Slaves on the Return Voyage from the Carreira Da India (1504-1610): From the Limited Permission to the Uncontrolled Transportation and Diffusion Across the Atlantic

From an early stage of carreira da ndia route slaves embarked in the ships which performed the return voyage It remains to be determined an exact figure as well as how often did the slaves went on this voyage They usually came from China India and other parts of Asia Mozambique Angola and Cape Verde Most of them did not make it to Lisbon as they were used in several illegal acts of trafficking and smuggling along the way thus being mostly traded in the Azores off the Portuguese coast or even in Brazil and Galicia Since midsixteenth century at least hundreds had been shipped the sources record a single ship in which the total number of slaves amounted to 300 Despite Crown s policies aimed at putting a stop to illegal activities and slaves mass transportation the problem resurfaced throughout this period even if it seems to have caused greater concern in earlyseventeenth centur

Treatment of the Prominent Mandibular Angle by Using a Custom Made Surgical Splint

In this case report, we would like to present an alternative surgical technique for the treatment of the bilateral prominent mandibular angles by using a custom-made resin splint (template). The prefabricated template provided a precise outline for the osteotomy, which alleviated the uncertainty of the osseous cut. Furthermore, masseter muscle myomectomy was not necessary in this case which decreased morbidity, and procedure and recovery time, while assuring a more symmetric outcome