scholarly journals Techniques of hollow maxillary dentures: a literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 4111
Author(s):  
Anas Omar Haroub ◽  
Alaa Mohammad Alaidarous ◽  
Mazen Thabet Alshahrani ◽  
Naif Mayouf Alrasheedi ◽  
Abdulhakeem Nasier Almodahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
The Other ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Denture Base ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Atrophic Maxilla ◽  
Adequate Sample Size ◽  
Modeling Clay

Clinically, the management of severy atrophic maxilla might represent a significant challenge for the attending dentists and surgeons to successfully perform and achieve fabricated complete maxillary dentures. Making a hollow denture base for these defects has also been previously reported as a valid approach that can be used to decrease the weight of the maxillary prosthesis. Many modalities have been proposed for these procedures with favorable outcomes, and variable events of disadvantages and adverse events. This literature review aims to collect enough evidence regarding the different reported techniques of the hollow maxillary denture, according to the different studies. Many techniques have been previously reported as using magnets, using implants, intramucosal inserts, springs, suction disks, lightweight dentures, and modified impression techniques. Many materials have been previously used with the 3D spacers of the lightweight denture techniques as dental stone, silicon putty, cellophane-wrapped asbestos, light-body coated gauze, modeling clay, salt, thermocol, caramel, and glycerine soap. Favoring one of the modalities over the other requires the inauguration of future studies with an adequate sample size to validate the efficacy and safety of these modalities. All of this information is furtherly discussed within the manuscript based on the collected evidence from the different studies in the literature.

scholarly journals Subcutaneous Administration of Bortezomib in Combination with Thalidomide and Dexamethasone for Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghao Wu ◽  
Cuiping Zheng ◽  
Songyan Chen ◽  
Xiaoping Cai ◽  
Yuejian Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Subcutaneous Administration ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
The Other ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Grade 3

Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of the treatment of the newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients with the therapy of subcutaneous (subQ) administration of bortezomib and dexamethasone plus thalidomide (VTD) regimen.Methods. A total of 60 newly diagnosed MM patients were analyzed. 30 patients received improved VTD regimen (improved VTD group) with the subQ injection of bortezomib and the other 30 patients received conventional VTD regimen (VTD group).The efficacy and safety of two groups were analyzed retrospectively.Results. The overall remission (OR) after eight cycles of treatment was 73.3% in the VTD group and 76.7% in the improved VTD group (P>0.05). No significant differences in time to 1-year estimate of overall survival (72% versus 75%,P=0.848) and progression-free survival (median 22 months versus 25 months;P=0.725) between two groups. The main toxicities related to therapy were leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, asthenia, fatigue, and renal and urinary disorders. Grade 3 and higher adverse events were significantly less common in the improved VTD group (50%) than VTD group (80%,P=0.015).Conclusions. The improved VTD regimen by changing bortezomib from intravenous administration to subcutaneous injection has noninferior efficacy to standard VTD regimen, with an improved safety profile and reduced adverse events.

scholarly journals Efficacy of tocilizumab for refractory Takayasu arteritis: a retrospective study and literature review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiyan Li ◽  
Zongwen Shuai
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Takayasu Arteritis ◽  
Common Adverse Effect ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Medical University

AbstractTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) in the treatment of refractory Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Eleven refractory TAK patients treated with TCZ at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University between 2017 July and 2020 December were respectively analyzed. We also respectively analyzed the studies on TCZ efficacy in patients with TAK, from PubMed/MEDLINE, Elsevier Science Direct between January 2010 and April 2021. The median age of 11 patients was 34(19–46) years. After 3 months of TCZ, a significant drop was found in median NIH (3[2–5] at baseline vs 1[0–2] after 6 months; p < 0.05), ITAS-2010 score (8.5[6–11] vs 6[1–10]; p < 0.05). One (9%) patient experienced relapse during TCZ treatment. After withdrawal of TCZ, one patient (9%) underwent relapse and nine patients (81%) were spared of GC use. In literature review, a total of 211 patients (mean age 35 years) were analyzed, including 80 (38%) Chinese and 169 females (80%). Among the 211 patients, (154 patients) 73% achieved remission after the last infusion of TCZ; TAK relapsed in 6% of patients during TCZ treatment and 5% of the TCZ patients after the withdrawal of TCZ. A total of 95 types of adverse events were observed in the literature. Infection was the most common adverse effect, occurring in 50% of patients. TCZ could serve as an efficacious and safe agent for refractory TAK.

Efficacy and safety of glucose, glucose and polidocanol combination, liquid polidocanol and polidocanol foam in the treatment of reticular veins: A randomized study in rabbits

2020 ◽  
pp. 026835552096429
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Pinheiro Lucio Filho ◽  
Matheus Bertanha ◽  
Marcela Polachini Prata ◽  
Lídia Raquel de Carvalho ◽  
Rodrigo Gibin Jaldin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Local Inflammation ◽  
Puncture Site ◽  
Sclerosing Agents ◽  
Rabbit Ears ◽  
Reticular Veins

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of sclerosing agents injected in dorsal veins of rabbit ears. Methods Sixty ears of 30 rabbits were randomly allocated in: 1% liquid polidocanol, 1% polidocanol foam, 0.2% polidocanol-glucose 70% solution, glucose 75% or 0.9% saline. Outcomes included efficacy (luminal occlusion), complications (phlebitis, neovascularization, ulceration at the puncture site, necrosis and local inflammation) and histology (sclerosis, recanalization vein and surrounding tissues inflammation, blood extravasation, recanalization, lymphangiogenesis, destruction of cartilage and neoangiogenesis). Results Sclerosis was superior in Foam Group (76.9%), but also with 30.7% necrosis ( p = 0.003), 46.15% ulceration ( p = 0.003), and 69.2% local inflammation ( p < 0.0001). Neovascularization were similar. Histology showed 38.5% phlebitis (p = 0.004) and necrosis ( p = 0.03) in the foam group. Conclusions Sclerosis with foam and liquid polidocanol were superior to the other groups, but specially polidocanol foam at the expense of greater frequency of adverse events.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors and Challenges in Agile Requirements Engineering

