Acceptability of artificial intelligence in dental radiology among patients in India: are we ready for this revolution?

Objective: In recent times, artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained popularity in medical as well as dental radiology. Studies have been conducted among medical and dental students and professionals about the knowledge and understanding towards AI. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions and acceptability of AI in dental radiology among a group of Indian patients seeking dental treatment.

Impression Disinfection and Its Effect on Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Detail in the Times of COVID-19: An In Vitro Study.

Introduction The disinfection of impressions is crucial to eliminate the viral and other microbial loads to prevent the cross contamination of diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of different virucidal disinfecting methods on the dimensional accuracy and surface detail reproduction (SDR) of impression materials. Methods A total of 160 samples were fabricated with different impression materials using zinc oxide eugenol (Group 1), alginate (Group 2), polyether (Group 3), and addition silicone (Group 4) impression materials, each containing 40 samples (n=40).

Effect of ALDH1A1 and CD44 on Survival and Disease Recurrence in Patients With Osteosarcoma.

Purpose: Emerging evidence suggests that osteosarcoma stem cells (OSCs) may be responsible for tumor initiation propagation, recurrence, and resistance to therapy. We set out to evaluate the relationship between the abundance of ALDH1A1 and CD44-positive cells in biopsy and resection samples on disease recurrence and overall survival.

Methods: A retrospective review of 20 patients, including biopsy and resection samples, was performed at a comprehensive cancer center.

Relationships between diagnostic imaging of first carpometacarpal osteoarthritis and pain, functional status, and disease progression: A systematic review.

Objective: To systematically review the association of pain, function, and progression in first carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) with imaging biomarkers and radiography-based staging.

Design: Database searches in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, along with citation searching were conducted in accordance with published guidance. Data on the association of imaging with pain, functional status, and disease progression were extracted and synthesized, along with key information on study methodology such as sample sizes, use of control subjects, study design, number of image raters, and blinding.

Study of lipid profile in young patients (age 40 years or below) with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) refers to a group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia and includes unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Aims And Objectives: To study the incidence of lipid profile abnormalities in young patients (age 40 years or below) with ACS with clinical and cardiovascular risk profile.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted on 223 young patients of acute coronary syndrome with age 40 years or below.

Prediction of groundwater nitrate concentration in a semiarid region using hybrid Bayesian artificial intelligence approaches.

Nitrate is a major pollutant in groundwater whose main source is municipal wastewater and agricultural activities. In the present study, Bayesian approaches such as Bayesian generalized linear model (BGLM), Bayesian regularized neural network (BRNN), Bayesian additive regression tree (BART), and Bayesian ridge regression (BRR) were used to model groundwater nitrate contamination in a semiarid region Marvdasht watershed, Fars province, Iran. Eleven groundwater (GW) nitrate conditioning factors have been taken as input parameters for predictive modeling.

Early ABI Testing May Decrease Risk of Amputation for Patients With Lower Extremity Ulcers.

Background: Patients with lower extremity wounds from diabetes mellitus or peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a risk of amputation as high as 25%. In patients with arterial disease, revascularization decreases the risk of amputation. We aimed to determine if the early assessment of arterial perfusion correlates with the risk of amputation.

Outcomes of the Supris Sling in an Urban Latina Population.

Objective: To analyze patient reported outcomes, safety, and efficacy of the Supris mid-urethral sling in a diverse population.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 101 women who underwent a mid-urethral Suprissling procedure was conducted. Baseline characteristics and perioperative parameters were collected.

Underrepresentation of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Research Informing the American Urological Association/Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction Stress Urinary Incontinence Guideline.

Objective: To characterize the racial/ethnic representation in the studies used in the American Urological Association/Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction stress urinary incontinence guideline.

Methods: Cited studies were reviewed using inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria focused on United States literature to allow for demographic comparison with census data.

Study on Evolution of Micropipes from Hexagonal Voids in 4H-SiC Crystals by Cathodoluminescence Imaging.

This paper presents an investigation on micropipe evolution from hexagonal voids in physical vapor transport-grown 4H-SiC single crystals using the cathodoluminescence (CL) imaging technique. Complementary techniques optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) are also used to understand the formation mechanism of hexagonal voids along with the origin of pipes from these voids. The ability of CL to image variations along the depth of the sample provides new insights on how micropipes are attached to hexagonal voids that lie deep within the bulk single crystals.

Flash-Flood Potential Mapping Using Deep Learning, Alternating Decision Trees and Data Provided by Remote Sensing Sensors.

There is an evident increase in the importance that remote sensing sensors play in the monitoring and evaluation of natural hazards susceptibility and risk. The present study aims to assess the flash-flood potential values, in a small catchment from Romania, using information provided remote sensing sensors and Geographic Informational Systems (GIS) databases which were involved as input data into a number of four ensemble models. In a first phase, with the help of high-resolution satellite images from the Google Earth application, 481 points affected by torrential processes were acquired, another 481 points being randomly positioned in areas without torrential processes.

