Bimaxillary fixed implant-supported zirconium oxide prosthesis therapy of an adolescent patient with non-syndromic oligodontia and two WNT10 variants: a case report.

Introduction And Importance: Oligodontia is a rare genetic condition characterized by more than six congenitally missing teeth, either as an isolated non-syndromic condition or in association with other genetic syndromes. The impact of variants on dental development increases with the presence of the c.321C>A variant and the number of missing teeth.

Effects of elevated pCO2 and feeding on net calcification and energy budget of the Mediterranean cold-water coral Madrepora oculata.

Ocean acidification is a major threat to calcifying marine organisms such as deep-sea cold-water corals (CWCs), but related knowledge is scarce. The aragonite saturation threshold (Ω) for calcification, respiration and organic matter fluxes were investigated experimentally in the Mediterranean Madrepora oculata Over 10 weeks, colonies were maintained under two feeding regimes (uptake of 36.75 and 7.

End of the century pCO₂ levels do not impact calcification in Mediterranean cold-water corals.

Ocean acidification caused by anthropogenic uptake of CO₂ is perceived to be a major threat to calcifying organisms. Cold-water corals were thought to be strongly affected by a decrease in ocean pH due to their abundance in deep and cold waters which, in contrast to tropical coral reef waters, will soon become corrosive to calcium carbonate. Calcification rates of two Mediterranean cold-water coral species, Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata, were measured under variable partial pressure of CO₂ (pCO₂) that ranged between 380 µatm for present-day conditions and 930 µatm for the end of the century.

Extended drotrecogin alfa (activated) treatment in patients with prolonged septic shock.

Objective: To determine the efficacy and safety of extended drotrecogin alfa (activated) (DAA) therapy.

Design: Multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Setting: Sixty-four intensive care units in nine countries.

Morphogenesis of the branching reef coral Madracis mirabilis.

Understanding external deciding factors in growth and morphology of reef corals is essential to elucidate the role of corals in marine ecosystems, and to explain their susceptibility to pollution and global climate change. Here, we extend on a previously presented model for simulating the growth and form of a branching coral and we compare the simulated morphologies to three-dimensional (3D) images of the coral species Madracis mirabilis. Simulation experiments and isotope analyses of M.

Potential impact of pediatric MR urography on the imaging algorithm in patients with a functional single kidney.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of MR urography in the assessment of children with a suspected "functional single kidney."

Subjects And Methods: Sixty patients (age range, 2.7 weeks to 15.

Magnetic resonance urography: a new gold standard for the evaluation of solitary kidneys and renal buds?

Purpose: We evaluated the diagnostic potential of magnetic resonance urography (MRU) in pediatric patients with a solitary kidney and/or dysplastic orthotopic or ectopic renal buds. We present our evolving experience with this imaging procedure.

Materials And Methods: A total of 30 patients with a mean age of 43.