Economic Accessibility of Orthodontic Care in India: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background The rising demand for orthodontic services is juxtaposed with concerns regarding economic accessibility for diverse socioeconomic groups. Aim This study aims to investigate the economic accessibility of orthodontic care in India through a comprehensive questionnaire-based approach. Material and methods The survey involved a random sample of 5,000 patients actively seeking orthodontic treatment, recruited from both dental college clinics and private dental practices.

Effectiveness of TENS and Acetaminophen for Pain Control During Orthodontic Treatment: A Comparative Study.

Background: Orthodontic treatment often induces pain, especially post appliance placement. This study compares transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and acetaminophen for orthodontic pain management.

Materials And Methods: A randomized trial included 120 fixed orthodontic patients divided into three groups (n = 40): Group A received TENS, group B received acetaminophen, and group C was the control.

Evaluation of the Effects of TENS Therapy and Acetaminophen on Pain Alleviation in Initial Orthodontic Treatment.

Objective: This prospective study aimed to evaluate the analgesic effects of acetaminophen and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy for pain control.

Methods: Forty orthodontic patients who underwent fixed orthodontic treatment were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: (1) acetaminophen, (2) TENS therapy, or (3) control. Pain was evaluated at 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours after the placement of both 0.

Treed Gaussian Process Regression for Solving Offline Data-Driven Continuous Multiobjective Optimization Problems.

For offline data-driven multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs), no new data is available during the optimization process. Approximation models (or surrogates) are first built using the provided offline data, and an optimizer, for example, a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm, can then be utilized to find Pareto optimal solutions to the problem with surrogates as objective functions. In contrast to online data-driven MOPs, these surrogates cannot be updated with new data and, hence, the approximation accuracy cannot be improved by considering new data during the optimization process.

Cerebellar tonsillar descent: A diagnostic dilemma between Chiari malformation type 1 and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak.

Cerebellar tonsillar descent can be seen on head magnetic resonance imaging in both Chiari malformation type 1 and spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak creating the potential for misdiagnosis. We report five cases of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak at Stanford University initially misdiagnosed and treated as Chiari malformation type 1 based on cerebellar tonsillar descent demonstrated on imaging. All five cases had sustained relief at the 6-month follow up visit from epidural blood patches for the treatment of spinal cerebrospinal leak after unsuccessful suboccipital decompression surgeries.