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Accuracy Of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Differentiation Between Malignant And Non-Malignant Maxillofacial Lesions, Rana M. Ashraf, Mostafa S. Ashmawy, Mena E. Y. Ekladious, Gihan A. Omar, Mona Abu El Fotouh

Future Dental Journal

Objectives: to evaluate the signal characteristics of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMRI) of maxillofacial intraosseous lesions and their corresponding apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and assess their ability to differentiate between malignant and non-malignant lesions.

Methods: This study included 17 patients (10 males and 7 females) selected from the outpatients’ clinic of Oral Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-shams University. They were examined by MRI machine; Philips 1.5 Tesla Achieva, Netherlands using DWMRI, T1 and T2 sequences and ADC values were measured.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference between T1 signal distributions among patients with …

The Potential Ameliorating Effect Of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells On The Tongue Papillae Of Rats With Experimentally Induced Hypothyroidism, Aya Reyad, Rehab Abdel Moneim

Future Dental Journal

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the potential ameliorating effect of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) on tongue papillae of rats with experimentally induced hypothyroidism using environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) and fluorescent microscopic evaluation. Material and Methods: For this study 30 adult male albino rats were divided into three groups (ten rats each): (1) Control group: The rats allowed to access freely balanced diet and freshwater supply during the course of the experimental period (8 weeks). (2) Hypothyroidism group: To induce hypothyroidism the rats received carbimazole dissolved in distilled water (5 mg/250g body weight/day) for 35 …