BACKGROUND Surgical excision is generally recommended for the treatment of nodular fasciitis (NF) to rule out sarcoma. However, in cases of NF occurring on the face, the reported recurrence rate is higher and the surgical approach may result in considerable aesthetic concern. OBJECTIVE To describe our experience with NF occurring on the face and evaluate the outcomes of surgical and nonsurgic...

IMPORTANCE Nonsurgical treatment of advanced supraglottic laryngeal cancer is widely used as part of a larynx preservation protocol. However, recent studies have suggested that nonsurgical treatment may be associated with inferior survival. Furthermore, it is not clear whether preservation of the larynx provides superior voice or swallowing function in the long term. OBJECTIVE To test the hyp...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify the pulpal findings encountered by practitioners when accessing complete-coverage crowns that require nonsurgical root canal treatment and the relevance of coronal leakage to the success of the RTC. METHOD AND MATERIALS The survey package consisted of a cover letter stating the instructions, rationale, and purpose for the questionnaire, a qu...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness and identify vocal fold leukoplakia types appropriate for nonsurgical treatment. METHODS The vocal fold leukoplakia in 178 patients was divided by gross appearance into three subtypes: flat and smooth, elevated and smooth, and rough. All patients received nonsurgical treatment including smoking and drinking cessation, voice rest, omeprazole, and Chinese m...

Purpose: In this study, to show that the pre-diagnosis of intussusception should be kept in mind if there is a suspicious appearance abdominal X-ray pediatric patients with intermittent pain or discomfort form colic, even though no rectal bleeding and bile vomiting. Material methods: retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional descriptive we examined records 33 who were followed up due betwee...

PURPOSE The success of nonsurgical or surgical treatments of peri-implantitis is unpredictable, often without a clear reason. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of nonsurgical and surgical cleaning, focusing on the impact of implant design, defect size, type of superstructure, and experience of the operator. MATERIALS AND METHODS Conical and straight implants were coated wi...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported many possibilities for the treatment of idiopathic toe walking (ITW); however, none of them have been sufficiently documented. The purpose of this case study was to document the evolution of the gait pattern of a child with severe ITW using the Gillette Gait Index before and after the third and sixth weeks, a nonsurgical treatment program and then every 3...