Volatile profiles of Murcott and Ponkan mandarins obtained by stir bar sorptive extraction technique and their contributions to the fruit aroma.

Citrus species have undergone immense diversification ever since their ancestral origin. Ponkan and Murcott are two mandarin varieties widely consumed in Brazil and their aroma producing active compounds have not yet been extensively investigated. The present study analyzed the volatile constituents of the Ponkan and Murcott varieties employing the stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) technique and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis for the first time.

Physico-chemical and biological characterization of synthetic and eggshell derived nanohydroxyapatite/carboxymethyl chitosan composites for pulp-dentin tissue engineering.

Hybrid nanohydroxyapatite/carboxymethyl chitosan (nHAp-CMC) scaffolds have garnered significant attention in the field of regenerative engineering. The current study comparatively analyzed the physicochemical and biological properties of synthetic nanohydroxyapatite (SnHA)- and eggshell-sourced nanohydroxyapatite (EnHA)- based CMC biocomposites for pulp-dentin regeneration. EnHA and CMC were synthesized through a chemical process, whereas SnHA was commercially obtained.

The management of osteoarthritis symptomatology through nanotechnology: a patent review.

Osteoarthritis is considered a degenerative joint disease that is characterised by inflammation, chronic pain, and functional limitation. The increasing development of nanotechnology in drug delivery systems has provided new ideas and methods for osteoarthritis therapy. This review aimed to evaluate patents that have developed innovations, therapeutic strategies, and alternatives using nanotechnology in osteoarthritis treatment.

Micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis of dentin remineralization using eggshell derived nanohydroxyapatite combined with phytosphingosine.

The aim of this study was to assess the remineralization efficacy of chicken eggshell-derived nano-hydroxyapatite (CEnHAp) combined with phytosphingosine (PHS) on artificially induced dentinal lesions. PHS was commercially procured whereas CEnHAp was synthesized using microwave-irradiation method and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high-resolution scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (HRSEM-EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A total of 75 pre-demineralized coronal dentin specimens were randomly treated with one of the following test agents (n = 15 each): artificial saliva (AS), casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), CEnHAp, PHS, and CEnHAp-PHS under pH cycling for 7, 14, and 28 days.

Influence of strontium containing fluorophosphate glass onto structural and mechanical behavior of MTA network.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of incorporation of strontium based fluoro phosphate glass (SrFPG) 48PO-29CaO-14NaO-3CaF-6SrO on physico chemical and biological properties of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA).

Methods: Optimized SrFPG glass powder were prepared using planetary ball mill and incorporated into MTA in varying proportion (1, 5, 10 wt%) to obtain SrMT1, SrMT5, SrMT10 bio-composite respectively. The bio-composites were characterized using XRD, FTIR and SEM-EDAX before and after soaking for 28 days in stimulated body fluid (SBF) solution.

Social media as an incubator of personality and behavioral psychopathology: Symptom and disorder authenticity or psychosomatic social contagion?

There has been an increasing recognition among both medical and psychological professionals, as well as the public media, of a concerning trend for child and adolescent users of audiovisual-based, algorithmic social media platforms (e.g., TikTok) to present with or claim functional psychiatric impairment that is inconsistent with or distinct from classic psychiatric nosology.

Characterization of nano-hydroxyapatite incorporated carboxymethyl chitosan composite on human dental pulp stem cells.

Aim: To compare the odontogenic differentiation potential of a composite scaffold (CSHA) comprising of nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) with Biodentine on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs).

Methodology: A CSHA scaffold was prepared through an ultrasonication route by adding nHAp and CMC (1:5 w/w) in water medium followed by freeze-drying. Physicochemical characterization was achieved using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Heart disease prediction using IoT based framework and improved deep learning approach: Medical application.

Heart disease is the biggest cause of death in the globe. The method of predicting cardiac disease is exceedingly complex. It can only be done properly if the doctor has a lot of expertise and is well-versed in the condition.

Real-world Early Outcomes and Retreatment Rates Following Water Vapour Ablative Therapy for Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Background: Rezūm water vapour ablation is an effective minimally invasive surgical therapy for the treatment of bladder outflow obstruction.

Objective: To present early outcomes and reoperation rates after Rezūm, including an analysis of retreatment rates to gain an insight into optimal patient selection and the durability of the procedure.

Design Setting And Participants: Data were prospectively collected for consecutive patients undergoing Rezūm for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia between March 2017 and January 2020 at two hospital sites.

Eggshell derived nano-hydroxyapatite incorporated carboxymethyl chitosan scaffold for dentine regeneration: A laboratory investigation.

Aim: To assess odontogenic differentiation abilities of porous biomineralizable composite scaffolds comprising eggshell derived nano-hydroxyapatite (HAnp) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC) on cultured human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs).

Methodology: Nano-hydroxyapatite was derived from eggshells using a simple combustion method and CMC was prepared from chitosan through a chemical route. Several compositions of HAnp-CMC (0:5, 5:0, 1:5, 2:5, 3:5, 4:5 and 1:1 w/w%) scaffolds were prepared by magnetic stirring and freeze-drying methods.

Chemical Characterization of Denture Base Resin with a Novel Cycloaliphatic Monomer.

