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Int J Clin Pediatr Dent
November 2024
Department of Public Health, Poornima University, Alwar, Rajasthan, India.
Aims And Background: Local anesthetics play a crucial role in pain management in pediatric dentistry, where anxiety and fear are common among young patients. This study aimed to compare the anesthetic efficacy of 2% lignocaine with a 20-gauge needle in an inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and 4% articaine with a 24-gauge needle in a buccal nerve block (BNB) during the extraction of dentoalveolar abscesses in children aged 5-11 years.
Materials And Methods: A 12-month randomized controlled trial involving 100 healthy children was conducted following ethical standards.
J Med Internet Res
January 2025
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Background: Extended reality (XR) technologies are increasingly being used to reduce health and procedural anxieties. The global effectiveness of these interventions is uncertain, and there is a lack of understanding of how patient outcomes might vary between different contexts and modalities.
Objective: This research used panoramic meta-analysis to synthesize evidence across the diverse clinical contexts in which XR is used to address common outcomes of health and procedural anxiety.
Harm Reduct J
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Background: The global emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 posed unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems, disrupting routine services and necessitating swift adaptations. Harm reduction programs, vital for addressing substance use-related health risks, faced unique challenges during the pandemic, impacting vulnerable populations. This study focuses on the repercussions of Covid-19 on harm reduction policies in Iran, specifically examining the distribution of condoms, syringes, and methadone to high-risk individuals attending Triangle Centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiver Transpl
October 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN.
Malignancy has a crucial impact on long-term survival after liver transplantation. There has been enhanced early detection rates with refined cancer screening and improved prognosis for many cancer diagnoses in the general population with the advent of targetted anti-cancer therapies. Similar advancements have not occurred in the transplant population over this same timeframe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Chir Plast Esthet
December 2024
Service de chirurgie générale, pavillon militaire du CHU Sylvanus Olympio, Togo.
Introduction: In Africa, rare publications have focused on phyllodes tumors (PTs). The aim of our study is to describe the special feature of PTs surgery.
Patients And Method: Retrospective and descriptive study of 11 cases of PT operated from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2023 at the medical-surgical clinic in Teaching Hospital Center of Sylvanus Olympio of Lome.
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