Chordoma is a malignant, slow growing and locally aggressive tumor. It arises from remnants of the notochord and accounts for 1–4% of all primary bone tumors. They usually arise from anywhere along the spine, from base of the skull to the sacrococcygeal area and usually do not metastasize. Chordomas are slow-growing tumors which are not responsive to conventional chemotherapy or radiation. They...

There is a worldwide rapid increase of interest in, demand for, and use of complementary, alternative or unconventional medicine (CAM), by the general population. Patients are becoming more and more worried about issues such as the side effects and toxicity of many conventional drugs –in fact a major cause of death and hospitalization–, the growing resistance to antibiotics, and the inability o...

OBJECTIVES This experimental study evaluated the effect of bonding application time on the microshear bond strength of composite resin to different types of glass ionomer cements (GICs). MATERIALS AND METHODS One-hundred and sixty specimens (two conventional and two resin-modified GICs) were prepared and divided into 16 groups. The surface of all specimens was prepared using two different bon...

  Abstract Introduction: One-bottle light-cured adhesives systems have variable pH. In addition to ease of use, universal adhesives can be used in various restorations and different substrates. Due to the lack of studies, the purpose of this study was to compare the enamel and dentin micro-leakage of self-cure and light cure composite restorations using a universal bonding system. Materials...

Introduction:One-bottle light-cured adhesives systems have variable pH. In addition to ease of use, universal adhesives can be used in various restorations and different substrates. Due to the lack of studies, the purpose of this study was to compare the enamel and dentin micro-leakage of self-cure and light cure composite restorations using a universal bonding system. Materials & Methods:The ...

Based on predictive, preventive and personalized medicine (PPPM) strategy for treatment of cancer, immunotherapy and additional targeted anti-cancer modalities should be considered for cure of cancer at an early stage of the disease following successful conventional treatment. Alternatively, PPPM strategy should be applied at the stage of minimal residual disease (MRD) induced following success...

AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of three commercially available light emitting diode (LED) light curing units (LCU) (Elipar FreeLight--3M ESPE; UltraLume LED2--Ultradent; and Single V--BioArt) for polymerizing Z250-A3 composite (3M ESPE) using Knoop hardness, polymerization depth, and flexural strength properties. METHODS AND MATERIALS The XL 2500 (3M ESPE) LCU...

Dr. Richard Ezgur, founder of The Chicago Homeopathy Study Group, specializes in the practice of pure/classical homeopathy as practiced by Hahnemann. Whether used in conjunction with conventional medicine, or as a natural alternative, homeopathy is often the treatment of choice to recover one’s health most safely, efficiently, completely, and permanently. Dr. Ezgur has seen excellent results, a...