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1670-1682
Author(s):  
Mohammed Saleh Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
The Other ◽  
Software Requirements ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
In The Beginning ◽  
Agile Requirements

Nowadays, the requirements of the software are changing rapidly in order to meet clients’ needs, which increases the complexity of developing software. Thus, Agile requirements engineering has arisen and it focuses on how to deal with the increasing changes in software requirements by gathering requirements iteratively and collaboratively with the clients. Thus, the clients’ satisfaction could be met more easily. On the other side, researchers have tried to improve agile requirements engineering from time to time, however, there are still limitations and challenges faced, which need more attention. Thus, this study is conducted by performing a systematic literature review technique to investigate the challenges, critical success factors, and the topics that need more attention in the agile requirements engineering field. In the beginning, the study obtained 178 articles related to this topic which were published from 2002 until 2019. After a thorough analysis of the articles, the study reviewed the ten (10) challenges and the proposed solutions that mentioned in the previous studies. Besides that, the study found six (6) critical success factors, and highlighted four (4) topics that need more attention from the researchers in future studies in agile requirements engineering.

scholarly journals Duodenogastroesophageal reflux and its effect on extraesophageal tissues: A review

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel H. Blumin ◽  
Albert L. Merati ◽  
Robert J. Toohill
Keyword(s):  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Middle Ear ◽  
Tracheobronchial Tree ◽  
The Other ◽  
Upper Aerodigestive Tract ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Duodenogastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Nose And Sinuses

We conducted a literature review to identify elements of duodenogastroesophageal reflux (DGER)—namely pancreatic fluids, hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and bile—as to the effects each has when refluxed to the extraesophageal structures. Further, we wished to acquaint clinicians with the possibilities that, in addition to hydrochloric acid, the other components of DGER are likewise contributing to disease in the extraesophageal areas. Our review included studies that have indicated reflux of the above mentioned components of DGER to the pharynx, larynx, tracheobronchial tree, oral cavity, nasopharynx, nose and sinuses, eustachian tube, and middle ear. Findings demonstrate that injury to the upper aerodigestive tract can occur from a variety of substances secreted from the stomach and duodenum. Treatment for DGER is nonspecific. We conclude that patients with an incomplete response to acid suppression may have significant involvement of pepsin, bile, or both. Future studies are needed to clarify the importance of these elements and to suggest more precise treatments.

High Heels sebagai Agensi bagi Tubuh Wanita

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Sunandar Macpal ◽  
Fathianabilla Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
High Heels ◽  
Experience Pain ◽  
Woman's Body

The aims of this paper is to explain the use of high heels as an agency for a woman's body. Agency context refers to pain in the body but pain is perceived as something positive. In this paper, the method used is a literature review by reviewing writings related to the use of high heels. The findings in this paper that women experience body image disturbance or anxiety because they feel themselves are not beautiful or not attractive. The use of high heels, makes women more attractive and more confident, on the other hand the use of high heels actually makes women feel pain and discomfort. However, for the achievement of beauty standards, women voluntarily allow their bodies to experience pain. However, the agency's willingness to beauty standards here is meaningless without filtering and directly accepted. Instead women keep negotiating with themselves so as to make a decision why use high heels.

The Principles of Zakat and Tax Upon the Time of Rasulullah SAW.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Dian Septiandani ◽  
Abd. Shomad
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
General Expense

Zakat is one of principal worship requiring every individual (<em>mukallaf</em>) with considerable property to spend some of the wealth for zakat under several conditions applied within. On the other hand, tax is an obligation assigned to taxpayers and should be deposited into the state based on policies applied, with no direct return as reward, for financing the national general expense. In their development, both zakat and tax had quite attention from Islamic economic thought. Nevertheless, we, at first, wanted to identify the principles of zakat and tax at the time of Rasulullah SAW. Therefore, this study referred to normative research. The primary data was collected through library/document research and the secondary one was collected through literature review by inventorying and collecting textbooks and other documents related to the studied issue.

Strategies to overcome barriers and to effectively achieve sustainable urban stormwater management: A review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaí Floriano Vasconcelos ◽  
Ademir Paceli Barbassa
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
The Other ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Solution Strategies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Common Barriers

Sustainable urban stormwater management (SUSM) is essential to urban sustainability. However, barriers to adopting it are observed even in places where SUSM is more widespread. Recent studies have evaluated strategies for overcoming some types of barriers. However, any study has systematically analyzed the strategies available for overcoming the most common barriers, contributing to widely adopting SUSM. Thus, this article aimed to provide a literature review on these strategies. Sixty-six documents were evaluated, resulting in eight solution strategies, detailed by 81 implementation measures, which were critically analyzed. The interrelationships among the solution strategies and their applicability to overcome the SUSM-related barriers were evaluated. This analysis showed that the solution strategies are interdependent, so it would be inefficient to adopt the strategies in isolation. On the other hand, adopting a strategy can help overcome several barriers, also enhancing other strategies, and consequently contributing to the global scenario of effective SUSM adoption. The availability of this systematized information helps break through common barriers and optimizing efforts to adopt SUSM where it is incipient.

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