Global wealth disparities drive adherence to COVID-safe pathways in head and neck cancer surgery

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Efficacy of manual and mechanical instrumentation techniques for removal of overextended root canal filling material

Objective: To compare the efficacy of manual and mechanical instrumentation techniques, including ProTaper Universal retreatment system, Mtwo retreatment system, Reciproc system, and Hedström files, regarding removal of overextended root canal filling material.Materials and Methods: Eighty extracted human mandibular premolar teeth were prepared at the apical foramen level using Revo‑S rotary files and subsequently obturated. The root canal filling material was deliberately extruded from the apex. Samples were transferred to glass vials that simulated the periapical area. Eighty samples of overfilled teeth were randomly assigned to four equal groups (n = 20) for removal of the root filling material with ProTaper Universal retreatment files (Group 1), Mtwo retreatment files (Group 2), Reciproc system (Group 3), and hand files (Group 4). Removal of the root canal filling material and additional preparation were performed by individual instruments from each different system up to a #40 size. The external apical surface of the teeth and the surrounding glass vials were checked using a dental operation microscope with ×12.5 magnification. Samples were divided into two groups based on whether removal of the overextended root canal filling material was successful or not. The Fisher’s exact test was used to detect any significant difference between the groups (α = 0.05).Results: The success rate for removal of overextended gutta‑percha was greater for the Mtwo (30%) and hand files (30%) compared with the ProTaper (20%) and Reciproc (10%). However, no significant statistical differences existed among the experimental groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions: This study demonstrated that all tested systems had similar efficacy in removing overextended root canal filling material.Keywords: Hand instrumentation, overextended root canal filling material, reciprocation, retreatment, rotar

Is it necessary to remove submandibular glands in squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity?

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and the mechanism of submandibular gland (SMG) involvement in oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas (OCSCC), and to discuss the necessity of extirpation of the gland. The authors investigated and analyzed the retrospective charts of 236 patients who underwent surgery for OCSCC over a 10-year period and the pathology reports of 294 neck dissections with SMG removal. SMG involvement was evident in 13 cases (4%). Eight cases were due to direct invasion, which was the most common mechanism. Four cases had infiltration from a metastatic periglandular lymphadenopathy, and in 1 case, metastatic disease was confirmed. The tongue and floor of the mouth were the most frequent primary sites associated with SMG involvement. The study found no bilateral cases, and in 135 SMG specimens benign pathologies were detected. Involvement of the SMG in OCSCC is not frequent. It is appropriate to preserve the gland unless the primary tumour or metastatic regional lymphadenopathy is adherent to the gland

Computed tomographic findings of trichuriasis

PubMedID: 16830393In this report, we present computed tomographic findings of colonic trichuriasis. The patient was a 75-year-old man who complained of abdominal pain, and weight loss. Diagnosis was achieved by colonoscopic biopsy. Abdominal computed tomography showed irregular and nodular thickening of the wall of the cecum and ascending colon. Although these findings are nonspecific, they may be one of the findings of trichuriasis. These findings, confirmed by pathologic analysis of the biopsied tissue and Kato-Katz parasitological stool flotation technique, revealed adult Trichuris. To our knowledge, this is the first report of colonic trichuriasis indicated by computed tomography. © 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved