Fundamental Frequency in Excised Human Larynges after Anterior Glottic Web Formation of Various Extents.

Objective: To determine the effect of vocal fold anterior web formation on fundamental frequency with a cadaveric excised larynx model.

Study Design: Experimental study with excised human larynges.

Setting: Academic tertiary care hospital.

Individually customized implants for laryngoplasty--are they possible?

Objective: To standardize the design of individually fitted implants based on computed tomographic (CT) images for use in medialization laryngoplasty without intraoperative voice monitoring.

Study Design: Prospective tomographic and anatomical experimental study of 10 human cadaveric larynges.

Methods: CT scans of 10 excised human larynges were analyzed to define the shape and size of ideal implants for medialization laryngoplasty.

Health evaluation of gold miners living in a mercury-contaminated village in Serra Pelada, Pará, Brazil.

Serra Pelada is a village in the Amazon region of Brazil where most of the inhabitants are former gold miners. Of 235 individuals evaluated, 219 were males (93.19%), 16 were females (6.

Improvement of bruxism after T & A surgery.

Unlabelled: Bruxism or tooth grinding is an oral habit that frequently occurs during sleep. Some authors suggest it is associated to sleep apnea.

Objectives: The main goal of this study is compare the incidence of bruxism before and after adenotonsillectomy (T & A surgery) in children with sleep-disordered breathing.