UNLABELLED Orthodontically induced root resorption is an irreversible process that can have medical, ethical and legal implications. AIM The objective of this research was to identify morphological risk factors, in order to prevent it. MATERIAL AND METHODS We realized a retrospective study on 50 patients and made correlation between the prevalence and gravity of radiological identified root...

Aortic root and valve clots are rare but well described in patients on maximal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. We performed a theoretical analysis using computational fluid dynamic analyses in two dimensions to try and ascertain if inflow cannula design/orientation/placement affect aortic root flow dynamics. Two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics using easy CFD-G was perfor...

AIM To present a new, simple, inexpensive Schlemm canal microcatheter for circumferential canaloplasty in a rabbit model. METHODS A rabbit glaucoma animal model was established by intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide. Circumferential canaloplasty with a new Schlemm canal microcatheter (patent license number: 201220029850.0) was performed. The Schlemm canal microcatheter was compo...

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the mandibular alveolar bone thickness in untreated skeletal Class I subjects with different vertical patterns. Materials and Methods A total of 50 preorthodontic treatment cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images a Chinese population near-normal occlusion were selected. The buccal lingual thicknesses canines to second molars measured at 2 mm below cementoename...

in this study, we investigated variations of the angle between neck and shaft of femur after amputation of tigh above the knee. in amputated tigh the angle between neck and shaft of the femur is decreased than normal (nearly 90° degrees) (coax vara). the angle of the normal femur usually increases due to weight bearing (coax valga). in the patients that both tighs have been amputated the change...

Drought is a major abiotic stress factor limiting maize production, and elucidating the genetic control of root system architecture and plasticity to water-deficit stress is a crucial problem to improve drought adaptability. In this study, 13 root and shoot traits and genetic plasticity were evaluated in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population under well-watered (WW) and water stress (WS) co...