BACKGROUND Alveolar osteitis is a very painful and distressing condition for a patient who has recently undergone a tooth extraction and has led dental professionals to search for preventive measures. The aim of this meta-analysis to determine the effect of chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on the incidence of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar extraction. METHODS Studies were searched for ...

BACKGROUND Injuries are common in contact sports like Australian football. The Australian Football League (AFL) has developed an extensive injury surveillance database that can be used for epidemiological studies. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to identify any association between the three most prevalent injuries in the AFL. PATIENTS AND METHODS From the AFL injury surveillance dat...

number, and an increase in the number of osteoclastic Introduction resorption bays demonstrating the increased rates of bone resorption in osteitis fibrosa. Renal osteodystrophy is the term used to describe the In addition, osteitis fibrosa is characterized by a skeletal complications of end-stage renal disease. It is prominent accumulation of fibroblastic cells around a multifactorial disorder...

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of small joints sensitively detects inflammation. MRI-detected subclinical inflammation, and tenosynovitis in particular, has been shown predictive for RA development patients with arthralgia. These scientific data are mostly acquired on 1.0T-1.5T MRI scanners. However, 3.0T is nowadays increasingly used practice. Evidence the comparability these fie...