"Keep Calm and Stop the Clot".

The impact of a nurse-driven change project.

[Scrutiny of pulmonary metastasectomy].

Scrutiny of pulmonary metastasectomy Patients fulfilling the criteria for pulmonary metastasectomy are heavily selected, belong to the benign end of the malignancy spectrum and have automatically a favourable survival. The current five-year survival of 40% is probably due to selection mechanisms, and the possible contribution of surgery is not proven. Further studies are necessary.

Cone beam computed tomography in the assessment of alveolar bone grafting in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Objectives: To quantify the treatment outcome of secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) in individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to reveal needs for improvement in surgical technique.

Material And Methods: CBCT images taken 6 months after SABG of 35 patients were analysed. Vertical and horizontal bone supports of the grafted bone at three levels of the roots of the adjacent teeth were classified, the height of the nasal floor was compared with the unaffected side, and the inter- and intraexaminer reproducibility of these evaluations was assessed.

Ectodysplasin regulates activator-inhibitor balance in murine tooth development through Fgf20 signaling.

Uncovering the origin and nature of phenotypic variation within species is the first step in understanding variation between species. Mouse models with altered activities of crucial signal pathways have highlighted many important genes and signal networks regulating the morphogenesis of complex structures, such as teeth. The detailed analyses of these models have indicated that the balanced actions of a few pathways regulating cell behavior modulate the shape and number of teeth.