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Forced Separation And Consequent Stability Of The Midpalatal Suture Of The Macaca Mulatta Monkey, Frederick L. Hoffer Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was designed to (1) demonstrate the dimensional changes resulting from opening the suture, (2) test the stability of the repaired suture two months following the removal of the retentive appliance, and (3) demonstrate new bone growth in the opened suture by the use of Tetracycline staining. The animal chosen was the Macaca mulatta monkey.

Intact skulls, sectioned skulls and dental casts were measured following the experiment. The skulls were mounted in clear plastic and sectioned antero-posteriorly for the purposes of study and measurements. The following changes were noted as a result of this experiment:

1. The floor of the …

The Advantages Of A Condyle-Gnathion Reference Line In Roentgenographic Cephalometry, Ernest N. Chan

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Evaluation of the cephalograms of 150 patients showed a wide range in the angulation of the lower border of the mandible to the various facial planes. The degree of this angulation did not always correspond with the severity of malocclusion. Group I represents normal occlusions, Group II comprises malocclusions.

A new reference line is submitted for the investigation of its advantages in cephalometric roentgenography. The mandibular radius drawn through the geometric center of the condyle to the point gnathion is correlated with several indices of facial growth, namely (1) ANB difference, (2) upper facial:lower facial height and (3) PoNB distance …

The Development Of An Instrument For Three Dimensional Analysis Of Micron Quantities Of Tooth Movement, M. Clark Lamberton

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In order to quantitate initial tooth movement in response to forces applied to the tooth crown, an instrument for intraoral use has been developed. The photomicrometer consists of nine photosensitive cells mounted in an assembly of two layers. Eight of the cells were mounted to form X and Y axes, top layer and bottom layer, to measure horizontal movements. The ninth cell was mounted in the center of the bottom layer and was used for alignment and for measurements in the Z or vertical axis. The photocell assembly was approximately 10 mm diameter and 6 mm high. This assembly when …

Roentgenographic Evaluation Of Nasion-Menton And Sella-Gonion Measurements And Their Relationship To The Mandibular Plane Angle, David I. Asatani

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A convenience sample of 480 Caucasians using original diagnostic cephalometric films was selected to evaluate the nasion-menton and sella-gonion distances and their relationship to the mandibular plane angle.

The anterior facial height was represented by the nasion-menton plane. The posterior facial height was represented by sella-gonion plane. The facial depth was represented by sella-nasion and menton-gonion planes. The mandibular plane angle was represented by the intersection of the sella-nasion and menton-gonion planes.

The descriptive data, correlation analysis, and regression analysis was calculated for the following groups: total sample, females, males, prepubertal and postpubertal ages and various mandibular plane angles of …

A Study Of Alveolar Bone Loss And Two-Hour Postprandial Blood Sugar Levels, R. Leslie Arnett

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Two-hour postprandial blood sugar determinations were carried out on 500 patients referred for periodontal care. The mean percentage of alveolar bone loss around the mandibular bicuspid teeth was established for each individual. The subjects were then grouped according to blood sugar levels and the mean alveolar bone loss was calculated. The group was separated into male and female sub-groups and data was computed for these segments as well as the total sample. The data was evaluated in a similar manner for those subjects between 40 and 49 years of age.

No Chi-square determinations were statistically significant but significance in differences …

Oral Bandage Tissue Reaction In Dogs, John Rozema

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This experiment was designed to evaluate an oral surgical dressing which may be used as an aid to healing tissue. The parameters of evaluation were directed toward wound healing enhancement, duration, and stability of the bandage. A histological evaluation of the surgical wounds protected with the bandage as compared to the control wounds was made.

The surgeries were performed on eight dogs in a double controlled experiment and were in the form of bilateral maxillary gingivectomies and mandibular molar tooth extractions. The surgery sites on the left were covered with the Orahesive Bandage while the right side remained exposed to …

An Attempt To Demonstrate The Presence Of A Local Utero-Ovarian Transport Mechanism In The Guinea Pig By Radioisotope Tracer Techniques, Michael C. Fleck

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Robert G. Ingersoll's Lectures On Religion, Stanley E. Paregien

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

The purpose of this thesis was to present a rhetorical analysis of Robert G. Ingersoll's lectures on religion. Twelve of his lectures, spanning his career as a proponent of rationalism, free thought, and agnosticism were studied as a representative sampling of his public speaking. This rhetorical analysis of Ingersoll's lectures reveals that his popularity was not the product of calculated rhetorical chicanery or sophistry. Such an approach would have been unsuccessful, since his audiences had every reason not to listen and many persons were constantly looking for faults in his lectures. Caught up in an era of sweeping social changes, …

Normal Development Of The Aortic Isthmus, Elizabeth Short

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The development of the aortic isthmus, that region of the arch of the aorta between the left subclavian artery and the attachment of the ligamentum arteriosum, has received little attention. While the developmental history of the ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale has been well documented, as have the cardiac malformations associated with failure to complete this developmental sequence, little work has been done to define the normal sequence of isthmus development in its transition to an adult configuration in the postnatal period. It has long been recognized that the cardiac malformation known as infantile or preductal coarctation of the aorta …

A Methodology For The Determination Of The Relationship Between Quantitative Occlusal Forces And The Masticatory Muscles, William Melvin Taskey

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

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Sex Determination By Cephalometry And Odontometry, Clair R. Hopkins Jr.

