Comparing Mid-Upper Arm Circumference With Body Mass Index for Assessing Nutritional Status in Indian Adults: Evidence From the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4).

Background The surge in the twin burden of malnutrition - undernutrition and overweight/obesity - poses a severe threat worldwide including India. The adult group, primarily considered as an economic pillar of the society, suffered significant health problems, yet their nutritional issues are often neglected. Screening of nutritional status through anthropometric measurements is widely accepted.

Potential bioactive compound and hub gene identification of endometrial carcinoma using systems biology.

Endometrial carcinoma is a frequent cancer of the female genital tract. Endometrial carcinoma accounts for 97% of all uterine malignancies and 3 % of sarcomas that develop from the endometrium's glands. Endometrial cancer is frequently found in its early stages since most women quickly report postmenopausal vaginal hemorrhage.

Assessment of Posterior Pharyngeal Airway Changes After Orthognathic Surgery Using Barium Sulfate.

Introduction:  Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), caused by airway narrowing, is likely to occur if the mandibular plane to hyoid distance is greater than 15.4 mm and the posterior airway space (PAS) is less than 11 mm. OSA may be caused by mandibular deficit, bimaxillary retrusion, increased lower facial height, extended soft palate, a large tongue base, and a posteroinferiorly positioned hyoid bone.

Red emission of copper aluminate synthesized chemical and bio-mediated routes.

For the first time, copper aluminate nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by a combustion method using urea as a fuel (CAOU) and (tulsi) extract as a reducing agent (CAOT). The Bragg reflections of the as-formed product confirm the formation of a cubic phase with 3̄ space group. The crystallite size, crystallinity and other structural parameters are discussed.

Genetic Analysis of the Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms rs880810, rs545793, rs80094639, and rs13251901 in Nonsyndromic Oral Clefts: A Case-Parent Trio Study.

Oral clefts, including cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and cleft lip and palate (CLP), are the most common types of congenital anomalies of the human face. Various genetic and environmental factors play a role in developing oral clefts. Several studies have shown the association of the gene and the 8q24 region with these oral clefts in different populations worldwide.

Does CO Oxidize Ni Catalysts? A Quick X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Answer.

MgAlO-supported Ni materials are highly active and cost-effective CO conversion catalysts, yet their oxidation by CO remains dubious. Herein, NiO/MgAlO, prepared via colloidal synthesis (10 wt % Ni) to limit size distribution, or wet impregnation (5, 10, 20, and 40 wt % Ni), and bare, i.e.

Role of Gene rs766325 and rs4920520 Polymorphisms in the Etiology of Non-syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate: A Genetic Study.

Non-syndromic cleft lip and palate (NSCLP) is one of the most common birth defects in humans with an overall prevalence of ∼1 in 700 live births around the world. The etiology of NSCLP is complex involving multiple genes, environmental factors, and gene-to-gene interactions. Several genome-wide associations (GWA) studies have shown the association of the paired box 7 ( ) gene in the etiology of cleft lip and palate in different populations worldwide.

Evaluation of polycaprolactone scaffold for guided bone regeneration in maxillary and mandibular defects: A clinical study.

Objective: This study was carried out to assess bone regeneration following the use of polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold in maxillary and mandibular osseous defects.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study included ten patients with maxillary or mandibular osseous defects present due to enucleation of periapical cysts or alveolar clefts requiring bone grafting and for lateral ridge augmentation that were treated with PCL scaffold. The patients were assessed clinically for pain, swelling, infection, and graft exposure at 1 week, 3, and 5 month postoperatively and were also evaluated radiographically for bone fill using intraoral periapical and/or panoramic radiographs at 4, 6, and 9 month postoperatively.

Genetic Factors in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts.

Orofacial clefts (OFCs) are the most common congenital birth defects in humans and immediately recognized at birth. The etiology remains complex and poorly understood and seems to result from multiple genetic and environmental factors along with gene-environment interactions. It can be classified into syndromic (30%) and nonsyndromic (70%) clefts.

Ameloblastic fibroma in a young adult.

Ameloblastic fibroma is a rare mixed odontogenic tumor of the jaw comprising 2.5% of all odontogenic tumors. It is most commonly seen in young adults as a gradually increasing swelling in the jaw.

Negative pressure wound therapy in the management of mine blast injuries of lower limbs: Lessons learnt at a tertiary care center.

Background: Mine blast injuries of foot are devastating injuries that result in composite tissue loss or amputations. Negative pressure wound therapy has helped in the management of such combat-related wounds. The aim of this study was to report experiences gained in managing such injuries at a tertiary care center.

Superolateral dislocation of the intact mandibular condyle: report of a rare case with a review.

