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- Etiology of Non-Syndromic Facial Asymmetry: experimental study
Abstract: The identification of skeletal problems in a growing patient need a carefully treatment planning. Skeletal asymmetry in a growing patient should be treated in a conservative way, unlike the same dismorphosis in a patient that have completed his growth therapy is exclusively surgical. The etiopathogenesis of facial asym..
- Influence of occlusal features and orthodontic treatment on temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review
Abstract : Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a common diseases of the craniofacial region characterized by functional disturbances of the masticatory system. The etiology of TMJ is multifactorial, involving a large number of direct and indirect etiological factors, with occlusion playing only a minor part (only 10-20%), without..
- Treatment Options in Pseudo-Third Class Malocclusions: a Systematic Review
Abstract : The third Class malocclusion1 is fortunately a non frequent skeletal malocclusion, infant in europe is reported with an occurrence of 1-4% in Caucasian population2, meanwhile there is an highest percentage in italian’s population3. However, we need to distinguished the real third class from the so-called “pseudo-th..
- Comparison Between 3d and 2d Images in Diagnosis and Treatment of Facial Asymmetries: a Systematic Review
Abstract : PA cephalogram has been used in orthodontic for the treatment of asymmetry1,2. The PA cephalogram provides information useful for facial asymmetric evaluation and for evaluation of the craniofacial skeleton and dentoalveolar structures in frontal plane3. We know how PA cephalogram is a projection of a three-dimensional..
- Comparison of Frankel Regulator and Cervera Appliance in Functional Treatment of Class II Malocclusions: A Systematic Review
Abstract : Background: The Class II Malocclusion is the most frequent dento-skeletal anomaly that involves one third of all orthodontic patients. So many appliances have been described in the literature for treating this malocclusion, in particular when it’s indicated to obtain a mandibular advancement. The aim of this study is..
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Comparison of Mammography, Ultrasonography, and MRI in the Evaluation of Disease Extent
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to determine relative accuracy of mammography (MMG), ultrasonography (US), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as..
- Van der woude syndrome. Cardinal signs, epidemiology, associated features, differential diagnosis and treatment: a review
Abstract : The Van der Woude syndrome (VWS), is a rare autosomal dominant disease due to a genetic mutation. The cardinal sign of this syndrome are labial fistulas. It is often associated with cleft lip, labial and palate. Cleft lip in 66.2% of cases, labial in 16,5% of cases and palatal in 17.3% of cases. The treatment of fistul..
- "Not Hesitate, Use Etomidate: Use Etomidate, Not Hesitate!" Alternates Opine, "Whyn't Ketamine!"
Abstract: The human population is NEITHER getting smaller in terms of weight gain trends NOR healthier in terms of cardiovascular health trends. Irrespective of fluctuating time-trends in regards to cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular diseases' societal burden related to cardiovascular morbidity may be increasing overall, r..
- Does Naloxone Infusion Improve Recovery from Delirium in Intensive Care Unit? A Worth Exploring Project Into An Uncharted Domain
Abstract: Hypoactive delirium is difficult to differentiate from over-sedation and is often treated as such. However, hyperactive delirium with its agitation component is easily identified and differentiated by the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) personnel. This type of delirium irrespective of its underlying etiologies or risk factor..
- A New Nominal Scale (Yes-No-Don't Know-YNDK Scale) and Its Correlation with Standard Ordinal Scale (Numerical Rating Scale-NRS): Our Experience Among University Based Pain Clinic Patients
Abstract: Background: There are variety of pain scales available for use by the health care providers to assess patients' pain. Numerical rating scales (11-point 0-10 NRS) are one of the most commonly used pain..
- Evaluation of techniques used for disimpaction and uprighting of mandibular second molars: a systematic review
Abstract : The second molars developed, like all the other teeth, by the dental lamina which starts to form at the level of stomodeo between the VI and VII weeks of intrauterine life. These teeth, and in particular second mandibular molars may develop some eruptive path alterations that determine their impaction or inclusion agai..
