Influence of genotype and perioral musculature on maxillary and mandibular development.

Objectives: To determine whether there is an association between skeletal jaw position and perioral musculature, and if genotypes can predict skeletal growth.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study on 42 patients over 1 year was performed. The study included 22 females and 20 males with and average age of 28.

A comparison of implant complications and failures between the maxilla and the mandible.

Statement Of Problem: Identifying factors that affect the clinical outcomes of implant therapy is important.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine whether implant location was a factor affecting the complication and failure rates of single-tooth implant-supported restorations in a predoctoral setting.

Material And Methods: The charts of 431 patients treated with a surgically placed dental implant and restored with a single crown in the predoctoral clinic were analyzed.

Safety and efficacy of milk and molasses enemas compared with sodium phosphate enemas for the treatment of constipation in a pediatric emergency department.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of routine milk and molasses enemas (MME) compared with sodium phosphate enemas for the treatment of constipation in the pediatric emergency department (ED). A secondary objective included the identification of factors associated with enema selection in the pediatric ED.

Methods: This study was approved by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Institutional Review Board.