RESUME Goyal Sandeep 1,*, Goyal Sonia 2 1 Orthodontist, Dental Department, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda 2 Stomatologist, Polyclinique La Medicale, Kigali, Rwanda Background: Dental malocclusion is present in all societies but its prevalence varies. Identifying occlusal problems, their incidence and the need for treatment can help to determine the appropriate awareness plans, preventive ...

the purpose of this study was to evaluate the transverse and vertical dimensions of the palate of children with allergic rhinitis (ar). there was no significant difference for intermolar and intercanine distances between two groups in primary and mixed dentitions. palate depth in children with allergic rhinitis was statistically more than in children without any respiratory disease. cross bite ...

Introduction: Animal bites are of the major health threats. Delayed post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), especially in frail older people, may lead to mortal risks in this age group. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of delayed PEP in animal-bites injuries and to identify its contributing factors in older people of Tabriz city, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the...

The idea of applying map and filter functions on consecutive sublists instead of on individual list elements is discussed and developed in this paper. A non-empty, consecutive sublist is called a bite. Both map and filter functions accept a function parameter a bite function which is responsible for returning a prefix bite of a list. We develop families of bite functions via a collection of hig...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this institutional review board-approved, cross-sectional study was to identify residual symptoms and signs of envenomation reported by snakebite survivors via a telephone survey. METHODS Victims of rattlesnake bite who were treated at a single hospital center during a 10-year period were contacted through a telephone survey. Study subjects were included through a dia...

BACKGROUND Every year many dogs in Sweden are bitten by Vipera berus, the only venomous viper in Sweden. This prospective study investigated clinical signs, some biochemical parameters, treatment, and progress of disease after snakebite in 53 dogs. Effects of treatment with and without glucocorticoids were evaluated. METHODS All fifty-three dogs bitten by Vipera berus were examined the same d...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Orthodontists often find challenges in treating the anterior open bite and maintaining the results. PURPOSE This retrospective study was aimed to evaluate the stability of corrected open bite in the retention phase during permanent dentition. MATERIALS AND METHOD A total number of 37 patients, including 20 males and 17 females, with the mean age of 18±2.1 years at t...

American alligators Alligator mississippiensis undergo major transformations in morphology and ecology during development. These include several thousand-fold changes in body mass, modified snout and dental proportions, and shifts in diet from small, delicate foodstuffs to the inclusion of increasingly larger, more robust prey. How these changes in anatomical form contribute to actual physical ...

BACKGROUND India is a thickly populated country; apart from having biodiversity among people, climate does change from place to place. Western Ghats of South India harbors variety of plantations and diverse creatures. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the people and some tribes living in these regions. Here majority are callous/ ignorant in employing neither advanced farming techniques n...