This paper reports the case of a 4-year-old male patient who was brought by parents requesting for replacement of multiple missing anterior teeth. The patient suffered from congenital insensitivity to pain without anhidrosis and presented with full blown sequelae of the condition in the form of oral self-mutilation leading to loss of teeth, tongue tip amputation, finger tips destruction, and lo...

INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the applicability of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of therapeutic ultrasound (US) and wrist splints in addition to clinical and electrophysiological assessments of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). METHODS This prospective study analyzed 41 patients (30 women, 11 men; 56 wrists) with CTS. Therapeutic US and wrist splints were performed for 3 and 4 ...

The effect of occupational therapy for patients awaiting surgery for isolated osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb was assessed. Thirty-three patients awaiting joint replacement because of pain were randomised into three groups. One group was treated with technical accessories, two other groups had in addition one of two types of splints, and all patients received extensive ...

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Background: Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to straighten the bone and cartilage dividing space between your two nostrils (septum). If septoplasty performed alone or as part of rhinoplasty procedure, internal nasal splints are generally used.
 Objective: To compare silicone septal with integral airways silastic sheets after surgery in terms patient breathing (with splint place).
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