A young male presenting with a history of progressive midfacial symmetry and limitation of mouth opening was found to have a unilateral coronoid hyperplasia forming an osteochondromatous pseudojoint with the expanded zygomatic arch (Jacob’s disease). This paper reviews the differential diagnoses of problems, especially in developing countries, that can cause restricted mouth opening, highlighti...

Oral cancer is the most common cancer found in both men and women. Early Detection of Oral Cancer is important in saving life. Dental Radiographs assists experts in identifying cancers grown inside the mouth. To help radiologists, Computer Aided Detection and Computer Aided Diagnosis algorithms are developed. The algorithms help to identify cancers by reducing the need for Biopsy. This paper gi...

Energetic protons from an accelerator may be used to produce radiographs showing unusually high contrast but relatively poor spatial resolution.

Contents Preface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Understanding childhood 1 Physical growth 2 Psychological and cognitive development 4 Birth to 3 years 4 3 to 7 years 4 7 to 11 years 5 Adolescents 5 Role of family 6 Role of play 7 Summary 8 References 8 2 Consent, immobilisation and health care law 9 Children's rights 9 Health care law 10 Immobilisation versus restraint 11 Holding children still – a f...

Aims and objectives: To compare the accuracy of prediction of osteoporosis in digital panoramic radiography with Dual Xray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans and serum investigations such, as calcium, phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase in postmenopausal women. The objective of the study is to detect the appearance of eroded mandibular cortex (cortical shape), inferior cortical width appearance on Digit...

1 Assistant professor, Oral and maxillofacial radiology, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 2 Postgraduate student of pediatric dentistry, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 3 Assistant professor of endodontics, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 4 Dent...

background & aims: thuracolumbar unstable fractures (t, l.u.f) are common after spine truma. posterior pedicular fixation is a technique that is use for fixation of these fractures. this study evaluates the accuracy of pedicular screw placement in t, luf with the assistance of plain radiography in operation rooms. materials & methods: this study is a case-control and analytical study. 35 patien...

Background Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is a common surgical condition in infancy, and typically presents at 2-4 weeks of age. Case Presentation A full term male neonate in Zeinabieh hospital, Shiraz, Iran was presented with oral feeding intolerance from birth, bile-stained...