Gagging is most common protective reflex that prevents the foreign bodies from entering trachea. But some patients have abnormally active gag reflex. The purpose of this paper was to describe method of managing gagging patients , based on modified treatment approaches, starting from impression making to design of the prosthesis i.e. palateless denture, to help the patient tolerate prosthesis in...

The multiple etiologic factors involved in acne make the use of various medications necessary to treat the condition. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of mupirocin and rifampin used with standard treatment in the management of acne vulgaris. In a multicentre, randomized controlled, triple-blinded study, a total of 105 acne patients, with a clinical diagnosis of moderate to severe acne...

It is difficult to take intraoral radiographs in some patients who are intolerable to place the film in their mouth. For these patients, Newman and Friedman recommended a new technique of extraoral film placement. Here we report various cases that diagnostic imaging was performed in patients using the extraoral periapical technique. This technique was used to obtain the radiographs for the pati...

In Davis v. Davis (1992), the Supreme Court of Tennessee decided a dispute over cryopreserved preembryos in favor of Junior Lewis Davis, who sought to have the preembryos destroyed over the objections of his former wife, Mary Sue Davis. The decision in Davis, although not binding in other states, suggested a framework for resolving similar disputes in the US. That framework established that cou...

High-quality, diagnostic equine dental radiographs can be taken under field conditions by using portable X-ray equipment. Utilizing a stand to support the head of the sedated horse and X-ray cassette, repeatable motionless films can be taken. Holding the horse’s mouth open with a PVC pipe gag brings the upper and lower cheek teeth out of occlusion and decreases superimposition of the arcades. A...

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infects host cells by adhering to the alpha(V) subgroup of the integrin family of cellular receptors in a Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) dependent manner. FMD viruses, propagated in non-host cell cultures are reported to acquire the ability to enter cells via alternative cell surface molecules. Sequencing analysis of SAT1 and SAT2 cell culture-adapted variants showed acqu...

This case was the first of its kind to address questions of personhood [5] in the context of in vitro [6] fertilization [7] of a human embryo. It laid a foundation for future cases to work from: specifically, this case established the importance of prior written agreements for disposition of frozen embryos. This was also the first court decision to borrow the word ?pre-embryo? from bioethics to...

This case was the first of its kind to address questions of personhood [5] in the context of in vitro [6] fertilization [7] of a human embryo. It laid a foundation for future cases to work from: specifically, this case established the importance of prior written agreements for disposition of frozen embryos. This was also the first court decision to borrow the word ?pre-embryo? from bioethics to...