OBJECTIVE Recurrent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has been attributed to many factors, one of which is lack of vaginal apical support. To assess the role of vaginal apical support and POP, we analyzed a national dataset to compare long-term reoperation rates after prolapse surgery performed with and without apical support. METHODS Public use file data on a 5% random national sample of female Me...

there is some concern that root resection may alter the seal of the previously set orthograde material. the aim of this study was to evaluate the apical sealing ability of orthograde mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium enriched mixture (cem) plugs after resection of the roots.the fluid filtration method was carried out on a total of 51 roots in three experimental (n=15) and two control...

The objective of this video is to describe steps for improved efficiency with vaginal laparoscopy hysterectomy and native tissue apical suspension. This highlights tips success via the vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) procedure. Common challenges including ring placement, exposure, suture management are identified overcoming these obstacles outlined. We provide d...

The separate distolingual (DL) roots of three-rooted mandibular first molars are thought to be too difficult for performing apical surgery. This article represents microsurgical treatment of a three-rooted mandibular first molar with a separate DL root. The procedure includes incision and flap retraction, osteotomy, apicoectomy, retropreparation and retrofilling of the root canal, using micro i...

REASON FOR PERFORMING STUDY Analysis was performed to examine a method for refining the preoperative prognosis for horses that had surgery to remove apical fractures of the proximal sesamoid bones (PSBs). OBJECTIVES To determine if: 1) there was a difference in size or configuration of apical fractures between the different anatomical locations of the PSBs, which have been shown to affect the...