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Plaster casts of teeth and lateral cephalometric roentgenograms were studied to see with what degree of accuracy sex could be determined. The sample considered was made up of one hundred and forth-four individuals--50 males and 94 females--being treated in the Graduate Orthodontic Department of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. The age range for the boys was from 15 to 19 and for the girls, from 14 to 20. Data was obtained for the following variables from tracings of the roentgenograms and from the dental casts:

1. Glabello-occipital length
2. Articulate to nasion
3. The gonial angle of the mandible
4. Prosthion to …

Contamination Of Stuffed Cloth Toys On A Pediatric Unit, Virginia Lois Fowler, Dynnette Nelson Hart

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of the study was to determine if cloth stuffed toys used by children in the pediatric unit of Loma Linda University Hospital carry microbacterial pathogens that are the same type as those pathogens found in the throat of the child using the toy. A second purpose was to determine how long the selected pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Diplococcus pneumonia, survive on the same cloth toys as used in the selected hospital. Throat cultures were taken of twenty-four patients and each patient was given a cloth stuffed toy selected to be studied. Cultures of the toys were …

A Study Of Present Basketball Officiating Qualification Practices Of Class "A" High Schools In Utah, Paul A. Salvo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The objectives of this study was to obtain data on five aspects of officials qualification practices presently used in Utah and to make some justifiable conclusion.

1. Qualification Data requested.

a. Physical Qualification

b. Mental Qualification

c. Previous Experience as an Official and Player

d. Other Related Athletic Experience

e. Basketball Officiating and some existing Problems

The survey compiled was sent to all head coaches of class "A" high schools, in Utah, which included 40 coaches in all, and to 60 class "A" high school officials of Regions 1, 2, and 4. The officials were chosen at random from the …

Knowledge Of The Effects Of Alcohol And Tobacco And Extent Of Their Use By Utah State University Students, Luell J. Perrett

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Student understanding and use of alcohol and tobacco at Utah State University was studied under the following areas: specific knowledge as it relates to smoking and health and drinking and health, student opinions and attitudes toward smoking and drinking, smoking and drinking experiences, the influence of certain factors on smoking and drinking status, and source and credibility of tobacco and alcohol information.

Thirteen hundred seventy-eight students were sampled with the use of a questionnaire. It included 567 freshmen, 274 sophomores, 345 juniors, and 192 seniors. The sample covered each of the eight colleges at the University.

It was found that …

Teacher's Attitudes And Teacher's And Student's Knowledge Of Alcohol And Alcoholism In Selected Utah High Schools, Ladawn Anderson Gibbons

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A comparison of teacher's attitudes and teacher's and student's knowledge of alcohol and alcoholism were studied in nine selected high schools in Utah.

It was found that some teachers knew important positive facts about alcohol and alcoholism, but when personal obligations were written into "attitude" questions, their responses changed.

Some health and driver education teachers were poorly informed on the subject of alcohol and alcoholism. Some important facts known by teachers were either being deleted from instruction on alcohol or not being communicated very well.

In some schools it appears that students are learning about alcohol and alcoholism from other …

Hydramnios And Esphageal Atresia, Donald R. Coustan

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

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The Effect Of Pregnancy And Lactation On Steroid-Induced Ulcers In The Rat, Paul A. Kelly

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Establishment And Maintenance Of Mechanical Skills With Severely And Profoundly Retarded Males, Stephen C. Thornson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Some Selected Characteristics Of A Dental Assistant Education Program Based On Certain Needs Of The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Gene W. Hirschfeld

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

An Evaluation Of The Alumina Extraction Procedure For Determination Of Plasma Catecholamine Levels And A Study Of Plasma Binding Of Catecholamines, Greta Toni Swart

Master's Essays (1922 - )

The most commonly used method for the chemical analyses of the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine present in biological tissues and blood plasma is the tri-hydroxy indole technique initially developed by Lund. Throughout the literature, great variation is reported in the ability to recover epinephrine and norepinephrine from plasma by adsorbing the amines onto aluminum oxide (alumina). The most frequently reported average value for such recovery is 75 percent for an alumina column procedure similar to that used in this laboratory.

The Experimental Production Of Impaired Outflow Facility In The Vervet Monkey; An In Vitro Study, James Bruce Morris

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of Grades In Physical Education Activity Courses And Non-Physical Education Courses, Karen Admire

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Intramural Programs For Men In Five Selected State Universities In Illinois, Arnold A. Blaylock

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Scaled Severity Of Whistled [S], Mary Fortner Altman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

Transformational Skills Of Culturally Disadvantaged And Culturally Advantaged Children, Sylvia Eileen James

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

The Temporal Reliability Of The Length-Complexity Index, Margaret C. Barlow

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.

The Relationship Of Reaction Time To Success In High School Wrestling, Herbert A. Spyke

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Isolation, Characterization And Distribution Of Ribosomes And Polyribosomes In Azotobacter Vinelandii, Joel Oppenheim

Master's Theses

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Labeling Index And Cellular Density In Palatine Shelves Of Cleft Palate Mice, William J. Mott

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Rapid Estimation By Light Scattering Of The Course Of Growth Of Pplo In Liquid Media, Joseph P. Wolf

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.