The surgical anatomy of the inferior alveolar nerve: a meta-analysis with clinical implications.

Background: The main goal of the present meta-analysis was to provide physicians, especially surgeons, with crucial data on the complete anatomy of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN). It is hoped that our results will help reduce the complication rates in procedures associated with this anatomical entity.

Materials And Methods: Major online medical databases such as PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library were searched to gather all studies on IAN anatomy, including topography, morphology, and variations.

Incorporation of the sphenoid sinuses' septum / septa in the carotid canal - evaluation before the FESS.

Unlabelled: The purpose of the research was to define the frequency prevalence of the incorporation of sphenoid sinuses' septum / septa in the carotid canal of the adult population.

Materials And Methods: 296 computed tomography (CT) scans of the patients (147 females, 149 males), who did not present any pathology in the sphenoid sinuses, were evaluated in this retrospective analysis. Spiral CT scanner - Siemens Somatom Sensation 16 - was used to glean the medical images.

A micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) analysis of the root canal morphology of maxillary third molar teeth.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze the root canal morphology of maxillary third molars (MTMs) using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).

Materials And Methods: Seventy-eight consecutively-extracted human MTMs were scanned using micro-CT (spatial resolution=13.68μm per pixel).

Validation of the intervertebral disc histological degeneration score in cervical intervertebral discs and their end plates.

Background Context: Vertebral joints consist of intervertebral discs (IVDs) and cartilaginous end plates (EP) that lie superiorly and inferiorly to the IVDs and separate them from the adjacent vertebral bodies. With aging, both IVDs and EPs undergo degeneration. The Histologic Degeneration Score (HDS) is a grading system that microscopically evaluates the degree of degeneration in lumbar discs and predicts it with high accuracy basing on several histological markers of IVD and EP.

Validation of the Polish version of the EORTC Head and Neck module (QLQ-H&N35).

Aim: The aim of this study was to psychometrically validate the EORTC translated, Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 questionnaire to support using it in the Polish clinical setting in patients with head and neck malignancies.

Materials And Methods: Patients with histologically confirmed head and neck malignancies were included in the study. All patients filled in the Polish version of the EORTC QLQ-C30, the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 module, and a demographic questionnaire.

Age- and degeneration-related variations in cell density and glycosaminoglycan content in the human cervical intervertebral disc and its endplates.

The first aim of this study was to quantify cell density in cervical intervertebral discs (IVDs) and endplates of varying age and degeneration grade. The second aim was to analyze glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content in cervical IVDs and their endplates. Sixty cervical IVDs were excised from 30 human cadavers, not later than 24 hours post-mortem.

Controversies on the position of the mandibular foramen - review of the literature.

Foramen of mandible is the most important point considering the Halsted anesthesia. Position of this foramen seems to be stable, however there are lots of controversies regarded to its position. Based on the current literature authors revised datas from literature considering the location of the mandibular foramen.

Mandible - clinically revisited.

Based on the current literature authors revised anatomical and clinical datas considering the mandible.

Anatomy of the pterygomandibular space - clinical implication and review.

Aim: The aim of this study was to present review of the pterygomandibular space with some referrals to clinical practice, specially to the methods of lower teeth anesthesia.

Conclusions: Pterygomandibular space is a clinically important region which is commonly missing in anatomical textbooks. More attention should be paid to it both from theoretical and practical point of view, especially in teaching the students of first year of dental studies.