Risk stratifying individuals with zero, minimal, and mild coronary artery calcium for cardiovascular disease by determining coronary plaque burden.

Background And Aims: Use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) continues to expand, and several different categories of risk have been developed. Some categorize CAC as <10, 11-100 and ​> ​100, while others use CAC ​= ​0,1-10, 11-100 and ​> ​100 as categories. We sought to evaluate the plaque burden in patients with CAC 0, 1-10 and 11-100 to evaluate the best use of CAC scoring for risk assessment.

Assessment of anterior loop of mandibular canal and its implication in implant therapy.

Context: Precise identification of anatomic structures is imperative for presurgical planning for implant installation to ensure effectiveness of procedures, especially in the region of mental foramen, and to prevent iatrogenic complications.

Aims: This study aimed to assess the presence of anterior loop of mandibular canal and its approximation to the alveolar crest using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Materials And Methods: CBCT scans of the patients scheduled for implant therapy in the region of mental foramen were retrospectively analyzed for the presence of anterior loop of mandibular canal.

Eosinophilic Fasciitis With a Malignant Outcome.

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is an uncommon localized fibrosing disorder affecting the fascial layers of the human body. To date less than 300 cases of EF have been reported worldwide. Due to the limited prevalence, extensive studying of its pathogenesis and treatment has not yet been established.

Grading the severity of the rotator cuff tendinosis on MRI: Assessment of inter-observer agreement and evaluation of a novel objective assessment tool.

Introduction: MRI is generally considered the modality of choice for the assessment of rotator cuff pathology including tendinosis. Assessment of severity is currently subjective primarily based on tendon morphology and signal intensity. Limited data are available evaluating the inter-observer agreement regarding the assessment of tendinosis severity.

Utilization of 810 nm Diode Laser Treatment in Periodontitis as an Alternative to Surgical Debridement Approach.

The efficacy of surgical periodontal may be compromised by inadequate patients' self-performed plaque control or lack of supportive periodontal therapy. This clinical case report aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of 810 nm diode laser-assisted full-mouth sulcular debridement, as a potential treatment modality in the management of chronic periodontitis along with a 12-month follow-up evaluation. Each periodontal pocket was lased within 2 mm of deepest point, using a light contact of "hot tip" of the fiber with tissue [Average power-1W, emission mode-continuous wave, in "contact", beam diameter-400 µm, spot area at tissue-0.

Paget's sarcoma of the patella.

Paget's sarcoma is a rare complication of Paget's disease and isolated Paget's disease of the patella is extremely rare. We describe a unique case of Paget's sarcoma of the patella in a 69-year-old male farmer who had a remote history of a fracture in the same patella 40 years previously. In this case, imaging and pathogenesis of Paget's disease of bone is described and factors implicated in the development of Paget's disease in this patient are evaluated.

Evaluation of effectiveness of connective tissue graft as a barrier with bioresorbable collagen membrane in the treatment of mandibular Class II furcation defects in humans: 4-year clinical results.

Objective: Connective tissue grafts (CTGs) have been used as a barrier for closing mandibular Class II furcation defects. The present study compared long-term (48 months) effectiveness of CTG as a barrier with bioresorbable collagen membrane in the treatment of mandibular Class II furcation defects in humans.

Method And Materials: Twenty chronic periodontitis patients with a single Class II furcation defect on the buccal surface of mandibular teeth were included in the study.

Therapeutic Efficacy of Subgingivally Delivered Doxycycline Hyclate as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis.

Objectives: Locally used doxycycline has been shown to concentrate in crevicular fluid and demonstrates a wide spectrum of activity against the periodontal pathogens. The aim of the present clinical study was to evaluate the efficacy of doxycyline hyclate 10% as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.

Material And Methods: 60 systemically healthy, chronic periodontitis patients were included in the study.

High throughput X-ray diffraction analysis of combinatorial polycrystalline thin film libraries.

With the increasing demand for new materials, analytical techniques which are able to rapidly characterize a large number of samples are becoming indispensable. Thin film technology has the potential to improve the amount of information contained on as-deposited samples by creating compositionally graded libraries. Conventionally, raster scan methods are used to interrogate such libraries but, in this paper, a different approach is presented to provide a method of high-throughput data collection and analysis using an X-ray diffraction (XRD) probe.

Periodontitis as a potential risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study.

Aims And Objectives: A relationship between poor periodontal health and respiratory disease has been suggested by a number of recent studies. The present study was undertaken to evaluate potential association between respiratory diseases and periodontal health status and to co-relate the severity of periodontal disease with that of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Materials And Methods: 150 patients of COPD (test group) and 50 Patients without COPD (control group) were recruited for the study.

On mathematical modelling of insect flight dynamics in the context of micro air vehicles.

We discuss some aspects of mathematical modelling relevant to the dynamics of insect flight in the context of insect-like flapping-wing micro air vehicles (MAVs). MAVs are small flying vehicles developed to reconnoître in confined spaces. This requires power-efficient, highly-manoeuvrable, low-speed flight with stable hover.