In the past two decades the arterial switch operation (ASO)has become the preferred surgical procedure for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). After the first successful ASO in 1975 by Jaten...
The need for proper tooth isolation during restorative procedures is undeniable because anything that obscures the operative field negatively impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of the operato...
Body Mass Index (BMI),waist circumference, hip circumference and waist to hip ratio have been used as pointers to obesity/overweight. These are usually interpretable with defined norms, and or refe...
As technology advances, the relationship between society and law protecting individual autonomy and personal decisions about genetic testing becomes murky. Law regarding independent medical decisio...
This book presents the basic and systematic procedures necessary for supporting students to undertake research in the area of Biostatistics and/or areas involving the use of survival techniques w...
The tooth surfaces are unique in that they are the only body part not subject to metabolic turnover. Once formed, the teeth are, under the correct conditions, essentially indestructible, as witness...
Cognitive impairment is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease and others. Today AD is the most common cause of dementia. This is a dise...
Chemically induced tumors in mice provide a system to investigate tumor-associated antigens (TAA). The cell surface glycoprotein antigens on such tumor cells have been identified as suitable target...
Schools are temple of education and an effective, well-established system for promoting oral health. Healthy lifestyle habits developed early in childhood enables the child to lead a socially and e...
This book , primarily comprises of 16 chapters providing step by step guidelines for techniques as well as materials. This updated classic topic also provides a visually oriented presentation of po...
This scoping review surveys and summarizes Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) health and health disparities research, synthesizes themes and findings, reports gaps and limitations, ...
Preeclampsia is described as a disorder of widespread vascular endothelial malfunction and vasospasm that manifest clinically after 20 weeks gestation and can present as late as 4-6 weeks postpartu...
This book gathered quantitative evidences of clinical efficacy when using high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in the intensive care units in hospitals. We collected data from published prospective studi...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Experts have brought evidence showing that pharmacotherapy for smokin...
Single file endo concept is said to require a minimum or no glide path and only a single file for complete instrumentation for majority of root canals. The recommendation for single use has added a...
Teeth are tools that have evolved to ensure survival of species.Food comes in many forms and different consistency.Teeth serve the function of gathering, cutting, grinding and admixing food with sa...
Lichen planus is a relatively common chronic inflammatory disease of oral mucosa and skin, whose exact pathogenic mechanisms have not been understood. Cortisol also called as "stress hormone", has ...
Globally due to demographic transition and increasing urbanizing economy, there has been a change in the disease pattern. This has lead to a huge increase in the Non Communicable Diseases which are...
Anaemia the word has come from 'Anaimia'. 'An' means without and 'Haima' means Blood. Pandu is described in almost all authentic Ayurvedic literatures. As the name denotes the main feature of Pandu...
Malnutrition remains very frequent in hospital and particularly in intensive care settings. In our country we do not have data about malnutrition on the critically ill patients, and the impact of m...