Publications by authors named "C L Patru"
Background: Orthodontic therapy is a complex process involving a series of specialists in the dental field: the oral-maxillo-facial surgeon, the periodontologist, sometimes even the prosthetist, implantologist, or general practitioners. The injuries of the oral mucosa induced by orthodontic therapy include gingival overgrowths, traumatic lesions of the oral mucosa, different degrees of periodontal damage manifested by gingival retraction, alveolar bone resorption.
Methods: From a total of 327 subjects who came to the Dental Clinic in Craiova 74 subjects were selected, who presented with gingival overgrowth associated with fixed orthodontic therapy.
Background: Increased uteroplacental resistance is associated with high uterine artery pulsatility and resistance indices and early diastolic notching. Evolution toward reversed diastolic uterine flow in the third trimester was scarcely reported previously. The feature was related to severe complications for both mother and fetus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth crises across the globe bring dramatic changes to the lives of individuals and organizations. These crises have some psychological effects on society. The COVID-19 pandemic also caused some serious problems for individual and organizational life.
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- - The study aimed to assess how effective first-trimester ultrasound features are in identifying central nervous system (CNS) anomalies in fetuses by analyzing various brain structures and potential abnormalities.
- - Out of 1,943 single pregnancies examined, 17 significant cases of CNS abnormalities were discovered, including serious conditions like spina bifida and hydrocephaly, with an overall detection rate of 72.7% in the first trimester.
- - The results indicate that a thorough CNS evaluation during the first trimester is both feasible and effective, allowing for early detection of major brain abnormalities in most cases.