Assessment of the anterior and caudal extent of inferior alveolar nerve canal, location of inferior alveolar canal and mental foramen, and the depth of submandibular fossa using computed tomography.

Background: A well-versed knowledge of the precise location of various anatomical landmarks is necessary to avoid complications during surgery. The study was conducted for the assessment of the anterior and caudal extent of the inferior alveolar nerve canal, location of inferior alveolar canal and mental foramen, and the depth of the submandibular fossa using computed tomography (CT).

Materials And Methods: One hundred CT scans were randomly selected for this study accounting for 200 hemimandibles.

Skeletal and Soft-Tissue Stability Following Advancement Genioplasty: A Comparative Analysis between Wire and Miniplate Osteosynthesis.

Background: Genioplasty has nowadays become a routine procedure in the correction of dentofacial deformities. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the osseous and soft-tissue stability after advancement genioplasties, stabilized using wire and plate osteosynthesis.

Methodology: The study was conducted on ten patients who underwent advanced genioplasty.

Cryotherapy for Treatment of Mouth Mucocele.

A mucocele is a common salivary gland disorder that most commonly affects young adults. A 35-year-old female patient reported to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with the chief complaint of swelling on the left side of floor of mouth. The aim of this case report is to present the management of mucocele present in floor of the mouth in a young female patient using liquid nitrogen cryosurgery.

A rare occurrence of basal cell adenoma of palate: A case report with comprehensive immunohistochemical analysis.

Basal cell adenoma (BCA) of the salivary glands is an uncommon type of monomorphic adenoma which constitutes 1% of all salivary gland tumors. It most commonly involves parotid gland, while it rarely occurs in minor salivary glands. Upper lip, buccal mucosa, and lower lip are the common intraoral sites; whereas, palate being the rarest one.

Incidence, short-term outcome, and spatial distribution of stroke patients in Ludhiana, India.

Objective: To estimate the incidence, short-term outcome, and spatial distribution of stroke patients and to evaluate the completeness of case ascertainment in Ludhiana.

Methods: This population-based prospective cohort study was conducted in Ludhiana, Punjab, Northwest India. All first-ever stroke patients (≥18 years) were included between March 2010 and March 2013 using WHO Stepwise Approach Surveillance methodology from the city.

A comparative review of treatment of 80 mandibular angle fracture fixation with miniplates using three different techniques.

Standard treatment of mandibular angle fracture with miniplates according to recommendations of Champy et al. (1976) consists of fixation with one miniplate at superior border of mandible ventral to external oblique line. In certain constellations, second miniplate at lower border may provide additional stability.

Mandibular adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: A report of an unusual case.

Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a slow-growing, benign tumor that appears in the anterior portion of the jaws and more frequently, the anterior maxilla usually in association with the crowns of unerupted teeth. Most of the tumors are diagnosed in second decade of life. A rare case report of AOT associated with an impacted right mandibular first premolar in a 24-year-old female is reported.

Use of an active-fixation coronary sinus lead to implant a biventricular pacemaker via the femoral vein.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy, which involves the placement of a pacing lead in the right atrium and in each ventricle, is effective in treating heart failure that is caused by left bundle branch block and cardiomyopathy. The left ventricular lead is usually placed into a lateral branch of the coronary sinus via the subclavian route. When the subclavian route is unavailable, insertion of a standard, passive-fixation coronary sinus lead via the femoral approach is feasible; however, the likelihood of subsequent dislodgment is high.

Alterations in ion channel physiology in diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic illnesses worldwide. This article focuses on a subgroup of diabetic patients with a specific cardiac complication of this disease--diabetic cardiomyopathy. This article initially gives some general background on diabetic cardiomyopathy and ion channels.

Implant of a biventricular pacemaker in a patient with dextrocardia and persistent left superior vena cava.

Congenital anomalies of the heart can pose challenges to cardiac invasive procedures. Here, we present the case of a 40-year-old man with the combination of dextrocardia, a persistent left superior vena cava, and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. We describe the successful implantation of a biventricular pacemaker-defibrillator under this complex anatomic condition.

Left ventricular lead stabilization utilizing a coronary stent.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy has been recently demonstrated to have a mortality and morbidity benefit in heart failure (HF) patients with cardiac dyssynchrony. Currently, the most widely used method of left ventricular (LV) lead placement involves transvenous placement of leads via the coronary sinus (CS) and into a tributary branch. Lead dislodgement is a common cause for reoperation, and continues to be a common problem despite advances in equipment and operator techniques.

Continuous recording of pulmonary artery diastolic pressure and cardiac output using a novel ultrasound transducer.

Background: The feasibility of hands-free transthoracic continuous determination of pulmonary artery (PA) diastolic pressure (PAD) and cardiac output (CO) by Doppler ultrasound has not been previously demonstrated. We developed a 2.5-MHz spherical transducer mounted in an external housing to permit steering in 360 degrees (Contison).