Photodynamic therapy of port wine stains-a report of 238 cases.

Objective: Retrospective analysis of clinical effects of vascular acting photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of port wine stains (PWS).

Methods: Between September 1997 and June 2003, a total of 238 PWS cases (2-56 years old) were treated with Photocarcinorin-mediated PDT using a copper vapour laser. Among them, 20 cases were pink lesions (Type I), 44 cases red lesions (Type II), 99 cases dark red lesions (Type III), 51 cases purple lesions (Type IV), and 24 cases nodular or thickened lesions (Type V), respectively.

Fibromyalgia--new concepts of pathogenesis and treatment.

Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by chronic diffuse muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression and skin sensitivity. There are no genetic or biochemical markers and patients often present with other comorbid diseases, such as migraines, interstitial cystitis and irritable bowel syndrome. Diagnosis includes the presence of 11/18 trigger points, but many patients with early symptoms might not fit this definition.

Electromyographic activity of the jaw-closing muscles during jaw opening--comparison of cases of masseter muscle contracture and TMJ closed lock.

Contracture of jaw-closing muscles is one of the causes of limitations of jaw opening. In contracture patients who have no history of trauma or infection, it is not easy to distinguish contracture from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) closed lock (TCL). The purpose of this study was to clarify whether there is any difference between electromyographic (EMG) activities of jaw muscles during jaw opening in patients with TCL and patients with masseter muscle contracture (MMC).

Electromyographic activity of the jaw-closing muscles during jaw opening in patients with masseter muscle contracture.

Contracture of the jaw-closing muscles is one of the causes of limitation of jaw opening. This study examined whether there is any difference between the EMG activities of jaw-closing muscles during jaw opening in healthy people and in patients with masseter muscle contracture (MMC), who do not have a history of trauma or infection. The patient group consisted of eleven females, 18 to 62 years old with no history of trauma or infections, with limited mouth opening due to MMC.

Catamenial pneumothorax--3 case reports and view of literature.

Introduction: The unusual correlation between chronic recurring spontaneous pneumothorax and the menstrual cycle, was first presented by Maurer in 1958. In our clinic we had 3 cases in 5 years. The anamnesis shows that this syndrome is unknown to many of our colleagues.

Pulmonary leiomyomatosis in women after hysterectomy for uterine myoma. Benign metastasizing leiomyoma?

Introduction: Leiomyomas, which usually occur multilocular in uterus, can develop even if rarely in other organs with smooth muscle cells. The tumour is considered benign; 2 case reports supports the hypothesis that uterus myoma could metastasize, and in the metastasis sites grow invasively.

Methods: 2 female patients 44 y.

Electromyographic activity of the jaw-closing muscles before and after unilateral coronoidectomy performed on a patient with coronoid hyperplasia: a case study.

There have been few reports analyzing the activity of the jaw-closing muscles after coronoidectomy performed on a patient with coronoid hyperplasia. This paper presents a case study using electromyograms (EMGs) to evaluate the effects of unilateral coronoidectomy on the activity of masseter and temporal muscles. The patient was a 25-year-old male whose maximal range of jaw opening was 24 mm.

A study of 184 consecutive patients referred for single-tooth replacement.

The aim of this investigation was to study the acceptance and the rejection of patients referred for single implant restorations based on data from referral, case history, clinical examination and therapy planning. The referrals comprised 184 patients with 251 missing single teeth. Sixty-four per cent of the referred patients were accepted for treatment.

Local therapy of herpes simplex with dried extract from Melissa officinalis.

An overt multicentric study involving 115 patients and another subsequent placebo-controlled double-blind study involving 116 patients contributed significantly to the corroborative evidence of the antiviral activity in vitro of a specially prepared dried extract from Melissa leaves (Melissa officinalis L.) against herpes simplex infections. The studies provided the proof that the ingredient gave protection against herpes simplex infections.

Anterior tooth replacement with implants in patients with a narrow alveolar ridge form. A clinical study using guided tissue regeneration.

Clinical and radiographic examination was used to select patients with a suspected need of guided tissue regeneration (GTR). Fifteen patients with 20 fixtures were included in the study. Nine (45%) of the fixtures were completely covered with bone at fixture surgery and no GTR was required in these cases.

Adverse reaction to a fissure sealant: report of case.

A six-year-old girl with a known allergy to mites had her first permanent molars sealed with Delton. On the night of the treatment day, she began to have asthmatic trouble. Urticaria appeared a few days later.