Prevalence of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease, Access to Dental Services and Perception of Oral Health in Adolescents and Adults from a Rural Community in Angola.

Purpose: To investigate the epidemiological profile of dental caries and periodontal disease, access to dental services, and perception of oral health in adolescents and adults from a rural community in Angola.

Materials And Methods: This is an observational, analytical and cross-sectional study, performed with 575 individuals aged between 12 and 40 years. The prevalence of caries and periodontal disease was assessed using the DMFT index and the Community Periodontal Index.

Case 335.

An 84-year-old female patient presented for routine CT angiography (CTA) of the arteries of the neck following right carotid endarterectomy for 75% stenosis, which had been performed without incident 2 months prior. The patient had also been diagnosed with 72% stenosis of the left carotid artery, although it was asymptomatic and thus endarterectomy was not required. The medical history included arterial hypertension and an incomplete left bundle branch block.

Enterolith Migration From a Jejunal Diverticulum Resulting in Jejunal Perforation.

Proximal jejunal enteroliths, a rare form of small bowel pathology, involve calculi formation within the proximal ileum, leading to complications such as bowel obstruction and perforation. Due to their rarity and nonspecific presentation, enteroliths pose diagnostic and management challenges for clinicians. A 73-year-old male with a history of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth was admitted with acute abdominal pain, small bowel obstruction, and hypovolemic haemorrhagic shock.

The use of virtual reality and augmented reality in ultrasound education, a narrative review of the literature.

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) and augmented reality (AR) are emerging technologies with significant potential in ultrasound education. IVR, utilizing head-mounted devices (HMDs), and AR, enhancing real-world views with digital overlays, have demonstrated their value in various educational and training scenarios. This narrative review examines the use of IVR and AR in ultrasound education, evaluating their effectiveness compared to traditional methods.

Oral health in home care: Perspectives and experiences of dentists in a Brazilian region.

Introduction: Home care provided by dentists is crucial for ensuring adequate oral care. However, oral health professionals face challenges in delivering treatment at patients' residences due to a lack of resources. Our objective was to explore dentists' perspectives and experiences of dental home care and potential challenges for its implementation.

Subarachnoid Intra-cranial Lipiodol Deposits.

Lipiodol, an oil-based contrast medium first introduced in 1944, was commonly used for various radiological exams until the 1980s, when it was replaced by water-soluble contrast media due to complications such as arachnoiditis and chronic irritations. Due to its slow resorption rate, asymptomatic lipiodol deposits can occasionally be found incidentally. This case report describes a 93-year-old man who presented to the emergency department after a fall.

Idiopathic parietal bone thinning mimicking a bone lesion.

Unlabelled: Idiopathic focal unilateral skull thinning is a rare finding. An explanation, such as trauma or disease, can often be found. However, in some cases, no explanation is forthcoming, and thus, we must look further into their history for a possible cause.

Should the Radiologist Always Request a Blood Test Before an Emergency CT Scan in Children.

Renal failure is relatively common in children presenting to the emergency department, suggesting that the assumption of normal renal function is not always valid. Although some computed tomography (CT) scans necessitate the use of intravenous contrast, one should probably consider whether a blood test is necessary to assess the patient's renal function and possibly consider other imaging modalities before proceeding. With no pediatric-specific guidelines and no validated pediatric prevention strategies, further research is needed to establish clear recommendations for contrast-enhanced exams in stable and unstable pediatric patients with unknown renal function.

Use of virtual reality in children in a broad range of medical settings: a systematic narrative review of recent meta-analyses.

Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging method that can be used in many scenarios involving children. VR has been increasingly studied as it has become cheaper, more widely available, and of better quality. In this review of current meta-analyses on the use of VR in children in the medical setting, we examined its role in 5 broad settings where it is used to alleviate pain and anxiety as well as in therapeutic scenarios.

Conventional Radiography Assessment of the Pediatric Knee: Pearls and Pitfalls.

Knee pain is one of the most common indications for radiography in the evaluation of musculoskeletal disorders in children and adolescents. According to international guidelines, knee radiographs should be obtained when there is the suspicion of an effusion, limited motion, pain to palpation, inability to bear weight, mechanical symptoms (such as "locking"), and persistent knee pain after therapy. When indicated, radiographs can provide crucial information for the clinical decision-making process.

Comparison of the accuracy of bracket axial positioning with and without radiographic support and according to practitioner experience: A three-dimensional study.

Introduction: Accurate bracket positioning remains challenging. To avoid angulation errors, some recommend examining the panoramic radiograph during bonding. However, it can cause distortions.

Fibromatosis Colli: A Thorough Description of Its MRI Characteristics and a Review of the Literature.

Introduction: Fibromatosis colli (FC) is a rare pseudotumor of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with an incidence of 0.4%, generally diagnosed using ultrasound between 2 and 4 weeks of age. This is an important entity considering the clinical concerns it causes due to its appearance as a cervical mass with torticollis.

The use of shear-wave elastography for the assessment of muscle spasticity in patients with cerebral palsy, a systematic review.

We explore the use of shear wave elastography (SWE) for assessing muscle stiffness and treatment response in cerebral palsy (CP) children by way of a systematic review. SWE offers real-time muscle stiffness measurements, showing significant differences between CP patients and controls. Studies suggest that SWE can be used to follow muscle stiffness post-botulinum toxin treatment, correlating with clinical improvement.

Effectiveness of standard treatments in non-small-cell lung cancer with METexon14 skipping mutation: a real-world study.

To assess real-world clinical outcomes with standard therapies for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) with METexon14 skipping mutation (METex14). In an oncologists-led retrospective review of medical records, data were abstracted and analyzed for patients initiating first-line (1L) systemic therapy after 1 January 2017. In total 287 aNSCLC patients with METex14, the real-world best overall response rate was 73.

Thoracic Vertebra Chance Fracture Resulting from Mechanical CPR.

Chest compressions, used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), cause rib and sternum fractures in around 79% and 54% of patients, respectively. Spinal fractures resulting from CPR are far rarer. We present the case of a 70-year-old man who underwent mechanical CPR after choking whilst eating.

The sternoclavicular ganglion cyst, a rare pediatric diagnosis.

We briefly describe the case of a 4-year-old girl, referred for imaging of a small, firm, round, skin-colored, subcutaneous nodule that suddenly appeared at her right sternoclavicular junction. A plain radiograph was non-contributory, but ultrasonography revealed a small cystic structure, leading to the diagnosis of a sternoclavicular ganglion cyst. Sternoclavicular ganglion cysts are a rare diagnosis, with only seven reported pediatric cases.

van Neck-Odelberg disease: a common but poorly known and often misdiagnosed condition.

van Neck-Odelberg disease, a condition involving the ischiopubic synchondrosis in children, is a commonly encountered but poorly known ailment, which is now considered a normal variant. Symptoms can include pain, discomfort, and fever, leading to van Neck-Odelberg disease often being discovered in the context of patients presenting with non-specific clinical manifestations. In this essay, we describe what is currently known about van Neck-Odelberg disease and illustrate the condition using images acquired from multiple patients, with some using multiple imaging techniques from the same patients.

Does ethnicity influence bone health index in children? A pilot study.

Background: Several pathological conditions can lead to variations in bone mineral content during growth. When assessing bone age, bone mineral content can be estimated without supplementary cost and irradiation. Manual assessment of bone quality using the Exton-Smith index (ESI) and automated assessment of the bone health index (BHI) provided by the BoneXpert® software are available but still not validated in different ethnic groups.