Background: The shape of the forehead is primarily determined by the frontal bone, which holds significance for health and aesthetics. This study evaluated the morphology of the frontal bone in different age groups and genders using computed tomography (CT).
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on CT scan results of 220 patients divided into three age groups: 20-29.
Background: The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) stimulus inhibits the activity of nociceptive neurons of the central nervous system. Pain relief is achieved by increasing the pulse amplitude of TENS to induce a non-painful paranesthesia beneath the electrodes. This study aimed to assess the effect of TENS on acute pain, edema, and trismus after surgical removal of impacted third molars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study assessed the correlation of radiomorphometric indices of the mandible and mandibular angle fractures (MAFs) in an Iranian population. This retrospective study was conducted on 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of 118 patients between 18 to 60 years. The images were divided into two groups with MAFs and other types of mandibular fractures (non-MAF).
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August 2022
Rehabilitation of an edentulous posterior maxilla with dental implants is challenging, and sinus floor augmentation could be considered as an important surgical procedure for bone augmentation in this region before implant placement. Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a new-generation platelet concentrate with simplified processing: its application in sinus floor augmentation has been widely investigated in literature. However, the biological properties and actual efficacy of this product remain controversial.
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June 2022
Pharmaceutical development of biosimilars is primarily focused on meeting the regulatory requirements for analytical comparability of the product's critical quality attributes (CQAs), concerning safety and efficacy, to those of the originator drug of interest. To this end, the early adoption of a systematic science-based approach, as guided by quality-by-design (QbD) principles, is crucial due to the blind starting point where the same insights of an originator developer into the challenges of a given biopharmaceutical and its manufacturing process are lacking. In this study, we devised a pharmaceutical QbD-guided approach to undertake the biosimilar development of Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®), the ace of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in terms of approved indications and market sales, and its manufacturing process development.
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