Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Solitary Functioning Kidneys: A Retrospective Cohort Study in an Asian Population.

Objective The aim of the study was to assess the safety of preserved renal function after standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in patients with a single functional kidney. The main parameters to focus on were serum creatinine levels and any associated complications. Materials and methods This retrospective cohort study was conducted in an Eastern population in a single center from 2016 through 2023 at The Kidney Centre Postgraduate Training Institute, Karachi, Pakistan.

Knowledge of healthcare workers to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in hospitals of Thi-Qar Governorate, Iraq.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is considered one of the nosocomial infections that can infect patients and healthcare workers (HCWs) and negatively affect the quality of care provided in the hospital. Evaluate the knowledge of HCWs regarding the prevention of MRSA infection in Thi-Qar Governorate. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted for 362 HCWs randomly selected from four hospitals and distributed as follows: 125 from Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital, 80 from Al-Hussein Teaching Hospital, 80 from Al-Haboubi Teaching Hospital and 77 from Souk Al-Shuyoukh General Hospital during the period from October 1 (2022) to May 1 (2023) and data was collected by using self-reported paper-based questionnaires.

Impact of maxillary teeth morphology on the failure rate of local anesthesia.

Objective: To investigate the effect of maxillary single and multiple rooted teeth on the success rate of buccal infiltration anesthesia.

Subjects And Methods: This clinical study was performed by dividing the participants into three groups. Group one included 30 patients with upper anterior teeth, group two 23 patients with upper premolars teeth and group three 39 patients with upper molars for extraction.

Factors Affecting the Choice of a Career in the Field of Surgery Among Medical Students of Karachi.

Introduction Medical students choose to pursue their careers based on multiple internal and external factors. These factors, in turn, not only affect their personal future but the overall status of the health care system of their country. A recent decline in the interest of medical students towards the surgical career is being observed and, therefore, the factors influencing their choice need to be evaluated.

Effect of immediate versus delayed loadings of dental implants on the oral health-related quality of life in Saudi population. Experimental clinical trial.

To assess the effects of immediate and delayed loadings of dental implants on the overall quality of life (QoL) of patients. Methods: The prospective analysis was conducted in the Department of Periodontology Clinics, Faculty of Dentistry Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted from November 2013 to August 2016 and was according to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration.

Comparison of onset anesthesia time and injection discomfort of 4% articaine and 2% mepivacaine during teeth extractions.

Objective: To investigate the speed of action and injection discomfort of 4% articaine and 2% mepivacaine for upper teeth extractions.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five patients were included in the articaine 4% group, and 45 in the mepivacaine 2% control group. After all injections, soft and hard tissue numbness was objectively gauged by dental probe at intervals of 15 s.

Self-reported frequency of temporomandibular disorders among undergraduate students at Taibah University.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders among undergraduate students. In addition, the severity of TMD was examined in terms of its relationship with gender, age and field of study.

Methods: A total of 439 undergraduate students of both genders (age range: 20-27 years) who were studying at various colleges at Taibah University were invited to participate in this study.

A randomized control trial comparing the visual and verbal communication methods for reducing fear and anxiety during tooth extraction.

Purpose: To evaluate the value of using the visual information for reducing the level of dental fear and anxiety in patients undergoing teeth extraction under LA.

Methods: A total of 64 patients were indiscriminately allotted to solitary of the study groups following reading the information sheet and signing the formal consent. If patient was in the control group, only verbal information and routine warnings were provided.

Role of enamel deminerlization and remineralization on microtensile bond strength of resin composite.

Objective: This study is aimed to establish the microtensile bond strength of enamel following exposure to an aerated drink at various time intervals with/without application of remineralization agent. In addition, degree of remineralization and demineralization of tooth enamel has been assessed using polarized light microscopy.

Materials And Methods: Seventy extracted human incisors split into two halves were immersed in aerated beverage (cola drink) for 5 min and stored in saliva until the time of microtensile bond testing.

Pain and anxiety management for pediatric dental procedures using various combinations of sedative drugs: A review.

For fearful and uncooperative children behavioral management techniques are used. In order to control the pain and anxiety in pedodontic patients, pharmacologic sedation, anesthesia and analgesia are commonly used. Midazolam is commonly used as an oral sedation agent in children; it has several features such as safety of use, quick onset and certain degree of amnesia that makes it a desirable sedation agent in children.

Role of intraseptal anesthesia for pain-free dental treatment.

Pain control during the dental procedure is essentials and challenging. A complete efficacious pulp anesthesia has not been attained yet. The regional anesthesia such as inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) only does not guarantee the effective anesthesia with patients suffering from irreversible pulpitis.

Distraction osteogenesis for correction of post ankylosis mandibular deformities.

Temporomandibular joint ankylosis, a debilitating disease mainly affecting children, is characterized by progressive restriction of mouth opening and maxilla-mandibular developmental deformities. Craniofacial distraction osteogenesis has been developed as a standard surgical strategy for rectification of craniofacial deformities. The purpose of this study was to assess mono-planar distraction devices for the correction of various mandibular asymmetries in patients with unilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis who developed restricted mouth opening and mandibular retrognathia.

Molecular and genetic aspects of odontogenic tumors: a review.

Odontogenic tumors contain a heterogeneous collection of lesions that are categorized from hamartomas to benign and malignant neoplasms of inconstant aggressiveness. Odontogenic tumors are usually extraordinary with assessed frequency of short of 0.5 cases/100,000 population for every year.

Effectiveness of gaseous and intravenous inductions on children's anxiety and distress during extraction of teeth under general anesthesia.

Context: Anxiety and distress regarding dental treatment is a major issue for dental patients and can be exaggerated in pediatric dental patients.

Aims: The aim was to investigate how different methods of induction for general anesthesia affect children's distress for dental procedures such as extraction of teeth.

Subjects And Methods: This was an observational clinical study conducted at Manchester University Dental Hospital.

Arterial mechanics in ischemic versus nonischemic cardiomyopathy: clinical and diagnostic impact.

Background: Differential diagnosis between ischemic (IDCM) and the nonischemic type (NIDCM) of cardiomyopathy constitutes a challenge in the daily medical practice. Carotid and aortic elastic properties deteriorate in patients with coronary artery disease. However, their predictive role in differentiating IDCM from NIDCM has not been addressed so far.