Technical Note in Case Series a Novel Recent Technique for the Removal of Broken PFNA-II Blade in Intertrochanteric Fractures is a Technical Challenge.

Introduction: Proximal femoral nail antirotation - II (PFNA- II) is a common treatment for intertrochanteric fractures in the elderly. Removing PFNA is difficult in rare circumstances due to blade head stripping or breaking. In this article, we endeavored to explain an easy methodology that can be utilized to remove stripped, damaged anti-rotation blades for which few had been formulated but other procedures have failed.

Temporomandibular disorders in North Indian population visiting a tertiary care dental hospital.

Background: The terminology "temporomandibular disorders" (TMDs) encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions. Several hypothesized causes are occlusal disharmony, muscle hyperactivity, central pain mechanisms, psychological distress, and trauma. In day-to-day practice, TMDs had become more prevalent in Indian population due to changed dietary pattern and food habits, excessive stress of modern life, and other environmental causes.

Serum DHEA-S levels could be used as a comparable diagnostic test to assess the pubertal growth spurt in dentofacial orthopedics.

Background: Pubertal growth spurt assessment guides the timing of intervention for correcting the skeletal discrepancies in dentofacial orthopedics. Serum hormones are being studied for the skeletal age assessment to avoid unnecessary radiographic exposure. The present study is to evaluate the relationship of serum hormones dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), and cervical vertebral stages (CS stages) in the skeletal age assessment of orthodontics patients around the circumpubertal age.

Management of severe skeletal Class III malocclusion with bimaxillary orthognathic surgery.

Orthognathic surgery in conjunction with fixed orthodontics is a common indication for interdisciplinary management of severe skeletal Class III malocclusion. A thorough analysis of pretreatment investigations and development of a surgical visual treatment objective is essential to plan the type of surgical technique required. Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery is the most common type of surgical procedure for severe skeletal discrepancies.

Evaluation of facial divine proportion in North Indian Population.

Objective: To evaluate the facial divine proportion and its relationship with facial attractiveness in North Indian population.

Materials And Methods: For evaluation of various facial proportions, standardized frontal facial photographs of total 300 subjects between 18 and 30 years of age were obtained. Black and white copies of these photographs were presented in front of an evaluation jury for assigning scores of facial attractiveness and finally 130 attractive subjects were selected.

Treatment of Bi-maxillary Protrusion with Impacted Maxillary and Mandibular Canines: Case Report.

Bi-maxillary protrusion in adolescent patients has traditionally been treated by extraction of the four first premolars and retraction ofthe anterior teeth. The ectopic eruption of the maxiIlary permanent canines is a frequently encountered clinical problem. Orthodontic treatment of the impacted teeth remains a challenge for clinicians.

Cephalometric norms for the upper airway in a healthy North Indian population.

Objective: The aim was to obtain normative data for cephalometric measurements of the upper airway in the North Indian population.

Design: Observational study.

Setting: University department and teaching hospital out-patient clinic.

Evaluation of mixed dentition analyses in north Indian population: A comparative study.

Introduction: Mixed dentition regression equations analyses (Moyers, Tanaka-Johnston) are based on European population, reliability of these methods is questionable over other population.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted on total 260 study models. This study was done in two phases.

A comparison of shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded with four different orthodontic adhesives.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of stainless steel (SS) orthodontic brackets bonded with four different orthodontic adhesives.

Materials And Methods: Eighty newly extracted premolars were bonded to 0.022 SS brackets (Ormco, Scafati, Italy) and equally divided into four groups based on adhesive used: (1) Rely-a-Bond (self-cure adhesive, Reliance Orthodontic Product, Inc.

Alignment of palatally impacted canine with open window technique and modified K-9 spring.

The patient was an 18-year-old female who had an Angle Class I malocclusion with a left palatally impacted maxillary canine. The orthodontic treatment of a palatally impacted canine is aimed at bringing the tooth into its correct position in the dental arch without causing any periodontal damage. To achieve this goal, a variety of surgical and orthodontic techniques have been proposed in relation to the position of the impacted tooth and there are various treatment methods used for traction.

Treatment of facial lesions of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis by carbon dioxide laser.

The carbon dioxide (CO2) laser is a versatile tool that has applications in ablative lasing and caters to the needs of routine dermatological practice as well as the esthetic, cosmetic, and rejuvenation segments. We report a case of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with cosmetically disfiguring confluent papules over the scalp, forehead, nasolabial folds, chin, and retroauricular region. We used CO2 laser in superpulse mode for ablating the lesions in three sittings.

An ultrasonographic evaluation of masseter muscle thickness in different dentofacial patterns.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the masseter muscle thickness in different vertical dentofacial patterns and identify the possible sexual dimorphism and also to correlate masseter muscle thickness with craniofacial morphology using cephalometric parameters.

Materials And Methods: The masseter muscle thickness was measured using ultrasonography in 60 subjects (30 females and 30 males). Standardized lateral and posteroanterior cephalograms were taken to determine the facial morphology.

Miswak in oral cavity - An update.

Miswak, scientifically known as Salvadora persica, is a species of Salvadora belonging to family Salvadoraceae. It is considered as "Nature's little toothbrush" as it is a popular chewing stick throughout Indian subcontinent. In India, it is commonly known as arak tree, meswak, peelu, kharjal or jhank.

Rare sweat gland tumors of vulva: Report of two cases.

Syringomas and Fox-Fordyce disease are appendageal skin disorders. While syringomas represent an adenoma of the intraepidermal eccrine duct, Fox Fordyce disease occurs due to blockage of the apocrine sweat duct. In both conditions, extragenital sites are more frequently involved than the genitalia.

Dynamics of a smile in different age groups.

Objective: To evaluate smile in different age groups and to detect gender differences in smile.

Materials And Methods: Digital videographic records of 241 randomly selected subjects were obtained for smile analysis. The subjects were divided into four groups by age (15-20 years, 21-30 years, 31-40 years, and 41-50 years).

Cephalometric evaluation of hyoid bone position and pharyngeal spaces following treatment with Twin block appliance.

Objective: To evaluate the position of hyoid bone in the subjects treated with Twin block appliance.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 40 Angle's Class II division 1 subjects treated with Twin block appliance. Lateral radiographs were taken before and after treatment.

Use of positioning stents in lingual carcinoma patients subjected to radiotherapy.

To evaluate the short-term efficacy of oral positioning stents in minimizing the adverse oral effects of external beam radiation therapy in patients suffering from lingual carcinoma, 48 subjects were selected for this study. Half of the patients (n = 24) were given positioning stents while the other half (n = 24) formed the control group. Subjects were evaluated for oral radiation toxicity effects using the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group's 045 head and neck cancer adverse events grading tool from the National Cancer Institute's Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events over a period of 60 days.

A pilot study to evaluate posttreatment cephalometric changes in subjects with OSA.

Statement Of Problem: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a life-threatening condition that is diagnosed and evaluated primarily by polysomnography (PSG). The procedure is time consuming, expensive, and inconvenient for the patient, and may not be universally available.

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate posttreatment results on lateral cephalograms in patients with OSA.