Applications of Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scans in Dental Medicine and Potential Medicolegal Issues.

A cone beam central tomography (CBCT) scan produces images in orthogonal and non-orthogonal with great spatial resolution. When a dental health care practitioner (DHP) orders a CBCT scan, they should consider if it is truly indicated, as CBCT scans carry up to four times the dosage of radiation compared to panoramic radiographs. Any diagnostic imaging obtained of a patient should include a formal interpretive report commenting on the findings within the imaging.

Evaluation of Faculty Mentoring Practices in Seven U.S. Dental Schools.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the faculty mentoring practices in seven dental schools in the U.S. A 34-item survey was administered electronically to dental faculty members of all ranks, tracks, and job categories in seven dental schools using faculty listservs.

Bifid Mandibular Canal: A Case Review and Retrospective Review of CBCTs.

Purpose: This case presentation and retrospective review of cone-beam computed tomograms is to evaluate prevalence, classification, and demographics of bifid mandibular canals (BMC) to inform practitioners on this variation and avoid untoward complications due to failure to diagnose.

Materials And Methods: Two thousand one hundred thirty scans were evaluated by 2 oral and maxillofacial radiologists. BMCs were noted and classified according to Naitoh.

Do attentional capacities and processing speed mediate the effect of age on executive functioning?

The executive processes are well known to decline with age, and similar data also exists for attentional capacities and processing speed. Therefore, we investigated whether these two last nonexecutive variables would mediate the effect of age on executive functions (inhibition, shifting, updating, and dual-task coordination). We administered a large battery of executive, attentional and processing speed tasks to 104 young and 71 older people, and we performed mediation analyses with variables showing a significant age effect.

[Camptocormia: From diagnosis to treatment].

Camptocormia or Bent Spine Syndrome (BSS) is a symptom, often unknown, affecting elderly patients. Camptocormia is a dynamic anteflexion of the trunk occurring during physical exercises or in standing position and reducible in decubitus. It is caused by an impairment of the extensor muscles of the spinal column, either idiopathic or secondary to a muscular or a neurological disease.