Assessment of the mineralisation stages of third molars and validation of Mincer .'s age estimation method: A retrospective, cross-sectional study in Western India population.

Context: Age estimation is one of the prime requisites in forensic human identification cases and the criminal justice system. There are several age estimation methods using dental parameters. A method proposed by Mincer .

The association of fingerprint patterns with oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer: A dermatoglyphic study.

Background: Dermatoglyphics play an important role in the identification of a person as well as identifying a person with a genetic abnormality. Hence, the present study was conducted with an aim to explore the association between the fingerprint patterns and oral potentially malignant disorders, oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), individuals with habit and without lesion and the control group.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study comprising of 100 individuals divided into 5 groups with 20 individuals in each group based on their habit and the presence of oral lesions.

Incidence, determinants and outcomes of pregnancy-associated hepatitis B flares: A regional hospital-based cohort study.

Background & Aims: There is limited knowledge about hepatitis B virus (HBV) flare among pregnant women. We evaluated the incidence, determinants and outcomes of HBV flare in a multicultural cohort of pregnant HBV-infected women in the United States.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of pregnant hepatitis B surface antigen-positive women cared for at hospital-based clinics of 4 medical centres in Southeastern Pennsylvania from 2006 to 2015.

Risk of radiation pneumonitis in patients receiving taxane-based trimodality therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Purpose: There are limited data regarding clinical and treatment factors associated with radiation pneumonitis (RP) in patients receiving taxane-based trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of RP in patients undergoing trimodality therapy.

Methods And Materials: We retrospectively reviewed patients undergoing chemoradiation followed by esophagectomy between 2006 and 2011.