Influence and Impact of Mandibular Ramal Dimensions on the Incidence of Lower Third Molar Impaction: A Prospective Study.

Context: The incidence of third molar impaction is very frequent in the dental arch; however, the etiology remains unclear. Assessment of ramal parameters might aid in deducing the chance of the lower third molar being impacted.

Aims: To investigate the mandibular ramus features that could contribute to the etiology of mandibular third molar impaction.

Correlation Between Clinical Diagnosis, MRI, and Arthroscopy in Diagnosing Shoulder Pathology.

Introduction Shoulder disorders are frequently encountered by clinicians and are a common cause of musculoskeletal pain in the general population. Clinical tests specific to each shoulder pathology, MRI, and arthroscopy are the most relied upon modalities of diagnosis used by many clinicians. The aim of this study was to correlate clinical tests and MRI with arthroscopy as the gold standard and whether a negative MRI with a positive clinical test could justify an arthroscopy.