Ismene Dontas, Anna-Aikaterini Neri, Christos Zafeiris, Nikitas Schizas, Cleopatra Nacopoulos, Anna-Maria Vesalas, Triantaphyllos Papadopoulos, Dionysios Mouzakis & Nikolaos Papaioannou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: To identify the potential pitfalls and indicate procedures to prevent them, during the evaluation of biomaterials for orthopaedic and craniofacial research in the New Zealand White (NZW) rabbit animal model of femoral bone defects. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22857
Introduction: Onchocerciasis is a communicable parasitic disease caused by a nematode; Onchocerca volvulus and vectored by female Simulium blackfly. The disease is common among poor rural dwellers where it causes various degrees of skin and eye infections. Objectives: To evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23566
Background: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and micro- architectural deterioration of bone tissue. The prevalence of osteoporosis among Saudi population was estimated at 34% in a review of the published articles up to 2011. The etiology for this high prev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23131
Aim: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is the cost effective, quick and minimally invasive method for the initial evaluation of thyroid nodule. But it poses a diagnostic challenge in differentiating benign follicular adenoma from follicular carcinoma and follicular variant of papi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23061
Background: This study aimed to do a review on the applications of porous titanium granules (PTG) in periodontal and non-periodontal treatments. Methods: An electronic search was carried out in Google Scholar and PubMed databases using the key words “guided tissue regeneration”,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22482
Objectives: This work was aimed at investigating, by means of ultrasonography, the influence of training altitudes on haemodynamic parameters of the right heart and the impact of these parameters on the performances of runners participating in endurance races. Experimental Design...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22806
Paula Bernardon, Gisele Toyama, Karine Figueredo da Costa, Bruno Marques Sbardelotto, Carlos Alberto Garcia Junior, Muriel Machado Marquez Zampiva, Marcela Chiqueto Araújo, Jéssica Cristiane Michelin Mânica, Carlos Augusto Nassar & Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: The objectives of this research were to evaluate the effect of periodontal therapy in moderately compensated and decompensated type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: 20 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and periodontal disease were selected and div...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23056
Introduction: World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes disability as a global public health issue and a development priority, but unfortunately, the evidence shows that people with disabilities (PWD) often have lower levels of health than the general population.This study targe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23337
Aims: The trend of increasing antibiotic resistance has been reported from various centres. The aim of this study was to look at the pattern of resistance of bacterial isolates from abdominal wound infections and determine its magnitude in a bid to establish appropriate antibioti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23202
The outcome of pediatric cancer therapy in the developed country is good however in Developing countries like Nigeria pediatric cancer treatment is characterized by late presentation, presences of co-morbidities and outright refusal of investigation and initiation or continuation...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22283
Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical condition of the abdomen. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis can often be made clinically. When the appendix is situated in an abnormal position, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis becomes difficult. Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnos...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23583
Aim and Objective: The effects of four endodontic irrigants and on a smear layer created by hand and rotary instrumentation were evaluated in vitro in the middle and apical thirds of root canals. Materials and Methods: Forty eight mature extracted mandibular premolar teeth with a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23185
Clinical crown of the tooth is the distance from gingival margin to incisal edge or occlusal surface of the tooth. A short clinical crown is defined as any tooth with less than 2 mm of sound, opposing parallel walls remaining after occlusal and axial reduction. Although implants...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22602
Background and Purpose: Like other common tendinopathies, there is debate as to whether medial epicondylitis and tendinitis treatment should focus on inflammation or degeneration management. This case study demonstrates the effectiveness of physical therapy when both are addresse...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23416
Aims: The study was to compare knowledge, practice of Disease Surveillance and notification as well as ascertain factors that influence it among Health care workers in public and private health centres in Enugu state, Nigeria. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23249