PURPOSE To report a case of spontaneous resolution of idiopathic vitreomacular traction syndrome developed in a healthy young man. METHOD To exam the macular region using Optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULT OCT examination revealed an incomplete posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) which remains broad vitreous adhesion at the macular area. The foveal thickness increase to 573 μm. The ...

We have read with interest the article by Dr. Filloy and Arias1 under the title “Response to ranibizumab in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with vitreomacular traction” in which they conclude that in these patients the tendency is to diminished visual acuity, requiring a higher number of intravitreal injections. Recently, Mayr-Sponer et al.2 published a paper under the...

Background/introduction Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) continues to gain traction in the field of non-invasive neuromodulation. Recent in vivo rat studies suggest that LIFU can be used to modulate region-specific brain activity in the motor cortex, leading investigators to conclude that LIFU may be a better alternative to more prominent, and more invasive, mechanisms of neuromodulation...

The trying conditions of the Great Depression and World War II did not deter innovative orthodontists from adding 3 new appliances to our armamentarium. Clinicians become fragmented into various technique "camps." Silas Kloehn's neck gear became a more patient-friendly version of extraoral anchorage, but it still had drawbacks. Angle's stranglehold on the specialty was finally broken when 3 of ...

Protrusion of maxillary incisors is a common complaint among patients seeking orthodontic treatment. This report addresses the correction of Class II Angle malocclusion with excessively bucally proclined maxillary incisors, in an adolescent female patient, through the use of extraoral and fixed appliances. This case was presented to the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic...

In daily orthodontic practice, we usually face two types of emergencies: headgear injuries and oropharyngeal ingestion of orthodontic components. Inspite of variety of additional devices to control anchorage, facebow still provide anchorage in treatment of variety of malocclusions. There is no any substitute of head gear in restraining growth of maxilla in growing subjects of Class II malocclus...

When correcting a Class II malocclusion, an orthodontist is often dependent on patients’ cooperation. If cooperation is bad, it is difficult to achieve the preset treatment goals. Appliances have been developed to reduce the necessity of patient cooperation. Therapy with these kinds of appliances is called non-compliance therapy. By using this kind of therapy, a greater control over the treatme...

This study aimed to examine the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue effects of the implant-supported pendulum (ISP) and the zygoma anchorage system (ZAS) used for the distalization of maxillary posterior teeth. Among 30 patients showing Angle class II malocclusion, 15 patients with a mean age of 14.3±1.6 years and treated with ISP were included in the first group; 15 patients with a mean age of 1...

An adult case of pulmonary resection for repeated infections in a supernumerary tracheal bronchus combined with a pulmonary artery sling is reported. A 33-year-old woman with a pulmonary artery sling was referred for recurrent lung infections. Chest computed tomography showed the left pulmonary artery arising from the right pulmonary artery and coursing posterior to the trachea. The lung parenc...

We present the case of a 77-year-old male who was referred for magnetic resonance (MR) enteroclysis because of small bowel subobstruction. To optimise small bowel distention during MR, a nasojejunal balloon catheter was placed to perfuse iso-osmotic water solution into the small bowel. However, after deflation of the balloon, the catheter could not be removed by gentle traction. Subsequently, c...