Enterococcal Endocarditis Carries Good Prognosis

An ideal occlusal scheme plays an important role in a good prognosis of All-on-Four applications, as it does for other implant therapies, due to the potential impact of occlusal loads on implant prosthetic components. The aim of the present three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) study was to investigate the stresses on abutments, screws and prostheses that are generated by occlusal loads via different occlusal schemes in the All-on-Four concept. Three-dimensional models of the maxilla, mandible, implants, implant substructures and prostheses were designed according to the All-on-Four concept. Forces were applied from the occlusal contact points formed in maximum intercuspation and eccentric movements in canine guidance occlusion (CGO), group function occlusion (GFO) and lingualized occlusion (LO). The von Mises stress values for abutment and screws and deformation values for prostheses were obtained and results were evaluated comparatively. It was observed that the stresses on screws and abutments were more evenly distributed in GFO. Maximum deformation values for prosthesis were observed in the CFO model for lateral movement both in the maxilla and mandible. Within the limits of the present study, GFO may be suggested to reduce stresses on screws, abutments and prostheses in the All-on-Four concept.

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Condrosarcom laringian - prezentare de caz

ORL ro ◽

10.26416/orl.33.4.2016.159 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 32-35

Author(s):

Bogdan Mocanu ◽

Aida Petca ◽

Daniela Safta ◽

Cornelia Niţipir ◽

Liliana Mirea ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gold Standard ◽

Total Laryngectomy ◽

Cricoid Cartilage ◽

Good Prognosis ◽

Rare Cancers ◽

Imaging Characteristics ◽

Laryngeal Tumors ◽

Grade Ii

Chondrosarcomas of the larynx are rare cancers, representing less than 1% of all laryngeal tumors. The most often involved site is the cricoid cartilage. They have generally good prognosis, and low metastatic tendency. Surgery is the treatment of choice, partial in small limited tumors or total laryngectomy if tumor extends beyond the half of the cricoid and/or is poor differentiated. Although there are some pathognomonic imaging characteristics for chondrosarcomas, the histology remains the gold standard for diagnostic. The authors present a case of large, medium differentiated chondrosarcoma (grade II), surgically treated by total laryngectomy.

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THE USE OF MEDICINES IN TREATING HYPERTENSION IN HUE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy ◽

10.34071/jmp.2016.2.11 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 76-84

Author(s):

Khoa Bao Chau Thai ◽

Thi Hong Phuong Vo

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Channel Blocker ◽

Enzyme Inhibitor ◽

Antihypertensive Drugs ◽

Good Prognosis ◽

Target Blood Pressure ◽

University Hospital ◽

Key Words Hypertension ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Effects

Background: Hypertension is a common condition in the world as well as in Viet Nam. If hypertension isn’t treated well, it can cause many serious complications. Controlling target blood pressure will bring positive effects on reducing mortality rate and also disabilities caused by diseases related to hypertension. Objectives: (1) Analyzing the use of medicines in treating hypertension. (2) Evaluating the effects of medicine usage in treating hypertension at the hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Materials and methods: 388 patients were diagnosed as having hypertension with inpatient care at the Cardiovascular Department of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy’s hospital, using cross-sectional descriptive study methods. Results: All antihypertensive drugs in the research were contained in the antihypertensive list recommended by Vietnamese Society of Cardiology. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and calcium channel blocker were the two most popular drug groups (96.6% and 71.4%, respectively). The rate of using multi-therapy regimens was higher than the rate of using uni-therapy regimens in both initial therapies (64.7%>35.3%) and final therapies (61.9%>38.1%). The rate of patients having interactions between antihypertensive drugs and the other kinds of drugs was 7.5%. The rate of patients having reasonable prescriptions was 84.3%. Evaluating the effects of medicine usage in treatments showed that the rate of patients reaching target blood pressure before leaving the hospital was 67.3%. Most patients were evaluated as having good prognosis after treatment, up to 81.7%. Conclusions: All antihypertensive drugs in the research were contained in the antihypertensive list recommended by Vietnamese Society of Cardiology. The rate of using multi-therapy regimens was higher than the rate of using uni-therapy regimens. The rate of drug interactions was quite low; most patients were evaluated as having good prognosis after treatment. Key words: hypertension, antihypertensive drugs.

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UPDATE ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF EARLY GASTRIC CANCER

Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy ◽

10.34071/jmp.2014.6.1 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 5-14

Author(s):

Van Huy Tran ◽

Quang Trung Tran

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Early Gastric Cancer ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Cancer Diagnosis ◽

Good Prognosis ◽

Accurate Diagnosis ◽

White Light Endoscopy ◽

Key Factor ◽

Magnified Endoscopy ◽

Endoscopic Characteristics

The prognosis of gastric cancer depends principally upon an early diagnosis. An early and accurate diagnosis of gastric cancer needs some basic knowledges about the endoscopic characteristics of white light endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, magnified endoscopy, FICE and NBI…A strategy of screening is also a key factor for early diagnosis. The treatment of early gastric cancer by endoscopy techniques have showed more and more advantages. Beside of EMR, the technique of ESD is now applied more widely and lead to a very good prognosis and nearly a curative treatment for the patients with early gastric cancer. Key words: gastric cancer, early gastric cancer, diagnosis, endoscopy

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