The recognition of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N- terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as markers for the diagnosis, prognosis and management of heart failure has bee...
Maternal periodontal disease is a chronic oral infection with local and systemic inflammatory responses and may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including low infant birth weight (<250...
There is a famous saying: "Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability" - William Osler. This book guide doctors, patients, customers, pharmacists, marketers, and other personnel...
Oral epithelial dysplasias are potentially malignant disorders characterized by varying degree of cellular atypia. The accurate diagnosis and treatment of epithelial dysplasia is an important facto...
A burn is damage to the skin and underlying tissue caused by heat, chemicals, electricity or extreme cold - a simplistic definition for a very complex injury. Burns damage or destroy one or more la...
Piezosurgery is relatively new painless surgical technique, which can be used in a variety of surgical procedure to complement traditional oral surgical procedures, and in some cases, replace tradi...
Posture is defined as position a persons holds for prolong period of time. It's mal-alignment can lead to various Musculoskeletal and Neurological disorders. Hence, evaluating them at earliest is n...
Heart surgery is one of the most significant surgical achievement of medical science in 20th century. Lots of dedicated, legendary heart surgeons like Alexis Carrel, C W Lillehei, John H. Gibbon Jr...
The decision to carry out this experimental study, that is explained in this book, came from both the desire and need to know how metal-free prosthetic structures, now widely used in restorative de...
Recently, eyelid tumors are noticed to be seen as more frequent than before in Sudan. This necessitates casting more light on this serious health issue, together with sharing knowledge with others....
The transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well-developed technique that keeps improving. High degree conduction disorders are a frequent but potential life-threatening complication who...
The prevalence of dental caries is still high in many developing countries affecting mainly the low-income population. Knowledge of dental caries prevention among dental practitioners is one of the...
Unsafe drinking water, along with poor sanitation and hygiene, are the main contributors to an estimated 4 billion cases of diarrhea disease annually, causing more than 1.5 million deaths, mostly a...
Pathophysiology is a typical interdisciplinary field and is recognized as the bridge between basic sciences and clinical medicine. It is the integrative science enabling understanding the causes an...
The Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland that affects all metabolic reactions in body because of its secretions. According to statistical evaluations the major dysfunction in thyroid is hyp...
Just 6 months ago, the novel coronavirus now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19, the severe disease it causes, were unheard of. Today, this highly co...
This book provides a comprehensive description of gene delivery and gene therapy in the field of dentistry and furthermore in the branch of Periodontology. As the use of gene transfer is exponentia...
Subcortical VaD (sVAD) now incorporates the old entities 'lacunar state' and 'Binswanger disease' and relates to small vessel disease and hypoperfusion resulting in focal and diffuse ischaemic whit...
The influence of diabetes mellitus has its effect on general health including the oral health. Among all the systemic conditions, diabetes is the strongest risk factor for periodontitis, leading to...
The vitamin D has direct and indirect effects which might be related to the risk of developing a rheumatic disease or the degree of disease activity (6). We have three evidences which support the r...