- Treatment options for Class III Malocclusions in growing patients: A Systematic Review
Abstract : The class III malocclusion is defined when the lower first molar is more mesial than the upper first molar and it can be determinated by maxillary retrusion, mandibular protrusion, or both. The etiology is multifactorial, and it seems to be involved environmental and genetic factors. Indeed, class III malocclusion is t..
- Twin Block, Bionator and Frankel II: comparative study
Abstract : Many appliances are described in the literature in the second molars class where you want to obtain a mandibular advancement . The aims of this study is to compared, with a literature review using PubMed from 1998 to 2016, dental and skeletal effects of Twin Block, the Bionator and Frankel II. The final results fo..
- Use of TADs in Treatment of Class II Malocclusion: An overview
Abstract : The treatment of class II malocclusion during adolescence is an important challenge for orthodontists, moreover, if there are other growth factors that hinder the reaching of a normal occlusion. Maxillary molar distalization is an orthodontic treatment method that has obtained an important diffusion since last years fo..
- Treatment modalities for Anterior Open Bite: a Systematic Review
Abstract : Anterior open bite (AOB) is a very common malocclusion in the orthodontic practice. The management of this malocclusion is not easy because of its multifactorial etiology; indeed, there are many factors which determines its etiology: oral habits, alterated labial postures, tongue habits and a vertical facial growth pat..
- A short note on comparative analysis of acetylcholinesterase genes in mosquito genome
Abstract: Acetylcholineserase genes confer the organophosphate and carbamate resistance mechanism. A total of 46 acetylcholineserase genes in the 24 mosquito genomes were identified. In this study, all the anal..
- Dental Agenesis and Malocclusion: A Systematic Review
Abstract : The dental agenesis is a congenital disease that gives rise to the absence of one or more teeth and this can affect the deciduous dentition as the permanent too. This alteration is the result of a disorder of the dental lamina during the training process. These patients need a multidisciplinary treatment by the orthodo..
- Comparison of Twin Block and Herbst Appliances in Treatment of Class II Malocclusion: a Systematic Review
Abstract : In growing patients, it is possible to correct a second class skeletal mandibular retrusion with functional orthodontic appliances. We have viewed 1982-2016 PubMed articles to compare, in terms of compliance, timing, dental effects, and skeletal profilometric changes Twin block and Herbst appliances. The dental and ske..
- Comparison between Nolla and Demirjian dental age assessment methods: a Systematic Review
Abstract : Background: Estimation of age has great importance in clinical practice, not only in orthodontics, being commonly used forensic medicine, radiology and paediatrics. For this reason, the Nolla and Demirjian methods have been developed. Several studies have been performed to determine the chronological age analysing the ..
- The place of US for the diagnosis of clinically suspected abdominal bleeding in trauma patients
Abstract: Purpose: We present our experience in the diagnosis,follow-up and planning therapy of free abdominal collections in trauma patients using conventional and interventional ultrasound. Methods and Materi..
- Comparison of Orthodontic Techniques used for treating patients with severe form of scissor bite: a systematic review
Abstract : Background: Severe forms of scissor bite or Brodie syndrome is rare orthodontic malocclusion that occurs with a frequency of 0.01% in general population. Several methods have been described to obtain a correction from a dental, skeletal and soft tissutal points of view. In literature it was described: jaws osteotomies,..
- Toward Surreptitious Remote Sensing of Blood Alcohol Concentration: Results with Integrated Near-Infrared Spectral Imaging and Laser Speech Detection
Abstract: Alcohol abuse is a major problem in the United States. The most common measurement tool used in law enforcement for the determination of alcohol concentration in subjects is the breath analyzer (BrAC)..
- Mythology may NOT be Just A Myth: Theoretical Biology may NOT be Just A Theory: Connecting The Dots: Was "Sanjeevani" Naloxone?
Abstract: Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., once spoke that the connection among the past-dots happens in the present times, that explore the past in the retrospect. Henceforth, in the below-mentioned and elaborated text, the focus is on the possibility to explore the science underplayed when "Sanjeevani" (the reviver) w..
