.

SPORT

St Joseph's win taekwondo title
By Our Sports Reporter

CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — St Joseph's High School, Sector 9, won the overall trophy in the third Invitational State Taekwondo Championship which concluded here past evening at Skating Rink in Sector 10. Taekwondo Club, Sector 40, was declared the runners-up. The two-day meet was organised by the Chandigarh Association of Taekwondo.

Results: Sub-junior girls (under-7) — Shefali (St Joseph's-9) 1, Raveena (Taekwondo Club-40) 2, Nitika Sharma (St Joseph's-9) 3.

Sub-junior (under-10) — Ishneet Kaur (St Joseph's-9) 1, Japji Kabir (St Joseph's-9) 2, Lovleen (Saheen Public School, Maloya) 3; juniors (10 to 14 years) — Neetu (St Joseph's-9) 1, Sita (TKDC-40) 2, Sonia (St Joseph's-9) 3.

Seniors — Savitri (St Joseph's-9) 1, Monika (TKD Club-40) 2, Santosh (Government High School, Sector 41) 3; boys (under-6) — Akhil 1, Jugad Singh (Ashiana Public School, Sector 9) 2, Rishab Aggarwal (St Xavier's School) 3.

Under-10 — Amritvir (Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46) 1, Harpreet 2, Abhishek (St Kabir Public School, Sector 26) 3; 10 to 14 years — Paramvir 1, Karamjeet 2, Vivek 3.

Boys (below 45 kg) — Manoj 1, Ravinder 2, Naresh Prasad 3; between 45 to 50 kg — Sudesh 1, Ravi Kumar 2, Virender 3; between 50 to 54 kg — Joginder 1, Kamlesh 2, Shehzad Khan 3.

Between 54 to 58 kg — Kamlesh Kumar 1, Jasbir 2, Rohit 3; above 58 years — Gurmeet 1, Ramesh 2, Ram Sumer 3.

Softball trials

The Chandigarh Amateur Softball Association will hold the trials to select the UT senior men's and senior women's teams at DAV College, Sector 10, on January 19 at 4 p.m.

The selected team will take part in the 20th Senior National Softball Championship to be held at Jaipur from February 8 to 13.

Team selection

The Central Civil Services Regional Board for Culture and Sports will organise trials on January 19 at AG (Audit) Haryana office in Sector 33 at 1 p.m. to select the team for the All-India Civil Services Bridge Tournament to be held at Hyderabad from January 27 to 30.

According to Mr C.S. Bewli, Secretary of the Regional Sports Board, the Central Government employees based at Chandigarh will be eligible to take part in these trials.

ADMINISTRATION

Mohali expansion approved
By Sarbjit Singh
Tribune News Service

CHANDIGARH, Jan 17 — While on the one hand, the Punjab Government has decided to set up a new township — Anandgarh — near Chandigarh, on the other hand, the state’s Land Acquisition Board today approved the proposal for the further expansion of SAS Nagar.

Informed official sources said that the land would be acquired for four new Sector — 77, 78, 79 and 80 — near Sohana village. The board met here today under the chairmanship of Mrs Shyama Mann, Financial Commissioner (Revenue), where the decision was taken to acquire more land for expanding the SAS Nagar.

Among other officers present at the meeting were the Secretary, Urban Development, Secretary, Public Health, Secretary, PWD, Finance Secretary, Secretary, Irrigation Department, and other senior officials of the Punjab Urban Development Authority.

Informed sources said that already 71 Sectors had been developed and the process was on to develop Sector 72 to 76. The other undeveloped areas in the already existing Sectors in SAS Nagar are also being developed by PUDA by announcing various schemes like flats for MIG and HIG groups. Government officials concerned said that for the setting up Sectors 77 to 80, about 1350 acres of land would be acquired.