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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Lower Lip Numbness Due To Peri-Radicular Dental Infection, Wei Cheong Ngeow
Lower Lip Numbness Due To Peri-Radicular Dental Infection, Wei Cheong Ngeow
Wei Cheong Ngeow
Lower lip numbness has always been a sinister symptom. Much has been written about it being the sole symptom of pathological lesions and metastatic tumours in the mandible. It may also be a symptom of manifestations of certain systemic disorders. A case of lower lip numbness resulting from the compression of the mental nerve by a peri-radicular abscess is presented because of the unusual nature of this spread of infection.
Tropicalizando A Medicina [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Tropicalizando A Medicina [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Programs Of Assertive Community Treatment (Pact): A Critical Review, Tomi Gomory
Programs Of Assertive Community Treatment (Pact): A Critical Review, Tomi Gomory
Tomi Gomory
Advocates of Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) make numerous claims for this intensive intervention program, including reduced hospitalization, overall cost, and clinical symptomatology, and increased client satisfaction, and vocational and social functioning. However, a reanalysis of the controlled experimental research finds no empirical support for any of these claims. Instead, there is evidence that the program is both coercive and potentially harmful. The current promotion of PACT appears to be based more on professional enthusiasm for the medical model than upon any benefit to the clients.
Dens Evaginatus On A Wisdom Tooth: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Case Report, Wei Cheong Ngeow, W. L. Chai
Dens Evaginatus On A Wisdom Tooth: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Case Report, Wei Cheong Ngeow, W. L. Chai
Wei Cheong Ngeow
Pericoronitis is the most common odontogenic problem associated with the wisdom tooth in young men and women. Patients may present with problems associated with infection, swelling and pain. However, other associated pathology such as caries, periodontal disease and referred pain from the temporomandibular joint must be investigated when treating pain from the wisdom tooth. The authors wish to present a case in which the pain from a wisdom tooth was due to a fractured dens evaginatus. The importance of this dental anomaly should not be overlooked.
A Odisseia Do Paje, Paulo A. Lotufo
Gaining Access Through A Calcified Pulp Chamber: A Clinical Challenge, W.C. Ngeow, Y. L. Thong
Gaining Access Through A Calcified Pulp Chamber: A Clinical Challenge, W.C. Ngeow, Y. L. Thong
Wei Cheong Ngeow
Dental pulp is prone to dystrophic mineralization; this mineralization can be so extensive that the entire root canal system is obliterated, As a result, root canal treatment can become a difficult if not impossible task, This article presents the endodontic management of a tooth with an obliterated pulp chamber and associated with a discharging sinus in a teenage patient, The role of a calcium hydroxide lining to induce mineralization and cause the obliteration of the pulpal space is also discussed.
The Unscientific Perspective Of The Tobacco Industry Research Committee [1954], Richard W. Pollay
The Unscientific Perspective Of The Tobacco Industry Research Committee [1954], Richard W. Pollay
Richard W. Pollay
No abstract provided.
