Assessment of Orthodontic Retention Protocols and their Effects on Treatment Stability.

Background: Orthodontic retention protocols are crucial for maintaining treatment stability post-orthodontic treatment. However, the optimal retention strategy remains debated.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of patient records from a tertiary orthodontic center over 5 years was conducted.

Evaluation of Impact Strength of Dental Acrylic Resins by Incorporation of TiO Nanoparticles Using Two Different Processing Techniques.

Aim: The present study aims to evaluate the impact strength of PMMA incorporated with TiO nanoparticles by two different processing techniques i.e. water bath and microwave processing techniques.

Prevalence of depressive disorders among head-and-neck cancer patients: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study.

Background: Head-and-neck cancers (HNCs) are associated with significant psychosocial challenges at all stages of illness, which influence the course and outcome of cancer. We aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive disorders among patients with HNC and its sociodemographic and clinical determinants.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in the department of oncology of a medical college hospital from South India.

Clinicopathology and treatment of a giant malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Phyllodes tumors (PTs) of the breast are extremely rare accounting for less than 1% of all breast tumors globally. Case records at the Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Registry show that only 0.003% of the reported breast cancer cases between 1995 and 2009 were PTs.

Pelvic exenteration case series: A single surgeon's experience at one institution in Trinidad and Tobago.

Introduction: Pelvic exenteration (PE) is an ultra-radical surgical procedure characterized by the en bloc resection of the pelvic organs.

Methods: In this case series, we report retrospectively on four patients who underwent PE in Trinidad and Tobago from 2012 to 2016. One male patient had rectal cancer while one each of three women had cervical, colon, or rectal cancer.