Publications by authors named "R Billing"

Immediate implants have been gaining popularity in recent times. There are many adjuvant techniques that are followed before implant placement, which have recently shown hopeful results. For this reason, the current comparative study analyzes the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and photofunctionalization (PF) at a tertiary care dental hospital.

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Background: Intraoperative arterial hypotension (IOH) is a common side effect of general anesthesia (GA), associated with poor outcomes in ischemic stroke. While IOH is more prevalent with hypertension, it is unknown whether IOH may differ when GA is induced during ischemic stroke, versus other clinical settings. This is important given that many stroke patients receive GA for endovascular thrombectomy.

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Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12619001274167p.

Rationale: Cerebral blood flow is blood pressure-dependent when cerebral autoregulation is impaired. Cerebral ischemia and anesthetic drugs impair cerebral autoregulation.

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Successful rehabilitation of a patient should restore function, esthetic, and speech by prosthesis. Treatment modalities vary from patient to patient. Semi-precision attachments and implants offer several advantages over the traditional approach.

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Background: Distributed medical education (DME) programmes, in which training occurs in underserviced areas, have been established as a strategy to increase recruitment and retention of new physicians following graduation to these areas. Little is known about what makes physicians remain in the area in which they train.

Objectives: To explore the factors that contributed to family physician's decisions to practice in an underserviced area following graduation from a DME programme.

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