COMPARISON OF FAILURE RATE OF TEMPORARY ANCHORAGE DEVICES PLACED WITH PLATELET RICH PLASMA AND PLACEBO OVER SIX MONTHS: A SPLIT MOUTH RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.

Background: The aim of this in vitro research was to compare and evaluate the stability of TADs coated with PRP over 6 months. TAD stability is essential for the long-term success of orthodontic treatment. PRP has become a valuable adjunct to promote healing in many procedures of oral surgery.

Comparative bond failure rate of orthodontic brackets when bracket base is treated with micro-abrasive blasting . acid etching: eighteen month randomized control trial and scanning electron microscope study.

Background: The aim of this study was threefold. Firstly, it aimed to introduce and detail a novel method for chemically etching the bases of stainless-steel orthodontic brackets. Secondly, the study sought to investigate the structural alterations within the brackets' microstructure following chemical etching compared to those with sandblasted bases, using electron microscopy analysis.

Comparison of in vivo failure of precipitation-coated hydroxyapatite temporary anchorage devices with that of uncoated temporary anchorage devices over 18 months.

Introduction: The objective was to compare the stability of hydroxyapatite-coated (HA) temporary anchorage devices (TADs) with uncoated TADs.

Methods: Maxillary arches of 92 patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion requiring premolar extractions were randomly distributed to receive both types of Ti-6Al-4V alloy TADs by a single operator. TADs were replicas of each other except for the HA precipitation surface coating of the threaded part.

Using otolith and body shape to discriminate between stocks of European anchovy (Engraulidae: Engraulis encrasicolus) from the Aegean, Marmara and Black Seas.

European anchovy, a small pelagic fish, plays a significant role in the blue economy, with remarkable commercial, ecological and culinary values. In this study, the variability in the shapes of the body and sagitta otoliths was examined to identify the different anchovy stocks in the Black Sea (26.5°E-39.

Temperature, meal size and body size effects on the gastric evacuation of rainbow trout: modelling optimum and upper thermal limits.

This study examined the rate and course of gastric evacuation (GE) in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss in relation to meal size, body size and temperature. The GE experiments were performed on small (mean ± 95% C.I.

Sexual dimorphism in the otolith shape of shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa (L.), in the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Fish size-otolith size relationships.

Little is known about possible differences in sagitta otolith size and shape between sexes of the shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa, and relationships between their body and otolith size. Thus, this study aimed to fill this knowledge gap via examination of 414 sagittal otoliths from 108 male (total length 13.8-26.

Comparison of in-vivo failure of single-thread and dual-thread temporary anchorage devices over 18 months: A split-mouth randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the in-vivo failure rates of single-thread and dual-thread temporary anchorage device (TAD) designs over 18 months.

Methods: Thirty patients with skeletal Class II Division 1 malocclusion requiring anchorage from TADs for retraction of maxillary incisors into the extracted premolar space were recruited in this parallel group, split-mouth, randomized controlled trial. A block randomization sequence was generated with Random Allocation Software (version 2.

Satiation meal and the effects of meal and body sizes on gastric evacuation rate in brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis fed commercial pellets.

Gastric evacuation (GE) experiments were performed on brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis fed commercial food pellets. The experiments included small fish (36 g; 15 cm total length, LT ) fed meals of 0·2, 0·4 and 0·8 g and large fish (152 g; 23 cm) fed meals of 0·8, 2·0 and 4·0 g at temperatures ranging from 15·1 to 18·2° C. The stomach contents were thereafter sampled and weighed at 3 h intervals until the first empty stomach was observed.

Fronto-orbital mucocele and orbital involvement in occult obstructive frontal sinus disease.

Aims: To describe the clinical features of orbital involvement arising from occult obstructive frontal sinus disease and to highlight key features to aid diagnosis.

Methods: A retrospective review of the case notes of 15 patients who presented to three regional oculoplastics units over a 7-year period were reviewed. Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, relevant medical history, microbiology results, imaging, management and outcomes were assessed.

Are ethnicity, social grade, and social deprivation associated with severity of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy?

Purpose: Previous studies have extensively investigated the pathophysiology, genetics, and lifestyle risk factors of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). The aim of this study was to investigate the independent contribution of ethnic origin, social grade, and level of social deprivation to TAO severity in a large, multiethnic, and urban population.

Methods: Retrospective case note review of all TAO patients seen at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, United Kingdom over a 14-year period.

Patient information in Graves' disease and thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: readability assessment of online resources.

Background: The Internet is a vital source of information for patients hoping to learn more about their disease. Health literacy of the general population is known to be poor, with the U.S.

Custom made nickel titanium intrusion arch, fabrication and evaluation.

Unlabelled: Correction of deep bite by intrusion of incisors is an important and cumbersome target to achieve. This article describes an easy and rapid method of fabricating a custom made nickel titanium intrusion arch to achieve this objective.

