Mercury intoxication in a dental surgery following unreported spillage

BDJ ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 141 (6) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
D P Merfield ◽  
A Taylor ◽  
D M Gemmell ◽  
J A Parrish
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
A. V. Gvozdev ◽  
A. M. Panin ◽  
N. E. Kushlinsky ◽  
L. R. Fahrislamova ◽  
A. M. Tsitsiashvili

An assessment and correlation analysis was performed between the main indicators when using the drug etoricoxib for the removal of third molars.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Susan M. Bridges ◽  
Cynthia K.Y. Yiu ◽  
Colman P. McGrath

In clinical dental consultations in multilingual contexts, medical interpreting is often performed by the supporting staff as part of routine triadic formulations. As academic dentistry becomes increasingly internationalised, issues of language and culture add to the interactional complexity of clinical communication and education. A multivariate approach was adopted to investigate one case of multilingualism in dentistry in Asia. Collection of both survey (n=86) and interactional data provided empirical evidence regarding language use and language demands across integrated Polyclinics. Descriptive statistics of Dental Surgery Assistant (DSA) perception data and conversation analysis (CA) of mediated interpretation indicate that, as members of the oral healthcare team, DSAs in Hong Kong are an essential resource in their role of intercultural mediators between patients and clinicians, both staff and students. Discussion of sociolinguistic notions of place-as-location and place-as-meaning supports a wider conceptualisation of the role of support staff as interpreters in clinical settings. Implications are drawn for policy, curriculum and staff development.


Author(s):  
Elena V. Katamanova ◽  
Elena N. Korchuganova ◽  
Natalia V. Slivnitsyna ◽  
Irina V. Kudaeva ◽  
Oleg L. Lakhman

Introduction. Despite the apparent connection of the existing neurological disorders and changes in the psycho-emotional sphere with sleep disorders in patients with chronic mercury intoxication (CRI), these relationships remain the least studied in the clinic neurointoxications. The study aimed to establish a connection between neurophysiological, biochemical, and psychopathological indicators in patients with occupational chronic mercury intoxication and insomnia. Materials and methods. Thirty-six patients took part in the examination in the remote period of CRI. The average age of patients in this group was 50.7±1.05 years, with an average work experience of 14.7±1.05. The authors carried out a psychological examination to determine the levels of depression, anxiety, asthenic state, computed electroencephalography (EEG), cognitive evoked potentials (CEP), polysomnography, the level of neurotransmitters. Results. The study showed that asthenization, when exposed to mercury, occurs due to a decrease in the limbic-hypothalamo-reticular complex activity (the presence of equivalent dipole sources of pathological activity in the area of diencephalic formations (thalamus, hypothalamus) in 56.2±5.6% of cases. The study showed a decrease in activity cerebral cortex, confirmed by weakening the coherent connections of the α-range in the occipital, central and frontal leads according to the data of coherent EEG analysis and changes on the part of the CEP. There was a direct correlation between the level of total sleep time and the serotonin level (rs=0.45), an inverse relationship between the level of depression and histamine level (rs=-0.56). Conclusion. The studies carried out to make it possible to establish the mechanisms of insomnia disorders in chronic mercury intoxication, which cause a weakening of the tone of the cerebral cortex and changes in neurotransmitter metabolism, as well as disorders of the reticular system with limbic structures. The study showed a close direct relationship between neurophysiological, psychological, and biochemical parameters in implementing insomnia in patients with chronic mercury intoxication.


2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1674-1676
Author(s):  
Manuel Florin Rosu ◽  
Doriana Agop Forna ◽  
Norina Consuela Forna

The purpose of this study is to quantify the existing interrelationship between the anesthetic substances used in the implanto-prosthetic rehabilitation procedures with the general state of the patient, as well as the specific implant rehabilitation work.The analyzed lot brought together 110 patients, candidates for implanto-prosthetic rehabilitation, subjected to a general and local evaluation protocol for choosing general anesthesia in accordance with the general state and complexity of the implanto-prosthetic algorithm. Regarding connection between therapeutic approaches in oral implantation and types of anesthesia , we obtained correlative aspects between the use of inhalosedation and implantation algorithm in 80% clinical cases and augmentation with implantation was found in 20%.General anesthesia with Midazolam has been correlated with implantation and augmentation in 77% clinical cases and sinus lift and implantation was found in 23% clinical cases.General anesthesia with Midazolam was used in 64% clinical cases with implantation and sinus lift and 36% clinical cases with implantation.Careful monitoring of the patient and proper dental surgery where the intervention is performed are the key for a therapeutic success regarding sedation and anesthesia.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mwila

BACKGROUND The Copperbelt University is the second public University in Zambia. The School of Medicine has four major programs namely; Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Clinical Medicine and Bachelor of Biomedical sciences. The Copperbelt University School of Medicine runs a five-year training program for both the BDS and the MBCHB programs. Students are admitted into the Medical school after successfully completing their first year at the Main campus in the School of Natural Sciences with an average of 4 B grades or higher (B grade is a mark of 65 to 74%). OBJECTIVE The study was done to determine the association between admission criteria and academic performance among preclinical students. Hence, the study compares the academic performance among preclinical students admitted into the Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the Copperbelt University School of Medicine. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study conducted at Michael Chilufya Sata School of medicine Campus. A pilot study was conducted with 30 BDS and 30 MBCHB students and the obtained information helped determine the sample size. SPSS was used to analyze the data. The study period lasted approximately 7 weeks at a cost of K1621. RESULTS In 2014, there was an improvement in average performance between 2nd and 3rd year for each program. An average score of 15.4 (SD 4.2) was obtained in 3rd year compared to 12.8 (SD 4.9) in 2nd year (p<0.001). Meanwhile, 3rd MB ChB mean score was 12.6 (SD 3.7) compared to 10.7 (SD 3.6) in 2nd years (p<0.05). However, in 2016, both programs, 3rd year mean scores were lower than 2nd year (MB ChB 2nd year mean score was 12.0 (SD 4.3) compared to 3rd year with a mean score of 9.5 (SD 4.5), p<0.001; BDS 2nd year mean score was 10.6 (SD 4.0) compared to 3rd year mean score of 8.2 (SD 3.4), p<0.01. On average MB ChB students performed better than BDS students in all the years (p<0.05), except in 2016 when the results were comparable. CONCLUSIONS Results from the study shows that entry criteria has a correlation to academic performance as students admitted with higher grades perform much better than those with lower grades.


BMJ ◽  
1928 ◽  
Vol 2 (3530) ◽  
pp. 426-427
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