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Dermatitis
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Arch Craniofac Surg
September 2024
Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India.
Cranial prostheses are frequently required for patients with cranial defects secondary to trauma, decompressive craniectomy, or other pathologies. When the resected or craniotomized bone cannot be reused, cranioplasty with artificial materials offers both aesthetic and protective benefits. However, high-end custom-made options, like polyether ether ketone or titanium prostheses, are expensive and not widely available.
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May 2024
Professor of Neurosurgery, ASRAM Medical College, ELURU, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Bone wax is an important hemostatic agent used in neurosurgical practice from more than a century. It acts by mechanical tamponade effect to stop the oozing from cancellous bone. Bone wax application over the skull surface over the vertex is easy and can be applied with fingers.
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August 2023
Department of Surgery, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU.
Background and objective The waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of mammals, including humans, is known as ear wax; it is also known by the medical term cerumen. It protects against germs, fungi, and water, helps with cleansing and lubrication, hydrates, and protects the skin of the human ear canal. The purpose of using cotton earbuds (Q-tips) is to clean the ear auricle (external part), relieve itching, and remove any excess water among other things; however, many people have been mistakenly using them for cleaning deeper spots in the ear, leading to some serious complications.
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May 2023
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, N13 W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8586, Japan.
Pulsatile and profuse hemorrhage occurred in the lateral window technique for implant placement. The surgery was performed in the dental clinic under local anesthesia. The posterior superior alveolar artery was suspected to be the main feeder.
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