normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 the radicular groove is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to periodontal break-down. sometimes the situation becomes more complicated by pulp necrosis and development of a combined endodontic-periodontal lesion which is a diagnostic and treatment challenge for the clinician. this report presents the succes...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a nonsurgical treatment regimen in the long-term control of necrotic areas of the jaws and pain in such patients. METHODS A total of 96 patients suffering from the disease were included in this study. All patients received nonsurgical treatment regimen for 10 days, and repeated every 3 months for 2 years. The size of ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Current management for peritonsillar abscess in pediatric patients includes intensive medical therapy using antibiotics with or without surgical drainage. However, attaining proper surgical drainage is difficult in young children because they have narrow oral cavities and are less cooperative than adults. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors are associate...

In the article, “Efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis”, which appeared in Volume 95 issue 40 of Medicine, a reader brought to our attention a mistake in the publication. After further investigation, it was found that the authors’ analysis of surgical and nonsurgical treatment was incorrect. The auth...

The aim of this paper was to assess the nonsurgical treatment of oral leukoplakia (OL). A medline search from 1983 to 2009 was conducted. The topical or systemic nonsurgical treatments or combination of both was reviewed. The primary outcomes of interest were clinical resolution, malignant transformation, follow-up, and recurrence of OL. Studies showed a rate higher than 50% of clinical resolut...

Primary liver cancer (PLC) is one of the common cancers with high incidence and poor prognosis. PLC has become one of the major diseases that causes serious harm to human health and life. In recent years, domestic and foreign researchers have studied and summarized the current status of primary liver cancer treatment, and have made great progress as well. Significant progress in terms of early ...

Standard treatment for glioblastoma multiforme is surgery followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, generally with temozolomide. However, disease recurs in almost all patients. Diagnosis of progression is complex given the possibility of pseudoprogression. The Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology criteria increase the sensitivity for detecting progression. Most patients will not be candidates...