Publications by authors named "G B Wexler"

One in five people will likely suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD) during their life. Thirty percent of those with MDD will experience Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), which is characterized by a failure to respond to two adequately administered trials of antidepressants. Esketamine is a rapidly acting intranasal antidepressant.

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Missing lateral incisors are usually discovered by age 9 when general orthodontic treatment needs are becoming apparent. Whether to close, open or maintain a space for a missing lateral incisor is an orthodontic decision that needs to fit within a total plan of dental management. Factors to consider include:- Skeletal base relationship, severity of crowding, overjet, overbite, position into which the canine erupts, crown sizes, crown shapes, crown colours, gingival contours, gingival display on smiling, patient and parent attitude toward options, availability of appropriate prosthetic services, time delay before effecting "final" prosthetic treatment, space and bone required for implant fixtures and financial and biological costs.

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The purpose of this research is to investigate the distinctions relating to Presenting Symptoms and Treatment Outcomes between patients suffering temporomandibular disorder (TMD) as a result of traumatic versus nontraumatic etiology. A geographically diverse cohort of 1,842 patients diagnosed with TMD was investigated with special emphasis placed on the following criteria: 1. The distribution of demographic and symptom characteristics of patients with trauma as an immediate precipitating factor versus those with other nontraumatic etiologies; 2.

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