Elongated styloid process : an epidemiological study on digital panoramic radiographs

The styloid process is a projecton of the temporal bone, its lenght is between 20 to 30 mm, when it is longer than 30 mm it is defined elongated styloid process. The aim of this study is an epidemiological evaluation of 1003 digital panoramic radiographs in an Italian population between 5 and 90 years old. This is a retrospective analysis and the radiographs were selected from the Complex Operating Unit of Dentistry of Padua University Hospital database. The radiographs were performed using a Sirona Ortophos XG and the styloid process length was measured using the measuring tool of Sidexis Software. It was measured from the point where it left the temporal bone plate to its tip. Styloid processes measuring more than 30 mm were considered elongated. Chi-squared test, Fligner-Killeen test, Shapiro-Wilk test and t-test with Welch correction were performed. In the study 33.40% of the patients showed an elongated styloid process. The number of patients with elongated styloid process and the mean length of the process increase with the age confirming the chronic development of the calcification described in literature. No statistically significant correlation is found between the presence of elongated styloid process and the gender and affected side (bilateral or unilateral)

Dental water jet efficacy in the plaque control of orthodontic patients wearing fixed appliance : a randomized controlled trial

Different studies assess the role of fixed orthodontic appliances in supragingival plaque accumulation. In patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances a good management of oral hygiene is required in order to prevent complication like as decay, enamel demineralization, gingivitis, gingival hyperplasia and periodontitis. The aim of this Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) is to evaluate the efficacy of the use of a DWJ in patients under orthodontic treatment with fixed multibracket appliance. The study design was single-blinded RCT with a split mouth protocol. Each patient followed a personal cleaning protocol using a DWJ in addition to traditional brushing only on one side while just brushing on the control side. The side on which was decided to use the DWJ was chosen randomly and the dental hygienist who took the measurements was blind. Plaque and gingival indexes were evaluated at baseline and at one, three and six-months follow-up. It did not emerge any difference in the plaque and gingival indexes trend between the two groups. Patients initially reported an worsening of the indexes at one month evaluation, then they set at baseline levels at three and six months. The dental water jet does not improve significantly the efficacy of home oral hygiene in orthodontic patients wearing a multi-bracket fixed appliance. Patients did not show the traditional worsening during the whole orthodontic therapy

Elongated styloid process evaluation on digital panoramic radiograph in a North Italian population

The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of elongated styloid process in digital panoramic radiographs in a North Italian population in relation to age, gender and side. This study was performed as a retrospective analysis on digital panoramic radiographs of 600 (271 males and 329 females) Italian patients between 6 and 87 years old. The styloid process length were measured using the measuring tool of Sidexis Software. It was measured from the point where it left the temporal bone plate to its tip. Styloid processes measuring more than 30 mm were considered elongated. Chi-squared and Fisher tests were used and the test is considered significant if the p-value is lower or equal to 0.05. Thirty-three per cent of the patients showed an elongated styloid process. Seventeen per cent were elongated on both right and left side, fifteen point nine per cent were elongated only in one side. The prevalence of elongated styloid process was high and a progressive increase of the elongation prevalence was found in older groups

Tumuli e strutture abitative presso Flaibano nell’alta pianura friulana (Italia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia): vecchi e nuovi dati

Rescue excavations in the plain of Friuli west of Udine, which took place between the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008, brought to light dwelling structures which together with pottery discovered in 1981 provide new important evidence for re-examination of the chronology of the original context of the region of burial mounds of S. Odorico di Flaibano (Montagnola Tomba di Sopra e di Sotto).Scavi di emergenza nella pianura friulana ad ovest di Udine hanno messo in luce tra fine 2007 e inizi 2008 delle strutture abitative che, insieme al riesame della ceramica rinvenuta nel 1981, offrono nuovi importanti elementi alla rilettura della cronologia del contesto di origine dell’area a tumuli di S. Odorico di Flaibano (Montagnola Tomba di Sopra e di Sotto).VITRI Serena, Balasso Alberto, Simeoni Giulio. Tumuli e strutture abitative presso Flaibano nell’alta pianura friulana (Italia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia): vecchi e nuovi dati. In: Ancestral Landscape. Burial mounds in the Copper and Bronze Ages (Central and Eastern Europe – Balkans – Adriatic – Aegean, 4th-2nd millennium B.C.) Proceedings of the International Conference held in Udine, May 15th-18th 2008. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 2012. pp. 239-252. (Travaux de la Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée. Série recherches archéologiques, 58

Controllo di Qualita' dei Dati della Rete di Monitoraggio Atmosferico della Regione Lombardia

Abstract not availableJRC.(EI)-Environment Institut

Nuova Superstrada Pedemontana Veneta: testimonianze di insediamenti dell\u2019Et\ue0 del bronzo nell\u2019alta pianura vicentina

descrizione e interpretazione dello scavo effettuato a Montecchio Precalcino (VI

Giovanni Maroni, l'ultimo madrigalista estense prima della devoluzione

Questo volume a cura di Daniele Biancardi, Saggi ariosteschi. I primi 500 anni dell’Orlando Furioso, raccoglie gli Atti del Convegno “Ariosto e il suo tempo”, tenutosi a Bondeno (FE) il 18 giugno 2016. La presente preziosa pubblicazione, peraltro ricca di numerose illustrazioni, accoglie esemplari studî, frutto di approfondite ricerche, colte riflessioni e rare competenze, di: Marco Bertozzi, Dennis Looney, Andrea Marchesi, Lucio Scardino, Enrico Scavo, Daniele Biancardi, Alberto Balasso, Marco Dorigatti