The evaluation of growth status plays a critical role in orthodontic care preparation decisions and the adolescent growth spurt is considered an optimal time to undergo growth adjustment therapy. Different radiological and non-radiological skeletal maturity indicators with their related advantages and drawbacks have been used. One such non-radiological biomarker is insulin like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)…
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Application of orthodontic force causes an inflammatory event resulting in bone resorption and subsequent orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) in the periodontium. The release of inflammatory mediators such as E2 prostaglandins and Interleukin-1β serve as potent bone resorption stimulators. Strong force application results in discomfort and the same non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) are recommended for relief.…
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It is a habit of individuals to smoke cigarettes. An unpleasant phenomenon has been workers smoking at Dr. Zainoel Abidin Provincial General Hospital in Banda Aceh. Efforts to improve wellbeing are a tactic that has resulted in lifestyle improvements with decreases in workers smoking. Both 152 male workers who were smokers were the sample for…
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Context: Deliberate periodontium damage caused by either corticotomy, piezocision or microosteoperforation causes increased remodelling of the alveolar bone due to regional acceleratory phenomena leading to rapid movement of the tooth. Periodontal bone graft augmentation provides the periodontium with structural integrity, reducing tell-tale relapse incidence. The procedures advocated for the accelerated correction of the skeletal maxillary…
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Parasitic pathogens that are still causing severe human suffering in sub-Saharan Africa are Sleeping Sickness or Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT) and associated Animal African Trypanosomosis (AAT) diseases. In recent years, the monitoring of trypanosomosis has improved with the implementation of point-of – care lateral flow diagnostic assays (LFAs), leading to a substantial reduction in the…
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Objective: Define the clinical and psychosocial factors associated with psychiatric comorbidity in primary health care ( PHC) patients consulted for depression in Chile. Methods: A sociodemographic and clinical interview, a mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), a childhood trauma incident (CTEs) screening, the intimate partner abuse (IPV) scale, the Life Experiences Survey (LES), and the Hamilton Depression…
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Climate droplet keratopathy(CDK) is an ancient degenerative corneal disease of unknown aetiology that was first identified by us in Latin America in the Argentinean Patagonia region (El Cuy Department, Río Negro Province). The prevalence of CDK in this area (Area I) and its presence in other related climatic provinces of Argentina (Region II) have been…
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Introduction: This case study explains the treatment with prognathic maxilla and retrognathic mandible of Class II skeletal malocclusion with strongly proclined maxillary incisors and lingually blocked right lateral mandibular incisors with complete distalization of the maxillary arch and the use of infrazygomatic crest bone screws devoid of premolar extraction. Treatment of patients with Class II…
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In most African countries, homosexuality is not recognised. In the African background, this is also the case of DR Congo, governed by the faith and practise of religious morality and the practises of our venerated ancestors. The aim of this study is to show the vulnerability in our field of men having sex with men…
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The stresses that parents of children with intellectual disabilities often face and the resulting effects on family life have been well-documented. In order to assess the beneficial effects of the psycho-educational support programme for parents of children with intellectual disabilities, this research was carried out. The goal of the research was to reduce the burden…
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