Dislocation of the temporomandibular joint, which represents 3% of all dislocated joints reported in the body, occurs when the mandibular condyle is displaced anteriorly beyond the articular eminence. Although anterior dislocation of the mandibular condyle is well documented in the literature, superior, lateral, and posterior dislocation of the condyle is rare. Only a few reports documenting superolateral dislocation with anterior mandible fractures have been published in the past.

Comparison of Outcome of Modified Millard's Incision and Delaire's Functional Method in Primary Repair of Unilateral Cleft Lip: A Prospective Study.

Background: Certain preoperative anatomical features may lead the surgeon to choose one particular incision pattern in preference to another. No one technique of cleft lip repair consistently produces ideal aesthetic and functional results.

Objectives: This study was conducted to compare the outcomes attained using two different designs of skin incision used for surgical correction of unilateral cleft lip.

Automated detection of choroid boundary and vessels in optical coherence tomography images.

Structural changes in the choroid, a layer located between the retina and sclera, could indicate various vision impairments. Consequently, ophthalmologists inspect optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans of the posterior section of the eye towards making diagnosis. With a view to assist diagnosis, we propose an automated technique for segmentation of the choroid layer.

Evaluation of soft and hard tissue changes after anterior segmental osteotomy.

Objective: To determine the relationship between the changes of soft and hard tissues after anterior segmental osteotomy and to evaluate these changes using cepahalometric and photometric analyses.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients aged 18-30 years who underwent anterior segmental osteotomy were included in the study. Preoperative and postoperative records consisted of lateral cephalogram and frontal and lateral photographs.

Chondromyxoid fibroma of zygoma: A rare case report.

Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor of the bone. Clinically, it is characterized by a lobular growth pattern and histologically by chondroid and myxoid differentiation. The tumor is rare in the craniofacial bones with only 2% of all reported cases.

Anterior maxillary metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma: A rare case.

Metastatic tumors of the oral cavity are rare, representing about 1% of oral tumors. Seventy percent of all tumors metastatic to the oral and maxillofacial region are adenocarcinomas, most commonly originating from the breast, kidney and lung. Carcinoma of stomach is generally described as one of the "captains of men of death".

Monostostic fibrous dysplasia with nonspecific cystic degeneration: A case report and review of literature.

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) has been regarded as a developmental skeletal disorder characterized by replacement of normal bone with benign cellular fibrous connective tissue. It has now become evident that FD is a genetic disease caused by somatic activating mutation of the Gsα subunit of G protein-coupled receptor. Here we report a case of bilateral monostotic FD in a middle-aged female showing a classic histological picture, but radiologically presenting as a mixed radiolucent radiopaque lesion showing nonspecific cystic degeneration.

Ptosis correction: a challenge following complex orbital injuries.

Ptosis occurs when the muscles that raise the upper eyelid (levator and Muller's muscle) get damaged. There are lot of ptosis correction surgery reported in the journals of oculoplastic surgery and opthalmic surgery. Most of these surgeries are cosmetic correction.

Role of collagen impregnated with dexamethasone and placentrix in patients with oral submucous fibrosis.

Purpose: To evaluate the versatility of the collagen membrane as both drug carrier and biologic dressing material to cover the raw wounds created after the surgical excision of fibrotic bands in oral submucous fibrosis.

Materials And Methods: The study comprises of ten patients. The patients of age group 20 to 50 years were selected.

Postoperative recovery after mandibular third molar surgery: a criteria for selection of type of surgical site closure.

This study sought to evaluate postoperative recovery after mandibular third molar surgery, with and without the use of sutures. This study utilized 50 healthy subjects (19 females and 31 males, 18-40 years of age) with bilateral impacted third molars. Two impacted teeth were removed from each patient (60 min maximum operating time).

A comparitive study of diclofenac transdermal patch against oral diclofenac for pain control following removal of mandibular impacted third molars.

Objective: The objectives of this study was to evaluate subjectively the analgesic efficacy of Oral Diclofenac Sodium against Diclofenac Sodium Transdermal patch in the management of postoperative pain following surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars.

Materials And Methods: Twenty healthy subjects belonging to both the sexes in the age group of 18-40 years with bilateral mesioangular impactions of mandibular third molar teeth underwent surgical removal under local anaesthesia by administering an inferior alveolar nerve block on two different occasions with a minimum interval of 1 week in-between the procedures. The postoperative pain was recorded on visual analog scale, a verbal rating scale, a pain relief scale and a pain intensity scale.

Pregnancy in an untreated case of transverse vaginal septum with vesicovaginal fistula.

An 18-year-old woman presented with history of cyclic hematuria, abdominal pain, and a mass in the hypogastrium. She was found to have transverse vaginal septum in the lower one-third of her vagina with congenital vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and a dead fetus of approximately 20 weeks gestation. She underwent vaginotomy and removal of the dead fetus.