Thermocycling As A Means Of Inducing Mechanical Fatigue In Dental Composites, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
Thermocycling As A Means Of Inducing Mechanical Fatigue In Dental Composites, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
The effect of thermocycling on the fatigue behaviour of 5 commercially available dental composites; P50(P)1, Silux Plus(S)2, Heliomolar(H)3, Clearfil Photo Posterior-light activated(CLA)4 and Clearfil Posterior-chemically activated(CC)5 was investigated. One hundred and ten rectangular bar specimens were prepared for each materil and divided into 11 groups of 10 each. Test groups 1-6 were subjected to 0, 250, 500, 750, 1000 and 1000 thermal cycles respectively. Each thermal cycle consisted of 1 minute immersion time of 50 seconds per change. The control groups 7-11 were stored in distilled water at 370c for the equivalent time to complete 250, 500, 750, 1000 and …
Predicting Future Years Of Healthy Life For Older Adults, Paula Diehr
Predicting Future Years Of Healthy Life For Older Adults, Paula Diehr
Paula Diehr
Cost-effectiveness studies often need to compare the cost of a program to the lifetime benefits of the program, but estimates of lifetime benefits are not routinely available, especially for older adults. We used data from two large longitudinal studies of older adults (ages 65-100) to estimate transition probabilities from one health state to another, and used those probabilities to estimate the mean additional years of healthy life that an older adult of specified age, sex, and health status would experience. We found, for example, that 65-year-old women in excellent health can expect 16.8 years of healthy life in the future, …
Glycerol With Fetal Calf Serum - A Better Cryoprotectant For Blastocystis Hominis, Init Ithoi
Glycerol With Fetal Calf Serum - A Better Cryoprotectant For Blastocystis Hominis, Init Ithoi
Init Ithoi
In recent years, a growing number of reports have sug- gested that the protozoan parasite, Blastocystis hominis (Brumpt 1912), is a pathogenic cause of diarrhoea. It is imperative, however, that more studies are conducted on the various human isolates of the parasite before in- criminating it is a pathogen. In our laboratory we maintain human and animal isolates of Blastocystis using the monophasic medium Iscove's Modi®ed Dul- becco Medium (IMDM) as established by Ho et al. (1993), but maintaining continuous cultures is tedious, time consuming and expensive, and the parasites may be prone to genetic drift. There is therefore a …
Dengue Fever - A Public Health Problem Along The Texas-Mexico Border, Frank Cortez Flores
Dengue Fever - A Public Health Problem Along The Texas-Mexico Border, Frank Cortez Flores
Frank Cortez Flores
My primary public health interest is the reemerging arboviral infections (e.g., dengue) that are increasing in incidence, expanding into new geographic areas, affecting new populations, and are threatening to increase in the near future, especially following a natural disaster (e.g., hurricanes). The goal of the dengue lecture series is to promote the recognition of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever and improve the understanding of factors involved in prevention, surveillance and control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the principal mosquito vector of dengue virus. The purpose of these lectures is to accelerate learning and development of an effective dengue prevention and …
Mental Health Parity: 1998 National And State Perspectives, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe, Ann C. Taylor
Mental Health Parity: 1998 National And State Perspectives, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe, Ann C. Taylor
Ardis Hanson
The federal Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 requires insurers to offer the same benefits for mental disorders and substance abuse as they would for physical disorders, including any annual or lifetime limitations and restrictions placed upon such coverage. To date, twenty states across the nation have enacted parity laws for mental health and/or substance abuse benefits. This report summarizes the essential issues facing the state of Florida in the development of state mental health parity legislation, including an examination of the experiences of other states, a look at potential benefits, and a discussion of the impact of managed care …
Management Of The Fractured Maxillary Tuberosity: An Alternative Method, W.C. Ngeow
Management Of The Fractured Maxillary Tuberosity: An Alternative Method, W.C. Ngeow
Wei Cheong Ngeow
The maxillary tuberosity can fracture during extraction of a molar tooth. If a small bony fragment is affected, the extraction of the tooth and tuberosity continues; however, a conservative approach is advised if the bony fragment is large. In a modified blind surgical technique, the tooth is removed without the fractured bone.
Recurrent Gigantic Pyogenic Granuloma Disturbing Speech And Mastication: A Case Report And Literature Review, M. A. H Ong, W. L. Chai, W.C. Ngeow
Recurrent Gigantic Pyogenic Granuloma Disturbing Speech And Mastication: A Case Report And Literature Review, M. A. H Ong, W. L. Chai, W.C. Ngeow
Wei Cheong Ngeow
A case of gigantic pyogenic granuloma with three recurrences in the lower anterior gingiva is presented. Surgical wide excision of the lesion is the treatment of choice. The tumour must be excised down to the periosteum and the irritants around it removed to avoid recurrence. A contributing factor to the gigantic lesion is hormonal changes during pregnancy. Long-term review for 18 months after the third surgery showed no evidence of recurrence at the surgical site.
