Physiological calcification plays an essential part in the development of skeleton and teeth; however, occurrence soft tissues such as brain, heart, kidneys associates with health impacts, creating a massive social economic burden. The current paradigm for pathological focuses on biological factors responsible bone-like mineralization, including osteoblast-like cells proteins inducing nucleatio...

Odontomas are the most common tumor-like (hamartoma) odontogenic lesions in gnathic bones. There two main types: complex odontoma which is composed mainly of amorphous calcification, and compound characterized by irregular tooth-like structures. generally asymptomatic cases involve only one quadrant maxilla or mandible. The treatment choice surgical removal. aim present study to report a rare c...

Pathologic calcification leads to structural deterioration of implant materials via stiffening, stress cracking, and other structural disintegration mechanisms, and the effect can be critical for implants intended for long-term or permanent implantation. This study demonstrates the potential of using specific metal ions (MI)s for inhibiting pathological calcification in polyurethane (PU) implan...

Calcification of vascular elastin occurs in patients with arteriosclerosis, renal failure, diabetes, and vascular graft implants. We hypothesized that pathological elastin calcification is related to degenerative and osteogenic mechanisms. To test this hypothesis, the temporal expression of genes and proteins associated with elastin degradation and osteogenesis was examined in the rat subdermal...

BACKGROUND To study the relationship between mammographic findings and clinical/pathologic features in women with 1-15mm sized invasive breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated a consecutive series of 134 cases diagnosed in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital in 2007. Mammographic findings were classified into five groups as follows :1) stellate mass without c...

Calcification of vascular elastin occurs in patients with arteriosclerosis, renal failure, diabetes, and vascular graft implants. We hypothesized that pathological elastin calcification is related to degenerative and osteogenic mechanisms. To test this hypothesis, the temporal expression of genes and proteins associated with elastin degradation and osteogenesis was examined in the rat subdermal...