Developments and applications of the OPTIMADE API for materials discovery, design, and data exchange.

The Open Databases Integration for Materials Design (OPTIMADE) application programming interface (API) empowers users with holistic access to a growing federation of databases, enhancing the accessibility and discoverability of materials and chemical data. Since the first release of the OPTIMADE specification (v1.0), the API has undergone significant development, leading to the v1.

[Suture techniques and materials used in oral surgery].

This article highlights the importance of proper suturing of mucosa, gingiva, and skin after surgical procedures and trauma. Several factors play a role in promoting good healing, including optimal tension on the sutured wound, adequate blood flow, and careful selection of suture materials. The selected suture material depends on various factors, such as type of tissue, location of the wound, and healing time.

Description of mitochondrial oxygen tension and its variability in healthy volunteers.

Objectives: Describing mitochondrial oxygenation (mitoPO2) and its within- and between-subject variability over time after 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) plaster application in healthy volunteers.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Measurements were performed in Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands.

[Wound healing of the oral mucosa: process, factors affecting healing and complications].

The oral mucosa is made up of an epithelium supported by the lamina propria and the submucosa. When the mucosa is damaged, wound healing is characterized by distinct, sequential phases. How does the healing process proceed? Both primary and secondary wound healing, encompasses haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodelling.

[Loss of an eye as a result of an odontogenic infection].

A 50-year-old woman presented at the outpatient clinic of the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery with a severe swelling around the left eye 1 week after removal of the second molar in the upper jaw. Despite administration of antibiotics 2 days after the removal of the molar because of periorbital swelling, the inflammation spread to the intraorbital space with eventual loss of the left eye. Timely recognition of the symptoms of (the onset of) an orbital infection after dental treatment and immediate referral to an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and/or ophthalmologist for adequate treatment can be vision-saving.