Role of abnormal Langerhans cells in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study

Role of abnormal Langerhans cells in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study

September 28, 2015

Shyamsundar Vidya Rani, Babu Aravindha, Sankari Leena, Nandagopal Balachander, Letchumana Kumar Malathi, Mahaboob Kadar MasthanDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166120 ABSTRACT Background: The oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and oral squamous cell…

Correlation of cytomorphological patterns and acid-fast Bacilli positivity in tuberculous lymphadenitis in a rural population of southern India

Correlation of cytomorphological patterns and acid-fast Bacilli positivity in tuberculous lymphadenitis in a rural population of southern India

September 28, 2015

Suresh Masilamani, P Arul, C AkshathaDepartment of Pathology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166121 ABSTRACT Background: One of the most common causes of lymphadenopathy in India is tuberculosis. It can be diagnosed by a minimally invasive procedure…

Morbidity profile and out of pocket health care expenditure among under five children of an urban area of Puducherry

Morbidity profile and out of pocket health care expenditure among under five children of an urban area of Puducherry

September 28, 2015

Divya Nair, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Archana RamalingamDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166122 Background: Information on out of pocket (OOP) health care expenditure is essential for health planning and devising strategies…

Hybrid approach to fabrication of hollow internally weighted mandibular denture: A case report

Hybrid approach to fabrication of hollow internally weighted mandibular denture: A case report

September 28, 2015

Puja Hazari, Sunil Kumar MishraDepartment of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166123 ABSTRACT Preservation of ridge dimensions is critical for denture success. For long the concept of an internally weighted denture, which suggested that gravity and…

Influence of female sex hormones on periodontium: A case series

Influence of female sex hormones on periodontium: A case series

September 28, 2015

Zeba Jafri, Ashu Bhardwaj, Madhuri Sawai, Nishat SultanDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166124 ABSTRACT Dental plaque is the primary etiologic factor for the periodontal diseases. Although pathogenic bacteria in dental plaque are necessary for…

Sigmoid carcinoma localized in the sac of a right inguinoscrotal hernia

Sigmoid carcinoma localized in the sac of a right inguinoscrotal hernia

September 28, 2015

Evangelos Falidas, Stavros Gourgiotis, Marios Papachrysostomou, Christiana Oikonomou, Constantinos VilliasDepartment of Surgery, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans’ Fund Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166125 ABSTRACT The inguinoscrotal hernia with colonic malignancy in the sac presents rare but severe consequence. The most common side…

Asymptomatic extraperitoneal inguinoscrotal hernia involving ureter: A case presentation and review of the literature

Asymptomatic extraperitoneal inguinoscrotal hernia involving ureter: A case presentation and review of the literature

September 28, 2015

Evangelos Falidas1, Stavros Gourgiotis1, George Veloudis1, Elena Exarchou1, Konstantinos Vlachos2, Constantinos Villias11First Surgical Department, 417 NIMTS Military Veterans’ Fund Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.2Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166126 ABSTRACT An inguinoscrotal hernia is a common disorder that usually…

Preservative management of traumatized maxillary central incisor using fiber reinforced composite and mineral trioxide aggregate: Report of a case

Preservative management of traumatized maxillary central incisor using fiber reinforced composite and mineral trioxide aggregate: Report of a case

September 28, 2015

Sai Kalyan Surapaneni1, Rita Chandki21Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Rural Dental College, PIMS, Loni, Maharashtra, India.2Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166127 ABSTRACT The myriads of technological advancements in dentistry in last two decades have led to a…

A report of nonunion at medial wedge high tibial osteotomy site and its management

A report of nonunion at medial wedge high tibial osteotomy site and its management

September 28, 2015

Sanjay Agarwala, Anshul Sobti, Pranshu AgrawalDepartment of Orthopaedics, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166128 ABSTRACT High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an accepted treatment option for correcting deformities and reducing pain in the treatment of uni-compartment osteoarthritis…

Incidental finding of two rare developmental anomalies: Fusion and dilaceration: A case report and literature review

Incidental finding of two rare developmental anomalies: Fusion and dilaceration: A case report and literature review

September 28, 2015

Nishat SultanDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166129 ABSTRACT A number of developmental anomalies of morphology are there. However, as compared to the more common oral diseases like caries or periodontal problems, they account for a…