In children, it has been shown that the angles of the tracheobronchial bifurcation total approximately 80 degrees; the overall mean of the right bronchial angle is about 30o, while the left bronchial angle is about 50o. This tracheobronchial relationship may explain why the tracheal tube is more likely to enter the more vertical and wider right main stem bronchus than the more obliquely placed ...

Dear Editor, Removal of embedded corneal foreign body (ECFB) is usually done with a small hypodermic needle bevel or using the burr.1,2,3 It would be easier removing ECFB with bent bevels rather than straight ones. Bending the bevelled end requires a needle holder or forceps and can be challenging and time consuming in a busy eye casualty setting. Here, we describe a simple time saving techniqu...

this investigation was performed according to the widespread application of base metal alloys and few articles published about the marginal integrity of restorations fabricated by these metals.three standard dies of a maxillary first premolar were prepared with a flat shoulder finish line in buccal aspect and chamfer in palatal. one of them left with no change. on the buccal aspect of the secon...

In August 1893, the Suburban Police, Tlianab Entally, brought the body of a male child about three years old for medico-legal examination. The police reported that the child was suffocated by attempting to swallow a gooseberry. He was taken to a neighbouring dispensary, but before any medical aid could be given, life was extinct. The body was that of a fine healthy child. On opening the cavity ...

Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is a recognized treatment for the temporary relief of refractory palmar hyperhidrosis. Unfortunately, intradermal injection of BTX-A can be painful. Several modalities to reduce the pain of injection have consequently been devised. Peripheral nerve blockade with lidocaine before BTX-A treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis is a safe and effective method of pain relief....