A Guide to Collecting Palms

Determination of Incisal Point as Anterior Guide to Transfer Maxillary Casts to Articulator: A Pilot Study

Objectives Despite the importance to use face-bow record for transferring maxillary cast to articulator some dentists use average points to avoid the time taken and ease of use. The location of incisal point could help to set the maxillary cast or denture in an appropriate position in mounting stage. This study was designed to determine the incisal point location in ante...

How to Become a Biostatistician: A study guide of Master's Degree in BioStatistics

Introduction: The aim of this study was to design of the study guide for the Master of BioStatistics program.  Methods: In order to develop the study guide, the literature was reviewed and the first draft of the study guide was compiled using the opinions of experts. Then the face and content validity of the index was assessed from the perspective of the faculty members of Biostatistics across...

Mycosis fungoides restricted to the palms: efficacy of methotrexate.

A 73-year-old patient was seen in 1995 for scaly hyperkeratotic plaques that had appeared 3 years previously on the palms, with lesions of dry pulpitis on 2 fingers (Fig 1). The plaques were well-defined and had a main diameter of 2 – 5 cm. Topical treatments (high-potency corticosteroids, emollients, keratolytic agents) made no significant improvement. Pruritus was moderate to severe. No other...

A Guide to Therapeutics

A Guide to Cardiology

(Pp. 340. 50S). London: Balliere, Tindall & Cassell, 1965. DURING the past decade increasing emphasis has been placed on the advantages of treating many mentally ill patients outside the walls of the psychiatric hospital and not isolating them from the community in which they became ill. This attitude has been reflected in the establishment of day hospitals and psychiatric units in general hosp...