Maxillary sinus disease is common & numerous disorders can affect this anatomical area. As lesions are frequently allowed to grow to a significant size before becoming symptomatic, patients often p...
Survival of several species, along with preservation of the genetic pool is only viable if we can guarantee its conservation throughout time. Canine semen cryopreservation consists on chilling and ...
With the ageing population more and more old people survive acute and chronic illnesses and live longer - but at the same time they are sometimes in need of hospital care - but are hospitals adapte...
Abdominal trauma may pose a significant diagnostic challenge to the trauma surgeons as well as radiologists. Clinical findings are often unreliable and have low sensitivity for diagnosis of intra-p...
Given that obesity is an inflammatory condition that is chronic and the tendency of adolescents are obese are at risk of suffering from diseases caused by metabolic disorders, such as diabetes and ...
Infertility can be defined as the failure to achieve a pregnancy within one year of regular unprotected intercourse. A specific male or female factor can be identified in approximately 80% of coupl...
The role of matrices and wedges in Operative Dentistry is irreplaceable. Without matrices and wedges there is no other way to produce contacts and contours. No matrix band is ideal, almost all prox...
Rehabilitation, attainment and maintenance of a well functioning masticatory apparatus in an adult would require close involvement of all the dental specialities as they are very intimately and int...
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Trauma is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the under-thirty eight age group in the developed world. There are two disabled survivors of trauma for every trauma death, resulting in im...
Implant treatment increasingly popular treatment option with a high success rate. Overall quality of life is enhanced with replacement missing teeth that look, feel, function of chewing and occlusi...
The use of periodontal dressings has been widespread for many years. Recently, however, the value of periodontal dressings and their effects on periodontal wound healing have been questioned. The s...
If wisdom is a leadership trait, decision making is a skill, which all of us need to acquire quickly and imbibe it well too because manyatimes we face this scenario in our practice when certain qui...
Resveratrol is a potent polyphenol - a chemical compound belonging to a group of substances found in plants. A favourite and most known rich source of resveratrol is red wine. Resveratrol is part o...
Critical limb ischemia is associated with high rates of limb loss & mortality. Within 6 months of presentation with CLI, ?25% of patients will require major amputation. An estimated 250,000 major a...
Cholera outbreaks globally constitute a major public health challenge especially in Africa where about 90% of cases are being reported (WHO, 2008). It is even more worrisome that globally only abou...
The best global indicator of a child's wellbeing is growth. Infections and poor nutrition or usually a combination of both, are major factors affecting physical growth and mental development. Growt...
Fluoride is still the corner stone of non-invasive dental caries management. It has been demonstrated most clearly that fluoride has to be ingested to be in cooperated into the tooth mineral during...
The research papers included in this book aim at providing a detailed account of the those developments in cancer research that have contributed greatly to the study of this disease. It all started...
Biology and Medicine are multidisciplinary sciences which are continuously contributing to human health. Despite their extraordinary advances, the basic and fundamental principles are unchanged and...