Relationship between prostate-specific antigen, alkaline phosphatase levels, and time-to-tumor shrinkage: understanding the progression of prostate cancer in a longitudinal study.

Background: This study delves into the complex interplay among prostate-specific antigen, alkaline phosphatase, and the temporal dynamics of tumor shrinkage in prostate cancer. By investigating the longitudinal trajectories and time-to-prostate cancer tumor shrinkage, we aim to untangle the intricate patterns of these biomarkers. This understanding is pivotal for gaining profound insights into the multifaceted aspects of prostate cancer progression.

Evaluation of Different Techniques of Working Length Determination in Comparison with CBCT.

Aim: To estimate the working length of teeth using conventional tactile technique, radiovisiography technique, Apex locator, and confirmation of working length by cone beam computed tomography technique.

Materials And Methods: Forty patients with the age group between 20 and 50 years with irreversible pulpitis were included in this study. After taking a preoperative radiograph, the procedure was started.

Emotional regulation strategies (ER) used by trainees to overcome negative emotions.

Objective: To identify the use of different emotion regulation strategies by medical trainees, and to determine the frequency and the predominant pattern of emotional response in emotion-triggering situations.

Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at 2 public and 1 private medical college in Lahore, Pakistan, from March to September 2019, and comprised postgraduate medical trainees of either gender from all clinical disciplines from years 1-4. Data was collected using a questionnaire based on the Gross theory of emotional regulation and the Situational model of emotion.

A Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Various Obturating Techniques for the Presence of Voids.

Aim: Evaluation of the efficacy of different obturating techniques and assessment of the presence of voids in different regions of the canal.

Materials And Methods: Sixty permanent single-rooted teeth with complete, mature root apices without any anatomic variation having straight patent root canals were included in the present study. Access cavity preparation followed by biomechanical preparation was done.

Effects of informal learner handover in clinical dental education.

Background: It is currently under discussion whether Learner Handovers (LH) are beneficial, disadvantageous, or useful in Health Professions Education. Research has not been conducted to determine the extent of existing informal learner handover (ILH) through faculty discussions. In addition to providing stakeholders with added context, examining the nature of ILH may also provide insight into the bias associated with Learner Handover.

Enriching operating room based student learning experience: exploration of factors and development of curricular guidelines.

Background: Operating Room (OR) is a high-pressure setting where multiple complex surgical, educational, and administrative facets interplay. Contrary to resident training, the dynamics of undergraduate medical students' learning process is highly demanding, opportunistic, unstandardized, and suboptimal owing to many reasons. Upon reviewing the existing published literature regarding the medical students' experience in the OR setting, it was clear that this field is still to date, unstructured, and ambiguous, with many grey areas that need to be worked on.

Exploiting the power of Gamification in Journal club.

Objective: To compare the effect of individual versus team competition gamification on trainees' engagement in journal club.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan, from December, 2019 to May, 2020, and comprised all plastic surgery residents in training years 3-5 who had attended non-gamified journal club sessions. They were divided into two groups.

Root Resorption of Endodontically Treated Teeth Following Orthodontic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Root resorption is an unwanted phenomenon occurring in a substantial population proportion these days. Hence, the current study was conducted to evaluate root resorption in endodontically treated teeth following fixed orthodontic treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 patients were enrolled.

Facemask Therapy in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.

Background: Midfacial hypoplasia is a common feature in patients with combined cleft lip and palate. The current study was done to assess the effect of facemask (FM) therapy in patients with unilateral cleft palate.

Materials And Methods: A total of 16 patients with unilateral complete cleft lip and palate were treated with maxillary transversal discrepancy with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) followed by FM therapy.

Know thyself: Development and validation of self-awareness of teaching skills (SATS) measuring instrument for medical teachers.

Background: Self-awareness is measured previously in the higher education however not specifically in relation to 'effectiveness of teaching' thus leaving a gap in the literature.

Aim: To develop and validate an instrument for medical teachers to measure the self-awareness of their teaching.

Methods: This was an instrument development multiphase mixed-method study design, based on Brookfield's four lenses theory.

Prevalence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing : first systematic meta-analysis report from Pakistan.

Background: South-Asia is known as a hub for multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Unfortunately, proper surveillance and documentation of MDR pathogens is lacking in Pakistan. The alarming increase in the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing is a serious problem.