Background and aims. Predicting the teeth eruption time is a valuable tool in pediatric dentistry since it can affects scheduling dental and orthodontic treatments. This study investigated the relationship between the eruption time of first primary and permanent teeth and the variation in the eruption time considering socioeconomic status (SES) in a 9-year population- based cohort study. Materi...

Brush cytology and forceps biopsy are the most commonly used techniques to allow a diagnosis to be reached in patients found with suspected proximal biliary malignancies during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography. However, the sensitivity of brush cytology for diagnosis of malignant biliary strictures ranges only from 30% to 60% [1], while in the case of the biopsy forceps it may in some case...

PURPOSE The purpose of this project was to establish median eruption ages of primary teeth and evaluate eruption differences between contralateral teeth by gender, ethnicity, and household income. Data was derived from a caries study of preschool children. METHODS A total of 4,277 white (non-Hispanic) and Hispanic preschool children from Arizona were visually examined for caries and tooth eru...

Arc-shaped forceps are important in pharyngeal cancer surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, and single port surgery. Rotating the gripper of an arc-shaped forceps with respect to its shaft axis can improve the manipulability of the forceps. Concentric pipe structures consisting of inner and outer pipes are often used for this purpose. The inner pipe transmits rotations from its proximal end to dis...

A retrospective study in the use of Kielland's Forceps for rotation of the foetal head and mid-cavity delivery in Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore from 1987-1990 is presented. Out of a total of 53,889 singleton births during this period, Kielland's Forceps was used for delivery in 137 (0.25%) patients with an incidence of 0.65% in the primiparae and 0.07% in the multiparae. Primiparity, induc...

Correspondence Ronni Wolf, MD Dermatology Unit Kaplan Medical Center 76100 Rechovot Israel E-mail: [email protected] All authors evaluated the patient and histologic specimens, discussed the case, wrote parts of the manuscript, and reviewed and approved the final version of the paper. None of the authors have any relevant conflict of interests. Abstract A 76-year-old man developed a macul...

A broad range of variation exists in the normal eruption times of primary and permanent teeth in humans. However, normality is usually associated with bilateral symmetry. Furthermore, cases where eruption time is grossly beyond the extremes of normalcy may be considered to represent a pathological state [1]. Radiography plays an important part in determining the normality of tooth eruption with...

Transbronchial lung biopsy with forceps is a standard procedure in bronchoscopic tissue sampling. Suction catheter aspiration is another technique, but it is not widely known and almost no data exist regarding its diagnostic efficiency. 272 patients were included in a prospective and randomised study between February 2007 and October 2009. All were referred for bronchoscopic evaluation of pulmo...

OBJECTIVE To present the method of Naegele forceps delivery clinically practiced by the lead author, its success rate, and morbidity and to evaluate the relationship between morbidity and the number of forceps traction applications. METHODS Naegele forceps delivery was performed when the fetal head reached station +2 cm, the forceps were applied in the maternal pelvic application, and tractio...

Background and Study Aims. Most available jumbo cup forceps require a 3.7 mm biopsy channel, necessitating the use of standard-sized colonoscope. A newer jumbo forceps (Radial Jaw 4 Jumbo Biopsy Forceps [RJ4]) fits within a 3.2 mm biopsy channel, allowing use with a pediatric colonoscope. To assure the RJ4 did not alter biopsy adequacy, we compared the size and quality of specimens to a histori...