4 research outputs found
Effects of botulinum toxin type A on healing of injured skeletal muscles
<b>Objectives:</b> (1) Evaluation of microscopic healing of skeletal muscle fibers after injuries, especially the arrangement of new muscle fibers and scar tissue diameter in the injury region. (2) Evaluation of alterations in microscopy of the healing procedure within skeletal muscles after injury following botulinum toxin type A (BTX -A) induced muscle immobilization. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> The study was done on 12 white lab rabbits of either sex in a 6-month period. <b> Results:</b> The immobilization of skeletal muscle fibers as a result of the use of BTX-A after injury caused a qualitative increase in fibrous tissue formation in the area of injury, and the BTX-A-induced immobilization for a period of 6 months led to muscle atrophy
Effects of botulinum toxin type A on healing of injured skeletal muscles
Objectives: (1) Evaluation of microscopic healing of skeletal muscle
fibers after injuries, especially the arrangement of new muscle fibers
and scar tissue diameter in the injury region. (2) Evaluation of
alterations in microscopy of the healing procedure within skeletal
muscles after injury following botulinum toxin type A (BTX -A) induced
muscle immobilization. Materials and Methods: The study was done on
12 white lab rabbits of either sex in a 6-month period. Results: The
immobilization of skeletal muscle fibers as a result of the use of
BTX-A after injury caused a qualitative increase in fibrous tissue
formation in the area of injury, and the BTX-A-induced immobilization
for a period of 6 months led to muscle atrophy
Healing of large periapical lesions following delivery of dental stem cells with an injectable scaffold: New method and three case reports
Regenerative endodontics is the creation and delivery of tissues to replace diseased, missing, and traumatized pulp. A call for a paradigm shift and new protocol for the clinical management of these cases has been brought to attention. These regenerative endodontic techniques will possibly involve some combination of disinfection or debridement of infected root canal systems with apical enlargement to permit revascularization and use of stem cells, scaffolds, and growth factors. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been isolated from the pulp tissue of permanent teeth (dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs)) and deciduous teeth (stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth). Stem cells are characterized as multipotent cells for regeneration.These three case reports describe the treatment of necrotic or immature teeth with periradicular periodontitis, which was not treated with conventional apexification techniques. All cases presented here developed mature apices and bone healing after 3 to 4 months after the initial treatment without complications, and faster than traditional treatments. Our clinical observations support a shifting paradigm toward a biologic approach by providing a favorable environment for tissue regeneration. The mechanism of this continued development and formation of the root end and faster tissue healing is discussed