Influence of BMI percentile on craniofacial morphology and development in adolescents,Part II: elevated BMI is associated with larger final facial dimensions.

Background: Prevalence of adolescent obesity has markedly increased from 5.2% in 1974 to 19.7% in 2021.

The Inhibition of Radial and Axial Micromovement of Bone Scaffold with Gelfoam and Titanium Mesh Fixation and Its Effects on Osteointegration.

A major drawback of nanocomposite scaffolds in bone tissue engineering is dimensional shrinkage after the fabrication process. Shrinkage yields gaps between the scaffold and host bone in the defect site and eventually causes failure in osteointegration by micromovement. The present study was conducted using titanium (Ti) mesh and Gelfoam to prevent radial and axial micromovement, respectively.