Aging And Diabetes Mellitus: A Dental Public Health Problem Along The Us-Mexico Border, Frank Cortez Flores
Aging And Diabetes Mellitus: A Dental Public Health Problem Along The Us-Mexico Border, Frank Cortez Flores
Frank Cortez Flores
My primary dental public health interest is highlighting the importance of oral infections in patients with diabetes mellitus. The goal of the diabetes lecture (Oral Health Lectures Series) is to promote the early recognition of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 DM) and improve the understanding of diabetic risk factors involved in the prevention, surveillance and control of oral infections. Type 2 diabetes, a non-communicable disease, is a major public health problem affecting certain ethnic groups. The theme of the lecture/presentations is awareness and learning. Although space constraints does not allow addressing every infection that is seen in patients with …
Molecular Epidemiology Of Malaysian Dengue 2 Viruses Isolated Over Twenty-Five Years (1968-1993), Fong Mun Yik Fongmy
Molecular Epidemiology Of Malaysian Dengue 2 Viruses Isolated Over Twenty-Five Years (1968-1993), Fong Mun Yik Fongmy
fong mun yik fongmy
The limited sequencing approach was used to study the molecular epidemiology of 24 Malaysian dengue 2 viruses which were isolated between 1968 and 1993. The sequences of a 240-nucleotide-long region across the envelope/non-structural 1 protein (E/NS1) gene junction of the isolates were determined and analysed. Alignment and comparison of the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of the isolates revealed that nucleotide changes occurred mostly at the third position of a particular codon and were of the transition (A<->G, C<->U) type. Five nucleotide changes resulted in amino acid substitutions. Pairwise comparisons of the nucleotide sequences gave divergence values …
Bah, Humbug!, Richard W. Pollay
Medical Students Development Of Empathic Understanding Of Their Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Medical Students Development Of Empathic Understanding Of Their Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
No abstract provided.
Professional And Moral Development In Medical Students: The Ethics Of Caring For Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Professional And Moral Development In Medical Students: The Ethics Of Caring For Patients, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
The young physician-in-training faces arduous tasks. Knowledge must be absorbed, and skills must be mastered. But, becoming a physician is a moral as well as an intellectual task. The attitudes and values that a young physician adopts will determine the way he or she practices, and be equally as important as intellectual and technical proficiency. Physicians-in-training are young adults. They have emerged from adolescence into adulthood, hopefully with a firm image of themselves and a self-awareness of their values and inner feelings.
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Premature Mortality From Heart Diseases In Brazil. A Comparison With Other Countries[Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Chronic diseases have been the main cause of mortality in the Brazilian metropolitan areas since 1960. Circulatory diseases are the main causes of chronic diseases. The aim was to compare the heart disease related premature deaths in Brazil with other countries in 1984-87. Methods: We studied the deaths from the official mortality statistics from eight metropolitan areas with good assurance of information: Belém, Recife, Salvador, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, Porto Alegre. Death causes analyzed were coronary heart disease (410-414); and heart diseases [ischemic heart disease (410-414) plus heart failure (428) plus, hypertension (401-404)]. The population was …
Tratamento Anti-Hipertensivo. Prescrição E Custo De Medicamentos. Pesquisa Em Hospital Terciário, Paulo A. Lotufo
Tratamento Anti-Hipertensivo. Prescrição E Custo De Medicamentos. Pesquisa Em Hospital Terciário, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
To study the most prescribed anti-hypertensive drugs, evaluating their agreement with established guidelines and drug cost. Methods - One hundred and forty one (101 women, mean age = 53.3 years) hypertensive patients who searched spontaneous attention were interviewed in a tertiary-care hospital. The inclusion criteria were previous diagnosis of hypertension and non cardiovascular complaints. Results - The majority of the 107 (75.9%) patients were on medical treatment. In those receiving monotherapy, thiazides were the most utilized drugs, followed by methyldopa, ACE inhibitors, calcium channel-blockers, a n d b e t a - b l o c k e r s …
Epidemiologia Das Doenças Isquemicas No Brasil [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Epidemiologia Das Doenças Isquemicas No Brasil [Portuguese], Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
No abstract provided.
Trigeminal Neuralgia. A Retrospective Survey Of A Sample Of Patients In Singapore And Malaysia, Loh H. S., Ling S. Y., Shanmuhasuntharam P., Rosnah Binti Zain, Yeo J. F., Khoo S. P.
Trigeminal Neuralgia. A Retrospective Survey Of A Sample Of Patients In Singapore And Malaysia, Loh H. S., Ling S. Y., Shanmuhasuntharam P., Rosnah Binti Zain, Yeo J. F., Khoo S. P.
