Evaluation of horizontal condylar angle in malocclusions with mandibular lateral displacement using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objectives: To evaluate the horizontal condylar angle (HCA) in mandibular lateral displacement (MLD).

Materials And Methods: HCA in MLD malocclusions were examined using cone-beam computed tomography data in subjects with MLD and control subjects.

Results: HCA in joints of control patients and contralateral side joints of MLD patients were not significantly different.

Three-dimensional morphological characterization of malocclusions with mandibular lateral displacement using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphologic characteristics of MLD malocclusions using 3D imaging.

Materials And Methods: MLD characteristics were examined using CBCT data in 40 subjects. A 3D Cephalometric analysis was developed to describe the spatial position of the mandible and temporal bones.

Relationship of maxillary 3-dimensional posterior occlusal plane to mandibular spatial position and morphology.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the 3-dimensional (3D) posterior occlusal plane (POP) and the mandibular 3D spatial position. The relationship of the POP to mandibular morphology was also investigated.

Methods: Retrospective data from a convenience sample of pretreatment diagnostic cone-beam computed tomography scans were rendered using InVivo software (Anatomage, San Jose, Calif).

Non-infectious endophthalmitis associated with trypan blue use in cataract surgery.

Background: The visualization of the anterior lens capsule is greatly enhanced by trypan blue staining facilitating the creation of a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis. Trypan blue has been deemed safe in this setting.

Methods: We report the findings and management of a retrospective interventional case series comprising three eyes that developed non-infectious endophthalmitis following routine trypan blue staining of the anterior lens capsule with the same batch of Vission (0.

Cultural competence among physicians treating Mexican Americans who have diabetes: a structural model.

Latinos, who constitute the fastest growing ethnically distinct US group, experience disproportionately high rates of type 2 diabetes. At the same time, linguistic and economic barriers, differing cultural expectations between patients and physicians, provider reactions based on stereotypes, and managed healthcare shortfalls limit diabetes care. Such trends highlight physicians' need to consider culture in the delivery of effective services.

Psychological testing on the Internet: new problems, old issues.

The Internet has significantly changed the way people conduct business, communicate, and live. In this article, the authors' focus is on how the Internet influences the practice of psychology as it relates to testing and assessment. The report includes 5 broad sections: background and context, new problems yet old issues, issues for special populations, ethical and professional issues, and recommendations for the future.

MMPI-2 performance of Mexican male university students and prison inmates.

In this study, we compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) performance of male university students and incarcerated criminal offenders in Mexico. Our aim was to determine whether the MMPI-2 can effectively differentiate between these two distinct groups on scales that are reflective of antisocial behaviors. Our expectations were highly confirmed across the three sets of scales that we considered: the validity and clinical, content, and supplementary scales.