Optimization of state-of-the-art fuzzy-metaheuristic ANFIS-based machine learning models for flood susceptibility prediction mapping in the Middle Ganga Plain, India.

This study is an attempt to quantitatively test and compare novel advanced-machine learning algorithms in terms of their performance in achieving the goal of predicting flood susceptible areas in a low altitudinal range, sub-tropical floodplain environmental setting, like that prevailing in the Middle Ganga Plain (MGP), India. This part of the Ganga floodplain region, which under the influence of undergoing active tectonic regime related subsidence, is the hotbed of annual flood disaster. This makes the region one of the best natural laboratories to test the flood susceptibility models for establishing a universalization of such models in low relief highly flood prone areas.

Adherence to guidelines for hormonal evaluation in patients with incidentally detected adrenal nodules: effects of radiology report wording and standardized reporting.

Objective: To compare the rates of hormonal evaluation in patients who had CT reports describing adrenal incidentalomas with and without a specific recommendation for hormonal evaluation.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of adult outpatients without a history of cancer who had a CT report describing an incidental adrenal nodule. Radiology reports were reviewed to determine whether a standardized macro was used which gave specific recommendations for hormonal evaluation and endocrinology consultation.

Geriatric Patients Carry Increased Risk for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Reduction Mammaplasty: An Analysis of 1897 Geriatric Patients Among 25,909 Cases From 2005 to 2017 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Databases.

Introduction: Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed. No study has evaluated whether geriatric patients are at greater risk for developing postoperative complications relative to nongeriatric patients.

Methods: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) database was reviewed for reduction mammaplasty procedures from 2005 to 2017.

Tuberculous scleritis in a young Asian Indian girl-a case presentation and literature review.

Scleritis is the severe painful inflammation of the sclera, which can be infectious or non-infectious. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the common causes of infectious scleritis. TB, though endemic in countries like India, is rare in pediatric age group.

Comparative analysis of shear bond strength of lithium disilicate samples cemented using different resin cement systems: An study.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate and compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of three different resin cements - total etch and rinse, self-etch and self-adhesive resin cements, used to bond the lithium disilicate restorations to human dentin.

Settings And Design: Comparative - study design.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five lithium disilicate (IPS E.

Evaluation of the effect of implant angulations and impression techniques on implant cast accuracy - An study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of implant casts generated with splinted and nonsplinted impression techniques with multiple parallel and nonparallel implants.

Materials And Methods: In this experimental study, two edentulous maxillary stainless steel models with seven implant analogs in the central incisor, canine, premolar, and first molar region simulating clinical condition were used (control groups). In one master model, implant analogs were placed parallel to each other, whereas in another model, analogs were placed with a tilt-to-longitudinal axis.

Oral Health Behavior and Treatment Needs among Drug Addicts and Controls in Amritsar District: A Case-controlled Study.

Background: Substance and drug abuse is associated with severe psychosocial problems, violence and health complications.

Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the oral hygiene status and sugar eating patterns among drug addicts with their age, gender and socio-economic status matched controls.

Settings And Design: The present study comprised of two groups-Group A comprised of 100 drug addicts and Group B included 100 controls.

Comparison of marginal and internal adaptation of copings fabricated from three different fabrication techniques: An study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the marginal and internal adaptation of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) copings fabricated from conventional wax pattern, three-dimensional (3D)-printed resin pattern, and laser sintering technique.

Materials And Methods: A total of thirty copings were made, out of which ten copings were made from 3D-printed resin pattern (Group A), ten from inlay wax pattern (Group B), and ten copings were obtained from direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technique (Group C). All the thirty samples were seated on their respective dies and sectioned carefully using a laser jet cutter and were evaluated for marginal and internal gaps at the predetermined areas using a stereomicroscope.

Evaluation of fracture resistance of ceramic veneers with different preparation designs and loading conditions: An study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of incisal butt joint and incisal overlap design on the fracture resistance of ceramic veneers under two different loading conditions, i.e., 125° and 60° representing protrusive and intercuspal movements, respectively.

Retention of Implant Supported Metal Crowns Cemented with Different Luting Agents: A Comparative Invitro Study.

Introduction: To overcome limitations of screw-retained prostheses, cement-retained prostheses have become the restoration of choice now a days. Selection of the cement hence becomes very critical to maintain retrievability of the prostheses.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the retention of base metal crowns cemented to implant abutments with five different luting cements.

Comparative evaluation of marginal leakage of provisional crowns cemented with different temporary luting cements: In vitro study.

Background Or Statement Of Problem: As, the longevity of provisional restorations is related to, a perfect adaptation and a strong, long-term union between restoration and teeth structures, therefore, evaluation of marginal leakage of provisional restorative materials luted with cements using the standardized procedures is essential.

Aims And Objectives: To compare the marginal leakage of the provisional crowns fabricated from Autopolymerizing acrylic resin crowns and bisphenol A-glycidyl dimethacrylate (BIS-GMA) resin crowns. To compare the marginal leakage of the provisional crowns fabricated from autopolymerizing acrylic resin crowns and BIS-GMA resin crowns cemented with different temporary luting cements.