Prof. Dr. Rosnah Binti Zain
This survey was undertaken to study the clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia in an Asian population. Demographic data of 44 patients treated at the Dental Faculty of the National University of Singapore and at the University of Malaya were reviewed. The results of the survey were analysed and comparisons made with those of Caucasian patients as reported in other studies where there was a general similarity in the clinical findings. Trigeminal neuralgia presented predominantly in females. Right-sided involvement occurred at a greater frequency, and the peak age at onset was between the sixth and seventh decades of life. The only …
Coercion Justified?-Evaluating The Training In Community Living Model (The Original Assertive Community Treatment Model) A Dissertation, Tomi Gomory
Tomi Gomory
This dissertation examines the research and theory offered for Programs of Assertive Community Treatment, the model that is supported by Institutional Psychiatry as the most well validated and best model of intervention applicable to the psychiatric population labeled the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill. Although this program has been researched for over 25 yrs. and the extensive literature on this model claims to have established it’s efficacy on both the systems and patient level, the findings of my critical review dispute these claims based on the examination of the empirical evidence of all available randomized controlled trials of this intervention …
The Radiopacity Of Dental Prostheses (Fixed And Removable) On Plain Radiographs-An Experimental Study, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
The Radiopacity Of Dental Prostheses (Fixed And Removable) On Plain Radiographs-An Experimental Study, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim Abu Kasim N.H.
The impaction of dental prostheses in either the airway or esophagus is an under-recognized problem which may result in severe morbidity or even mortality. The radio-opacity and the size of fixed and removable dental prostheses in an animal carcass was investigated. Prostheses were placed one at a time in the oro-laryngopharynx or in tho trachea and the esophagus. Lateral radiographs were taken for each prosthesis in site. The radio-opacity and size of the prostheses on the radiograph was graded. Most of the prostheses investigated were radio-opaque though the removable prostheses were more likely to be radiolucent and differ in size. …
Intracellular Coexpression Of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Her-2/Neu, And P21ras In Human Breast Cancers: Evidence For The Existence Of Distinctive Patterns Of Genetic Evolution That Are Common To Tumors From Different Patients, Stanley E. Shackney, Agnese A. Pollice, Charles A. Smith, Laura E. Janocko, Lillian Sweeney, Kathryn A. Brown, Sarita G. Singh, Lingping Gu, Robert Yakulis, Joseph F. Lucke
Intracellular Coexpression Of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, Her-2/Neu, And P21ras In Human Breast Cancers: Evidence For The Existence Of Distinctive Patterns Of Genetic Evolution That Are Common To Tumors From Different Patients, Stanley E. Shackney, Agnese A. Pollice, Charles A. Smith, Laura E. Janocko, Lillian Sweeney, Kathryn A. Brown, Sarita G. Singh, Lingping Gu, Robert Yakulis, Joseph F. Lucke
Joseph Lucke
Multiparameter flow cytometry studies were performed on cells from the primary tumors of 94 patients with breast cancer. Correlated cellular measurements of cell DNA content, Her-2/neu, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and p21ras levels were performed on each of 5,000 to 100,000 cells from each tumor. When criteria for positivity were matched with those in common use for immunohistochemical studies, 28 of 94 (30\%) breast cancers were classified as positive for Her-2/neu overexpression. When similar criteria were applied to the EGFR measurements, 23 of 94 (24\%) cases were classified as positive for EGFR overexpression. Similarly, 23 of 94 (24\%) cases …
Nursing Management Of Anxiety In Hiv Infection, Kenneth D. Phillips, J. Morrow
Nursing Management Of Anxiety In Hiv Infection, Kenneth D. Phillips, J. Morrow
Kenneth D. Phillips
Anxiety is a universal problem for individuals with AIDS because the disease creates uncertainty and disruptions in every aspect of their lives. Nurses have a wide variety of holistic interventions to help persons living with AIDS (PLWAs) manage anxiety. Orem’s self-care theory of nursing provides a framework for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an HIV-infected person experiencing anxiety. This article presents an overview of anxiety, the nature of anxiety in HIV-infected individuals, and psychological, pharmacological, and holistic interventions to assist the client in self-care of anxiety.