Aim: The aim of this study is to identify and characterize newly formed copolymers by modifying methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer by substituting cycloaliphatic monomer using Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy.

Materials And Methods: Heat-cure polymethyl methacrylate (HC-PMMA) experimental specimens were made by dissolving tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate (TCDDMDA) at 10% and 20% concentrations in commercially available MMA monomer. Specimens made without TCDDMDA served as the control.

Interference RNA in immune-mediated oral diseases - minireview.

Immune-mediated oral disorders are characterised by their chronicity, and some are refractory to treatment. Interference RNA (iRNA) has been implicated in the underlying mechanism of such immune-mediate oral and refractory inflammatory oral diseases. iRNA-based understanding of the mechanism in these diseases may help to produce non-invasive diagnostic methodologies and treatment modalities of such drug non-responsive diseases.

Hemifacial hypertrophy: Exploring new avenues of treatment modalities.

Congenital hemihyperplasia is a rare developmental disorder characterized by unilateral overgrowth of one or more body parts resulting in marked asymmetry. We are reporting here, a case of true hemifacial hypertrophy in a young female adult highlighting the clinical features and possible treatment options.

Dietary Supplementation of Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Nanoparticles for Better Survival and Growth of the Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Post-larvae.

This study was performed to assess the growth-promoting potential of dietary magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) in Macrobrachium rosenbergii post-larvae (PL). MgO NPs were supplemented at 0, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mg kg with the basal diet (containing 0.95 g Mg kg); the concentrations of Mg in MgO NP-supplemented diets were increased correspondingly (1.

Medium-term Outcomes of Urolift (Minimum 12 Months Follow-up): Evidence From a Systematic Review.

The urolift device has emerged as a novel intervention for men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia, and in recent years there has been an increasing amount of primary research published on it. However, critical medium-term appraisal remains lacking. Our objective was to perform a systematic review and therefore identify, appraise, and synthesize the existing evidence for the minimally invasive technique.

Ocular Injuries Associated with Midface Fractures: A 5 Year Survey.

Aim: The aim of this study is retrospective analysis of ocular injuries after maxillofacial trauma reporting to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at V.S. Dental College and Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore.

Learning style-based teaching harvests a superior comprehension of respiratory physiology.

Students entering medical college generally show vast diversity in their school education. It becomes the responsibility of teachers to motivate students and meet the needs of all diversities. One such measure is teaching students in their own preferred learning style.

Comparison between stainless steel staples and silk sutures for primary closure of skin in patients undergoing neck dissection: A comparative clinical study.

Introduction: Comparison between stainless steel staples and silk sutures for primary closure of skin in patients undergoing neck dissection, in context of rapid application, approximation of the skin edges, economy and aesthetics of the resultant scar.

Aim: (1) To compare surgical stainless steel staples and silk sutures for primary wound closure, with respect to presence/absence of wound infection and dehiscence (2) To compare the resultant scar following the two different methods of the closure at 3(rd) month postoperatively with the help of visual analog scale and analyze the result statistically

Design: This study was designed to compare skin closure using staples and silk sutures in patients undergoing neck dissection, using both methods in one-half of the same wound; thus each wound affording its own control.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted on patients requiring collar line incision (high submandibular incision) with or without a cephalad extension of midline lower lip split incision for surgical access, who presented to the Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery.

Hereditary sensory and autosomal peripheral neuropathy-type IV: case series and review of literature.

Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) IV is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which is characterized by a decrease in the number of myelinated and non-myelinated nerve fibers of peripheral nerves which causes diminished or absent pain sensation leading to increase in self-mutilative habits. A retrospective study of eight cases ranging from age group of 4 to 17 years for oral and digital signs and symptoms is presented. All the patients showed congenital insensitivity to pain and anhidrosis.

Implant placement in the atrophic posterior maxilla with sinus elevation without bone grafting: a 2-year prospective study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in alveolar bone height after direct sinus elevation and simultaneous implant placement in the posterior edentulous maxilla.

Materials And Methods: A prospective clinical study was conducted of patients undergoing sinus elevation for implant placement in the posterior maxilla to replace missing teeth. Residual alveolar bone height was between 4 and 7.

Renal angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis--rare but potentially life-threatening lesions.

We discuss an 18-year-old girl, diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex and known to have renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) but having no regular urological follow-up, who presented with left-sided abdominal pain and haematuria on urine dipstick testing at the out-of-hours General Practitioner (GP) service. She was diagnosed as having urinary tract infection/pyelonephritis and discharged with simple analgesia and antibiotics. Subsequent imaging of her renal tract demonstrated multiple large AMLs with evidence of recent bleeding, which required arterial embolisation.

Bilateral adenomatoid odontogenic tumour of the maxilla in a 2-year-old female--the report of a rare case and review of the literature.

Multifocal odontogenic lesions are uncommon and have only been observed in conditions associated with known genetic mutations. To the best of our knowledge, only two cases of multifocal adenomatoid odontogenic tumours (AOT) have previously been reported in the literature. In this study, we report the first case of a bilateral, separate AOT in the maxilla in the midline in a 2-year-old female.