Introduction: Several factors such as diseases, medications and humoral agents can delay or speed up wound healing process. Because of the limited information about the hormonal changes during wound healing, in this study the relationship between serum levels of growth hormone, insulin and cortisol and wound healing in normal and diabetic rats was evaluated. Methods: Male Wistar rats )weigh...

OBJECTIVE The current review aims to synthesize existing knowledge about the relationship between psychological stress and wound healing. METHODS A systematic search strategy was conducted using electronic databases to search for published articles up to the end of October 2007. The reference lists of retrieved articles were inspected for further studies and citation searches were conducted. ...

in this article, three techniques for maxillo-mandibular relationship for replace-select implants are described. the use of healing abutments, planning abutments, and impression copings are presented, and the advantages and disadvantages are discussed.

Introduction Fracture healing can be defined as the physiological restoration of bone tissue, structure and function. A common association seen in orthopaedic practice is accelerated fracture healing, with exuberant callus formation in patients, with concomitant head injuries. This review explores our current state of understanding of this relationship. Materials and methods EMBASE and MEDLINE ...

A clinical investigation into the relationship between increased periwound skin temperature and localized wound infection Marjorie Fierheller, RN, BScN, Ms(c); Dr. Michael Clark; Dr. RG Sibbald; Chronic Wound Healing Clinic, Mississauga, Ontario Many studies relate the presence of chronic wound infection to reduced strength of healing tissue and delayed healing. Although failure to heal may be ...

The mechanical properties of the healing scar are an important determinant of heart function following myocardial infarction. Yet the relationship between scar structure, scar mechanics, and ventricular function remains poorly understood, in part because no published study has tracked all of these factors simultaneously in any animal model. We therefore studied the temporal evolution of scar st...