Autologous Pericranium Graft for Necrotizing Scleritis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical outcome of scleral staphyloma secondary to necrotizing scleritis treated with autologous pericranial grafting.

Case Report: A 63-year-old woman with necrotizing scleritis and choroidal protrusion underwent homologous scleral grafting, which failed. The patient's medical management was optimized for control of her systemic inflammation, and she underwent a second surgery consisting of autologous pericranium grafted to the parietal region.

An evaluation of endodontic sealers and an antibiotic to assess their antimicrobial effect against .

Objective: This study aimed to compare the antimicrobial effect of three endodontic sealers (AH Plus, Mineral trioxide aggregate [MTA] Fillapex, and BioRoot RCS) with and without amoxicillin against .

Methodology: Amoxicillin, equivalent to 10% of the sealers' total weight, was mixed with the sealers. Another batch was prepared without amoxicillin.

Prediction of Positive Patient Health Questionnaire-2 Screening Using Area Deprivation Index in Primary Care.

Depression is recognized as a significant public health issue in the United States. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 21.0 million adults aged 18 or older had major depressive disorder in 2020, including 14.

ESASO classification relevance in the diagnosis and evolution in diabetic macular edema patients after dexamethasone implant treatment.

Purpose: To assess the clinical relevance of The European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) classification in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) after their first dexamethasone implant (DEXI) treatment.

Methods: Retrospective real-world study conducted on consecutive DME patients who underwent DEXI treatment and were controlled at month-2. Subjects were initially classified according to the ESASO classification stages.

Antimicrobial effectiveness of root canal sealers against .

We evaluated four root canal sealers to determine their antimicrobial effectiveness against . The direct contact test was used to measure the effectiveness of the study materials and close contact between bacteria on the kinetics of bacterial growth. The agar diffusion test (ADT) was also performed for comparison.