- "Paid" Medical Research For Students: Time For Minimum-Wage Medical Research Internships
Abstract: As a researcher myself, I have always wondered about what drives the pursuit of research. There is data to suggest the positive impact of medical student research for future evolution as academic physicians or physician-scientists. The data from undergraduate student research, however, suggests that pre-medical student..
- Connecting The Dots in Theoretical Anthropology: Was This One of The Earliest Contemplation About Homo sapiens sapiens' Fight for Survival and Interactions with Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens denisova?
Abstract: Watching the documentary, "Ape to Man" (2005), make us wonder, whether the major plot in the Hindu mythological epic, "Ramayan", was one of the earliest contemplation about the fight for survival between the two evolving sub-species of human beings (anatomically modern humans and Neanderthals) and the coexistence of ap..
- Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus Drug Resistance, Nuclesoide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Non-nuclesoide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors and associated drug resistance mutations in the Reverse Transcriptase Gene of Human Immuno Deficiency Virus-1.
Abstract : Resistance develops due to mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene of HIV-1 genome that does not respond towards the presence of effective drugs. Emergence of HIV-1 variants in the presence of effective drugs is a common occurrence. Drug resistance mutation means “the development of resistance mutations in the dr..
- Effect of Use of Sesame Seeds On Management Of Selective Symptoms Among Women In Different Age Groups
Abstract : Background: Menopause can be exciting yet uncomfortable time in a woman’s life with symptoms such as hot and cold flashes, night sweats, fatigue, menopausal sleep disorders, confusion and weight gai..
- Active lingual retainer - A Case series
Introduction: Removable retainers are appliances used extensively to preserve stability and prevent relapse following orthodontic treatment. The magnitude of their importance as a part of routine retention procedur..
- Sensitization pattern to food and inhalant allergens in allergic patients from Jeddah city: Saudi Arabia
Abstract: Background: The identification of local common allergens could facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of common inhalant and f..
- Effectiveness of oil masage on weight gain among pre-term neonates in selected pediatric hospitals, Hyderabad
Abstract: Improved technology and treatment modalities have enhanced the outcomes of pre-term infants yet have increased the days they spend in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, thus are subjected to a highly s..
- Polymerase chain reaction in exploring endodontic infections
Abstract: Traditionally cultivation, microscopic and immunological based techniques were only the means by which endodontic microbiota were studied. Because of their several limitations in microbiological diagnosis, newer molecular genetic methods were introduced. Polymerase chain reaction -PCR is a widely spread advance in clin..
- Great Responsibility with Exposing Human Emotion: Explore Futuristic Automated Face Reading
Perspective: For the sake of its incorporation into clinical diagnosis and management when practicing medicine, Ragsdale et al [1] studied human emotions based on under-appreciated explicitness in the subtleties of human face, a phenomenon recently popularized by Dr. Paul Ekman. I have been interested in Dr. Ekman's courses [2] sin..
- White spot lesions and its management An overview
Abstract: Fixed orthodontic appliance disturbs oral environment, enhancing plaque formation around appliance elements and initiating process of enamel demineralization. Coupled with poor oral hygiene this can result in formation of early carious areas known as White spot lesions (WSL’s). The presence of white spot lesions afte..
- Management of Ankyloglossia with Laser and Scalpel
Abstract: Tongue is the vital oral structure in the oral cavity that is responsible for speech articulation, deglutition and positioningof teeth. Ankyloglossia or tongue tie is the result of unusually short, ti..
- Endodontic Management of C Shaped canal configuration in mandibular second molars: A report for two cases
Abstract: Unusual canal morphologies hamper the success rate of endodontic treatment. C shaped canal configurations are the most commonly faced anatomic variations. Inability to identify and debride the C shape..
- Endodontic Management by Cone Beam Computed Tomography and Vista scan of Maxillary Second Molar with Parastyle - A Case report
Abstract: Lopamudra1, ShekarK1, RaviChandra2, MohammedKhwajaMoinuddin2, KarthikPrasad3, ShantiPriya3, Smitha4 Thorough knowledge of the root canal anatomy and its complexities is essential to provide successful..
