Factors Associated with Extraction following Root Canal Filling in Adults.

Essentially, root fillings are performed to preserve natural teeth. Over time, however, some root-filled teeth will inevitably be extracted. The aim of this historical prospective cohort study in the adult Swedish population was to identify factors associated with extractions within 5 y of registration of a root filling.

Demographic factors in Swedish adults undergoing root filling and subsequent extraction of a maxillary first molar: a comparative study.

Aim: To study the demographics of Swedish adults who had received a root filling, followed by extraction during the following 5-6 years in comparison with subjects who had undergone a corresponding root filling with an uneventful outcome.

Methodology: The root filled maxillary first molar was chosen as the comparison model. The Swedish Social Insurance Agency provided data on all teeth reported as root filled in Sweden during 2009.

Quantification aspects of constant pressure (ultra) high pressure liquid chromatography using mass-sensitive detectors with a nebulizing interface.

The present contribution investigates the quantitation aspects of mass-sensitive detectors with nebulizing interface (ESI-MSD, ELSD, CAD) in the constant pressure gradient elution mode. In this operation mode, the pressure is controlled and maintained at a set value and the liquid flow rate will vary according to the inverse mobile phase viscosity. As the pressure is continuously kept at the allowable maximum during the entire gradient run, the average liquid flow rate is higher compared to that in the conventional constant flow rate operation mode, thus shortening the analysis time.

Effects of fetal insulin infusion on glucose kinetics in pregnant sheep: a compartmental analysis.

A three-compartment model, consisting of fetus (F), uteroplacenta, and mother (M) was applied to quantitate the effects of fetal hyperinsulinemia on glucose kinetics in pregnant sheep late in gestation. The approach combines the Fick principle with isotope dilution of differentially labeled glucose isotopes, infused simultaneously to F [U-14C]- and M [2-3H]glucose. In the basal state, rates of umbilical glucose uptake (8.

The Effects of Physical Training on Blood Lipid Profiles in Adolescents With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.

In brief: Fourteen adolescents (eight females and six males) with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) participated in a 12-week exercise program consisting of three 45-minute sessions per week. Exercise consisted of calisthenic warm-up and stretching (ten minutes), aerobic movement to music (25 minutes at 80% V o2 max), and cool-down (ten minutes). The purpose was to determine whether and to what degree such training would bring about changes in blood lipid and lipoprotein profiles in such patients.

Effects of exercise training on insulin sensitivity in adolescents with type I diabetes.

We investigated the influence of a program of exercise training consisting of three weekly sessions, each 45 min long, for 12 wk, on indices of physical fitness, glycemic control, and insulin sensitivity in nine adolescents with type I diabetes; six age-matched adolescents with diabetes of equivalent duration served as nonexercised controls. All subjects were instructed not to change dialy insulin dose or caloric intake. In the exercised group, maximal oxygen uptake during graded cycle ergometry to volitional exhaustion increased by 9 +/- 2.

Fetal-perinatal catecholamine secretion: role in perinatal glucose homeostasis.

Secretion of catecholamines may play an important role in several of the adaptations that characterize the transition from intra- to extrauterine life including cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic events, specifically the initiation of endogenous glucose production following curtailment of the transplancental maternal supply of glucose. Maturation of neural and enzymatic pathways involved in catecholamine secretion occurs late in gestation; fetal hypoxia can produce a 20- and 125-fold increase in plasma epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE), respectively. Estimates of turnover (approximately 2,000 pg X kg-1 X min-1) and metabolic clearance rates (20-40 ml X kg-1 X min-1) indicate active secretion and metabolism of E from fetal sources with negligible transfer from the mother.

Prediction of adult height from height and bone age in childhood. A new system of equations (TW Mark II) based on a sample including very tall and very short children.

A new series of equations is presented for predicting the adult height of a child given present height and bone age. These equations (TW height prediction, Mark II) which replace the ones given in 1975 (TW height prediction, Mark I) are based on larger numbers of normal children, and more importantly on a sample that includes, for the first time, numbers of very tall, very short, and very growth-delayed children. In addition, equations are given for use when the increment of height or bone age, or both, over the previous year is known.