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Effectiveness of Occlusal Splints in the Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Comparisons of Treatment Approaches and Digital Versus Conventional Fabrication Techniques.
Cureus
January 2025
College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU.
This research explores the types and effectiveness of occlusal splints in managing temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). TMDs encompass a range of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions affecting the jaw, causing pain, limited movement, and discomfort. Occlusal splints, also known as bite guards, are commonly used in dentistry to alleviate TMD symptoms by relaxing jaw muscles, preventing joint trauma, and protecting teeth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[The place of invasive approaches to the treatment of low back pain].
Rev Med Liege
January 2025
Service de Médecine Physique et Traumatologie du Sport, CHU Liège, Belgique.
The prevalence of chronic low back pain is high and rising. Chronic low back pain is «non-specific» in approximately 90 % of cases. In addition to age, risk factors include smoking, obesity, physical and psychological stress, as well as demographic factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPICC Lines in Pregnancy and Other Peripartum Vascular Access Considerations.
Obstet Gynecol Surv
January 2025
Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Importance: To decrease associated infectious and thrombotic morbidity, it is important to understand the indications and risks of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and other vascular access means in pregnancy.
Objectives: The objectives are 3-fold: (1) discuss indications and contraindications, approach to placement, and associated complications for PICC lines, arterial catheters, centrally inserted central catheters, and peripheral intravenous catheters; (2) review available data regarding complications associated with these catheters in pregnancy; and (3) propose an evidence-based approach to clinical decision making regarding vascular access in 2 clinical scenarios among pregnant patients.
Evidence Acquisition: A literature review identified relevant research, review articles, textbook chapters, databases, and societal guidelines, with a focus on obstetrical anesthesia and obstetric literature.
Critical reflection on the indication for computed tomography: an interdisciplinary survey of risk and benefit management in patients with sepsis.
Insights Imaging
January 2025
Department of Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany.
Objectives: To survey physicians' views on the risks and benefits of computed tomography (CT) in the management of septic patients and indications for and contraindications to contrast media use in searching for septic foci.
Methods: A web-based questionnaire was administered to physicians at a large European university medical center in January 2022. A total of 371 questionnaires met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed with physicians' work experience, workplace, and medical specialty as independent variables.
Liver Transplantation in Well-Selected Class III Obese Recipients Yields Good Outcomes.
Clin Transplant
January 2025
New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Te Toka Tumai, Auckland, New Zealand.
Introduction: Previous guidelines considered body mass index (BMI) over 40 kg/m a relative contra-indication to liver transplantation (LT). The aims were to examine the selection process and study outcomes of patients with Class I-III obesity.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of outcomes of obese patients assessed for LT at our center between 2010 and 2023, divided into three groups: Class I (BMI30-34.
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