Posterior Cervical Glomus Tumor Mimicking Neurogenic Occipital Pain.

Glomus tumors, typically localized in digits, palms, and soles, rarely occur in the posterior cervical region. This case report describes a unique presentation of an epithelioid glomus tumor in a 49-year-old male with a history of progressive occipital headaches. A 49-year-old male, referred with a five-year history of worsening occipital headaches, presented a palpable lesion in the right suboccipital area.

Surgical Strategies for Tuberculous Spondylodiscitis With Severe Osteoporosis: A Case Illustrating the Challenges of Delayed Intervention.

Tuberculous spondylodiscitis (Pott's spine) is a complex extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) that poses significant medical challenges, characterized by vertebral destruction affecting approximately 2% of all TB cases. The management of this condition involves a multidisciplinary approach, with surgical intervention indicated for specific cases, including those with neurological complications, spinal instability, and kyphosis. We report a case of a 49-year-old female with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculous spondylodiscitis who had undergone eight months of tuberculostatic therapy.

Current landmarks for gingival thickness evaluation in maxillary anterior teeth: a systematic review.

Objectives: To identify and report the current landmarks used for measuring gingival thickness (GT) in healthy maxillary anterior teeth.

Material And Methods: The protocol of this Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020-compliant systematic review was registered in PROSPERO. A literature search was conducted to identify articles that met the eligibility criteria published up to 2022.

Systematic review of the effect of probiotics on experimental gingivitis in humans.

Probiotic therapy is a viable alternative to chlorhexidine, a widely used antiseptic in dentistry that produces significant adverse effects. This systematic review aimed to analyze the effects of probiotics on experimental gingivitis in humans. Two independent reviewers conducted a comprehensive literature search until March 2019.

The influence of abutment disconnections on peri-implant marginal bone: A systematic review.

Purpose: To assess the failure rate of dental implants and prosthetic restoration, complications and marginal bone loss (MBL) of implants restored with an immediate definitive abutment at the time of the implant placement, and implants that were evaluated according to a standard prosthetic protocol (SPP), which includes multiple abutment changes.

Materials And Methods: This systematic review followed the guidelines of the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). An electronic search with no date or language restriction was run in January 2018 in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, and complemented with a manual search.

Age-dependent effect between MARCO and TLR4 on PMMA particle phagocytosis by macrophages.

Progressive generation of total joint implant-derived wear particles is one of the major risk factors in development of peri-prosthetic osteolysis especially in the aging society. It is commonly accepted that macrophages predominantly drive the inflammatory response to wear debris particles. Among various surface receptors that activate the macrophages to phagocytize particles, it is believed that the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and the scavenger macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) play key roles in recognition of wear debris particles.

Fixed Rehabilitation of Edentulous Mandibles Using 2 to 4 Implants: A Systematic Review.

Objective: This systematic review evaluated survival rates, marginal bone loss (MBL), and complications of using 2 to 4 implants to support full-arch fixed prostheses in the mandible.

Materials And Methods: An electronic search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify relevant articles published until March 2015. Articles were critically reviewed to determine the level of quality.

Hypernociception and wound healing after application of cyanoacrylate ester as a tissue adhesive in rats.

Objective: The present study assessed and compared postoperative hypernociception and skin healing after cyanoacrylate and classic suture as well as analyzed morphologic features of the tissue repair.

Study Design: The intensity of hypernociception was measured with an electronic pressure-meter test. Rats were given an incised wound in the middle of the palms of the right and left paws.

Endemic hepatitis B and C virus infection in a Brazilian Eastern Amazon region.

Context: Hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection has been an important cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. However there are few investigations regarding the prevalence and possible risk factors for these diseases in Brazil, particularly in Amazon region, where there are some endemic focus.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the city of Buriticupu, MA, located in the Brazilian Eastern Amazon region, and try to explore the risk factors for these infections in that area.