- Immuno-modulatory effect of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and Aloe Vera on cultured Polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) and adherent mononuclear cells
Abstract: Complementary and alternative therapeutic measures off-late have gained significance because they have been shown to be clinically efficient with minimal side effects compared to mainstream treatme..
- Clinical and Biochemical Predictive Factors of Mortality in Patients with Chronic with thromboembolic pulmonary Hypertension
Abstract: Aim: To evaluate clinical and biochemical predictors of mortality in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) who did not performed surgical treatment or specific vasodilator treatment. Methods: This is a prospective study, conducted at Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cen..
- Minimizing Oxidative Stress
Abstract: A wearable device is described that reduces arthritic pain and promotes re-growth of hair by maintaining the body at a negative electrostatic potential during most of the day. The reactive oxygen spec..
- Pathogen Traffickers: Disease causing pathogens do not have legs
Abstract: The Ebola virus is introduced into the human population through close contact with the sweat, blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit ..
- Personality Disorders: A Review of the Current State of Knowledge
Abstract : Personality disorders are the most common serious mental illness. People suffering from these disorders tend to exhibit emotional patterns and behaviors that seem troubling to the majority of people and are not necessarily explicable by immediate environmental stimuli. Nevertheless, many clinicians are unfamiliar with ..
- Zika Virus Induced Neurotropic Brain Injury: Lessons for the Study of Disease Etiology and Vaccine Development Against Pathogens
Abstract : Studies have found convincing evidence of association of ZIKV with Guillan-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a small preliminary report suggests association with microcephaly in one location. We have previously f..
- The Zika Virus sfRNA Secondary Structure Reveals a miR-147a Homologue that Targets Neurofascin as a Potential Cause of its Neurologic Syndromes
Abstract: Pathologies associated with Zika virus infection include partial progressive paralysis (Guillan Barre Syndrome) and microcephaly in Brazil and Panama. We identified an 85 nucleotide stem loop structur..
- Induction of labour in women with nonscarred uterus using balloon catheter: Randomised controlled trial
Abstract : Induction of labour is a common obstetric procedure. At present, different methods are used for induction of labour in women. One of these methods is Foley catheter, which is a low cost method that can induce labour with less risk to the fetus. This is one of the first studies in the Middle East aiming to study efficac.. - Delayed presentation of osteochondroma at superior angle of scapula- a case report
Abstract : INTRODUCTION: Osteochondroma or exostosis is most common primary benign bony tumor comprising of more than one third of the total occurrences. Osteochondromas are considered as an aberration in the no..
- A Survey on perceptions, opinions and barriers to conduct research among Dental postgraduates in Telangana state, India
Abstract : Background: Research is a careful investigation or inquiry specially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge making for its advancement. It is true especially in health sciences. Dental students’ involvement in research is a longstanding tradition and has been an integral component of education for ye..
- Successful pregnancy after pulmonary artery banding; case report
Abstract : Although, double inlet left ventricle is a rare congenital heart defect, it is still treated by pulmonary artery banding in developing countries.We report a successful pregnancy outcome in a patient w..
- Bilateral Chest X-Ray Shadowing and Bilateral leg lesions - A case of Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma
Abstract : We report a case of a 30 year old gentleman seen on the respiratory ward with no significant past medical history presenting with a three week history of worsening dyspnoea, productive cough, fever, b..
- Wound endometriosis; case report and literature review
Abstract : Scar endometriosis is a rare condition. We report a case of scar endometriosis occurring at the site of a four years old cesarean section scar. She complained of painful sensation during menstruation ..
- The Glycoprotein Mucin-Like Domain (MLD) in the Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) may be responsible for the manifestations of Post-Ebola Virus Disease Syndrome (PEVDS)
Abstract: The incidence of various ocular, CNS, and musculoskeletal complaints in the convalescent period following recovery from Ebola Virus Disease (PEVDS) has become an intense area of interest in the aftermath of the recent West Africa outbreak 2014-2015. A review of past outbreaks involving EBOV, SUDV, TAFV, and BDBV reveal..
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