Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome and prognostic factors root canal treatment (RCT) endodontic microsurgery (EMS) in apical periodontitis (AP), respectively, compare between initial RCT nonsurgical retreatment (re-RCT) for AP.

introduction: bacterial infection of tooth pulp can progress into periapical diseases. root canal treatment has been established as the best treatment. in cases of failure, nonsurgical retreatment of teeth is preferred to surgical procedure and extraction. materials & methods: in this historical cohort study, 104 permanent teeth with apical lesion were treated during 2002-2008. all teeth showed...

BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common peripheral nerve entrapment disease. Either surgical or conservative intervention for CTS patients is needed to choose. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the clinical efficacy, safety, and cost of surgical versus nonsurgical intervention. METHODS The eligible studies were acquired from PubMed, Medline, Embase, ...

The purpose of our study was to outline the evaluation of the Peyronie's disease (PD) patient and review the available nonsurgical treatments. A review of the literature on oral, intralesional, external energy, iontophoresis, and mechanical therapies for PD was performed. PubMed was utilized to find all published articles, and several meeting abstracts were reviewed for data ahead of publicatio...

N D c m Q f c HE PATIENT 33-year-old, left-handed woman who is a homeaker reports 2 months of left wrist pain. The pain is orse when lifting her children, opening bottles, or urning doorknobs. She has seen her primary care docor who diagnosed her with “tendonitis” and prescribed er an unscheduled nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory rug (NSAID) and a wrist splint. Physical exam idenifies tenderness a...

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) remains the most common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in Caucasians, with perhaps as many as 2 million new cases expected to occur in the United States in 2010. Many treatment options, including surgical interventions and nonsurgical alternatives, have been utilized to treat BCC. In this paper, two non-surgical options, imiquimod therapy and photodynamic ther...