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Premaxillary Characteristics In Complete Bilateral Cleft Lip And Palate: A Predictor For Treatment Outcome, Noha Ibrahim Abdelrahman Professor, Islam Tarek Hassan Professor

Dentistry

Objectives:

The aim of the current study was to investigate how bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) cases responded differently to presurgical orthopedics (PSO) and primary lip repair (LR) based on premaxillary characteristics. We suggest a clinically oriented descriptive classification for BCLP based on premaxillary characteristics.

Design and Setting:

A retrospective longitudinal comparative study where available records of all non-syndromic patients with complete BCLP attending the Cleft Clinic, affiliated to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt were assessed.

Sample Population and Methodology:

Twenty-two cases were collected over a 4-years period from 2008 to 2011 (15 boys …

Analysis Of Periapical Biopsies Submitted For Histopathological Evaluation: A Retrospective Study, Abdullah I. Alqaied

Master's Theses

Apical periodontitis is the most common pathological process in the periapical region. Disciplined clinical and radiographic evaluations and appropriate diagnostic tests can detect lesions related to apical periodontitis. Aside from this, lesions mimicking pulp-related pathology but unrelated to pulpal infection and necrosis are occasionally discovered in the periapical region. The objective of this study was two-fold: (1) to determine the prevalence of diverse periapically located pathological entities, and (2) to apply that information to evaluate the rationale for routine submission of surgically obtained tissue for histological examination and diagnosis. Methods: A 5-year retrospective analysis of pathology reports from the UCONN …

Maximizing Treatment Fidelity In Public Health Clinical Trials, James Alan Neff

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) In relatively few pages (1), Professor Borelli provides a cogent overview of one of the vexing issues in assessing whether public health interventions “work.” The comprehensiveness of the presentation, covering issues ranging from treatment development through outcome evaluation, makes the article a valuable resource for practitioners and students in a variety of disciplines. Of particular value is the detailed template listing fidelity assessment strategies at the Treatment Design, Provider Training, Treatment Delivery, Treatment Receipt, and Treatment Enactment Stages.

The Role Of Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Biglycan And Fibromodulin, In Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis, Mildred Christine Embree

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) is a degenerative joint disease, which ultimately results in severe pain, permanent cartilage destruction, and TMJ dysfunction. The extracellular matrix (ECM) micro-environment is critical for maintaining the TMJ mandibular condylar cartilage tissue integrity and is important for regulating chondrocyte activity. The small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRPs) are a family of ECM proteins that are highly expressed in cartilage and bone. The goals of this study were to determine the role of two members of the SLRP family, biglycan (Bgn) and fibromodulin (Fmod), in the development of TMJ OA pathology and to identify the early cellular …