Clinical Relevance: A custom made intrusion arch is more effective, comfortable, easily available and cost effective than a preformed one.

Postoperative infection rate after dacryocystorhinostomy without the use of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.

Purpose: To evaluate the postoperative infection rate after external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) without routine systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.

Methods: Retrospective review of case notes, including eye casualty attendances, of 77 patients undergoing 82 consecutive external DCR procedures between 22 December 2006 and 31st December 2009 performed by one of the authors (O. M.

Outcome of deep lateral wall rim-sparing orbital decompression in thyroid-associated orbitopathy: a new technique and results of a case series.

Purpose: To describe a new technique for deep lateral (single) wall orbital decompression surgery, developed by Mr. Geoffrey Rose, for proptosis in patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy and to analyse the results achieved in our series.

Methods: The study is an interventional, retrospective, non-comparative case series.

High rate of incomplete resection after primary excision of eyelid BCC: multi-staged resection rarely needs more than two procedures.

Purpose: Small, well-demarcated, biopsy-proven periocular basal cell carcinomas (BCC) are often excised in a single stage with immediate reconstruction when histology or location is considered low-risk. We investigated margin clearance in patients undergoing primary excision and immediate reconstruction (PER) versus multi-staged fast paraffin excision (MSE) and reviewed risk factors for incomplete excision.

Methods: Retrospective, interventional, comparative case series of periocular BCCs excised over a 3-year period (2006-2008).

Angiomatous meningioma of orbit mimicking as malignant neoplasm: a case report and literature review.

Angiomatous meningioma is a rare and distinct meningioma variant characterised with predominance of microvascularcomponent.There are few reported cases in literature with limited information on ophthalmic manifestations and radiological findings. There is no consistent feature reported so far of this neoplasm to aid in its diagnosis.

TIRAP Ser180Leu polymorphism is associated with Behcet's disease.

Objectives: The initiating cause of Behçet's disease (BD) is unknown, but an aberrant response to infection has been suggested. In this study, single nucleotide polymorphisms in Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and associated molecules that have a sentinel function at mucosal surfaces were analysed in patients with BD.

Methods: TLR expression was determined by immunohistochemistry in buccal mucosal tissue from patients with BD, in tissue from patients with lichen planus (LP) or pyogenic granuloma (PG) as disease controls, or from healthy individuals.

Peri-operative management of ophthalmic patients taking antithrombotic therapy.

Increasing number of patients presenting for ophthalmic surgery are using oral anti-coagulant and anti-platelet therapy. The current practice of discontinuing these drugs preoperatively because of a presumed increased risk of bleeding may not be evidence-based and could pose a significant risk to the patient's health. To provide an evidence-based review on the peri-operative management of ophthalmic patients who are taking anti-thrombotic therapy.

Fabrication and evaluation of Bis-GMA/TEGDMA resin with various amounts of silane-coated silica for orthodontic use.

The objective of this research was to fabricate a composite with an optimum filler level in a bisphenol-A-glycidyldimethacrylate (Bis-GMA) triethylene glycidal dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) resin for bonding of metallic orthodontic brackets to achieve the best handling characteristics with optimum bond strength and without compromising the mechanical properties of the adhesive. One-hundred and sixty extracted human premolars free of any detectable pathology or buccal surface alterations were collected and divided into four groups. In group 1 (control), the teeth were bonded with stainless steel brackets using Transbond XT.

Aspergillus infection of supramid orbital implant and hyperostosis of orbital bone: report of a unique case.

Purpose: The authors report the clinical findings in a patient who developed proptosis fourteen years after an orbital floor fracture repair with a Supramid orbital implant due to hyperostosis of the orbital floor and lateral orbital wall bone secondary to aspergillus infection.

Methods: Clinical, radiological, microbiological and histological findings and the management of this patient are presented.

Results: A 25-year-old male was referred with proptosis and lower lid retraction, fourteen years after a traumatic orbital floor fracture repair with a Supramid implant.

Complications of intracanalicular plugs: a case series.

Purpose: Intracanalicular plugs are commonly used in the management of dry eyes. The authors report 3 cases of complications associated with intracanalicular plugs.

Methods: Clinical findings and the management of these patients are presented.

Optic nerve sheath meningioma in a patient with choroidal malignant melanoma: a case report of a complex neurocristopathy.

Purpose: To describe the clinical findings in a patient who had developed choroidal melanoma and was incidentally found to have meningioma of the optic nerve in the same side.

Methods: Clinical and histopathological findings of the case are reviewed and presented.

Results: The patient had a choroidal melanoma of the left eye for which she had initially declined surgery and 2 years later when she underwent an examination, an optic nerve sheath meningioma was incidentally found histologic examination.