s rejected N=1,111 Abstracts accepted for short form review of article N=1,265s accepted for short form review of article N=1,265 45 articles not retrievable Accepted and sent out for short form review N=1,220 Rejected based on short form review N=1,177 Background: 19 Case report: 3 No diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance: 94 BMI > 35: 516 Nonsystematic review: 11 Nonsurgical treatment with f...

BACKGROUND Periodontitis has been regarded as a potential risk factor for rheumatoid arthrosis (RA). A systematic review is made to determine whether nonsurgical periodontal treatment in patients with RA offers benefits in terms of the clinical activity and inflammatory markers of the disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS A search was made of the Medline-PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and Scopus databases ...

BACKGROUND Esophageal perforation is a serious, but rare complication of high mortality following the endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedure. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nonsurgical treatment of esophageal perforations caused by ESD based on our clinical experience. METHODS From January 2009 to November 2013, 8 patients were diagnosed with endosco...

Evaluation of patients with shoulder disorders often presents challenges. Among the most troublesome are revision surgery in patients with massive rotator cuff tear, atraumatic shoulder instability, revision arthroscopic stabilization surgery, adhesive capsulitis, and bicipital and subscapularis injuries. Determining functional status is critical before considering surgical options in the patie...

The optimum treatment of Type II odontoid fractures in the geriatric population remains controversial. Coexisting medical conditions encountered in the elderly patient often increase operative risk and make cervical immobilization difficult to tolerate. Previous studies have shown increased morbidity and mortality and decreased fusion rates for Type II odontoid fractures treated with cervical o...

OBJECTIVE To compare tooth loss between patients who received surgical therapy for chronic periodontitis and those who received nonsurgical therapy alone. METHODS A retrospective chart study was conducted at Dalhousie University. All patients who had periodontal treatment and were active cases for at least 10 years were included (n = 335). The sample consisted of 120 males (35.8%) and 215 fem...

OBJECTIVE To assess the predictive factors for subjective improvement with nonsurgical treatment in consecutive patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with LSS were enrolled from 17 medical centres in Japan. We followed up 274 patients (151 men; mean age, 71 ± 7.4 years) for 3 years. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the predictiv...

The aim of this study is to determine whether surgery offers protection against early subtalar arthrodesis in displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures. Systematic review and meta-analysis: searches of electronic databases 1980 to August 2014, checking of reference lists, hand searching of journals, and contact with experts. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in which surgical treatment was...

Class III malocclusions are considered one of the most complex and difficult orthodontic problems to diagnose and treat. Skeletal and/or dental asymmetries in patients presenting with Class III malocclusions can worsen the prognosis. Recognizing the dentoalveolar and skeletal characteristics of subdivision malocclusions and their treatment possibilities is essential for a favorable nonsurgical ...