A comparative evaluation of amount of gingival displacement produced by four different gingival displacement agents - An study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the efficacy of ViscoStat clear, Vasozine, and Racegel (with and without cord) with respect to the amount of lateral gingival displacement produced by them.

Settings And Design: Comparative - study.

Material And Methods: Thirty consented volunteers were selected in the age group of 18-22 years.

Modern Outcomes Following Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Matched Cohort Study.

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a complication of the common genetic condition hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). It is unknown whether HH as an etiology of liver disease impacts the outcome. We compared the results of liver transplantation (LT), surgical resection and locoregional therapies in a matched cohort study and investigated whether HH as an etiology has an impact on survival.

A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation.

Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment, but is severely limited by the shortage in donor organs. However, many potential donor organs cannot be used; this is because sub-optimal livers do not tolerate conventional cold storage and there is no reliable way to assess organ viability preoperatively. Normothermic machine perfusion maintains the liver in a physiological state, avoids cooling and allows recovery and functional testing.

Clinical and prognostic associations of liver volume determined by computed tomography in acute liver failure.

Background: Liver volume (LV) can be non-invasively determined from the analysis of computed tomography (CT) images, and in patients with acute liver injury (ALI) or failure (ALF), it can reflect the balance of structural collapse with hepatic regeneration. We examined its relation to cause of liver injury, measures of liver function and histopathological findings, and utility in prediction of complications and mortality.

Methods: Two hundred and seventy-three patients with ALF/ALI admitted to a specialist intensive care unit were studied.

Comparative evaluation of the depth of curve of Spee between individuals with normal dentition and individuals with occlusal wear using conventional and digital software analysis techniques: An study.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the depth of curve of Spee in normal dentitions and dentitions with occlusal wear using conventional and digital software techniques.

Materials And Methods: A total of 70 healthy human subjects were selected for this study in an age group of 20-50 years. Group A includes the stone models (dental casts) of 35 individuals with healthy (nonattrited) dentition.