Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of 810-nm diode LASER in the management of patients with oral leukoplakia. Materials and Methods: A total of 10 cases diagnosed clinically and histopathologically as leukoplakia were included in the present study. All the cases were treated usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19178
With the expansion of the indications for implantation of cardiac electronic devices, there was an increase in these procedures and, consequently, there was an increase of the infection rate. The risk of infection depends on many factors, including device type and the number of i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20118
Background Caroli's disease is a rare congenital disorder characterized by segmental, non obstructive, cystic dilatation of intra hepatic bile ducts. It belongs to the spectrum of fibropolycystic liver disease which results from in utero malformation of ductal plate. Two forms of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19776
Objectives: To assess the current knowledge, beliefs, awareness and practices of the Saudi population attending Maternity and Children Hospital (MCH) in Madinah City, Saudi Arabia using non-prescribed antibiotics for their children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20210
Objective: The study was conducted to determine the incidence of hypoglycaemia and some associated factors in children presenting as emergency in Aba, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a hospital based prospective descriptive study conducted in the children’s emergency war...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13339
Aims: Traumatic injury is one of the leading causes of death in all age groups. Ensuring adequate and effective access to trauma centers is key to improving the quality of care for injured patients. This study evaluates the spatial accessibility of Ohio trauma centers and identif...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20378
Aim: The aim of this study was evaluating the role of diet in induction and management of NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Place and Duration of Study: The study was performed in Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran for one year. Methodology: Dietary intakes of 24 patients w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20326
Rogerio L. Buchaim, Marcelie P. de O. Rosso, Jesus C. Andreo, Daniela V. Buchaim, Roberta Okamoto, Antonio de C. Rodrigues, Andre L. Shinohara, Jose S. Roque, Domingos D. Roque, Geraldo M. Rosa Junior & Gilberto Goissis·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Aim: The process of bone repair is of evident importance in both the clinical and functional spheres. For this reason, the field of bioengineering has taken it as an object of study, seeking to perfect the implantation of materials that allow for adequate bone neoformation. This...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19678
Aims: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is defined as the persistence of exposed necrotic bone in the oral cavity for 8 weeks or more in patients with current or previous history of BP use, despite adequate treatment, and no local evidence of malignancy or p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20096
Aims: To study the levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (occurred in <48 hours) and track the changes after restoration of sinus rhythm. Study Design: Prospective. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Intensive C...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20238
Package Insert: According to immunological parameters there was found that during the sub-acute there is the secondary immune deficiency and the immunodeficiency is absent during the acute. During the acute phagocytic function of the local secret is satisfactory, and during the s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18891
Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is an extremely rare syndrome with only about 100 cases reported [1]. It was first described by Freeman and Sheldon in 1938 [2]. It is characterized by oropharyngeal abnormalities, contractures of the hands and feet and a characteristic "whistling"...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19257
Background: Some of the short term morbidities in caesarean section include hemorrhage, post operative fever and endometritis and caesarean is the most common major operation performed worldwide on women, still there is no universally accepted procedure for management of placenta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20082
Aim: Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world, and blood donation may cause iron depletion. This study assessed the incidence and stages of iron deficiency in male subjects donating blood in a bleeding bay in Calabar, Nigeria. Methodology: One...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19396
Air pollution is a worldwide problem to millions of people exposed to concentrations of air pollutants above safety standards, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5). In Haifa, Israel, the apparent link between pollution and cancer development is a topic of concern. The study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19491