scholarly journals Determination of vertical dimension of occlusion by using the phonetic vowel "O" and "E"

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Igic ◽  
Nebojsa Krunic ◽  
Ljiljana Aleksov ◽  
Milena Kostic ◽  
Aleksandra Igic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Complete Denture ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Vertical Dimension ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Background/Aim. The vertical dimension of occlusion is a very important parameter for proper reconstruction of the relationship between the jaws. The literature describes many methods for its finding, from the simple, easily applicable clinically, to quite complicated, with the use of one or more devices for determination. The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of determining the vertical dimension of occlusion using the vocals ?O? and ?E? with the control of values o btained by applying cognitive functions. Methods. This investigation was performed with the two groups of patients. The first group consisted of 50 females and 50 males, aged 18 to 30 years. In this group the distance between the reference points (on top of the nose and chin) was measured in the position of the mandible in the vertical dimension of occlusion, the vertical dimension at rest and the pronunciation of the words ?OLO? and ?ELE?. Checking the correctness of the particular value for the word ?OLO? was also performed by the phonetic method with the application of cognitive exercises when the patients counted from 89 to 80. The obtained difference in the average values i n determining the vertical dimension of occlusion and the ?OLO? and ?ELE? in the first group was used as the reference for determining the vertical dimension of occlusion in the second group of patients. The second group comprised of 31 edentulous persons (14 females and 17 males), aged from 54 to 85 years who had been made a complete denture. Results. The average value obtained for the vertical dimension of rest for the entire sample was 2.16 mm, for the word ?OLO? for the entire sample was 5.51 mm and for the word ?ELE? for the entire sample was 7.47 mm. There was no statistically significant difference between the genders for the value of the vertical dimension at rest, ?ELE? and ?OLO?. There was a statistically significant difference between the values f or the vertical dimension at rest, ?OLO? and ?ELE? for both genders. There was a statistically significant correlation between the value for the vertical dimension at rest, ?OLO? and ?ELE?, for both groups of subjects. Conclusion. Determining the vertical dimension of occlusion requires 5.5 mm subtraction from the position of the mandible in pronunciation of the word ?OLO? or 7.5 mm in pronunciation of the word ?ELE?.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Foot Status and Motor Status in Preschool Children: A Simple, Comparative Observational Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 936
Author(s):  
Milan Kojić ◽  
Branka Protić Gava ◽  
Milan Bajin ◽  
Marko Vasiljević ◽  
Jasmina Bašić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Flat Feet ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The research objective of the study is to determine the differences in the manifestation of the motor status of normally fed preschool test subjects, classified into groups according to foot status. Methods: This is a simple, comparative observational study. Preschool children included in this study have been subjected to anthropometric measurements in order to determine BMI, tests for motor skills assessment (running at 20 m from a high start, standing broad jump, backwards polygon, rectangular seated forward bend, plate tapping, sit-ups for 60 s, and bent arm hang), and a determination of foot status. The total sample was comprised of 202 test subjects who attended a regular sports program, aged 3.9 to 6.5 years of decimal age (M = 141; Age = 5.3 ± 0.74; Height = 117.3 ± 7.1; Weight = 22 ± 3.7; F = 61; Age = 5.1 ± 0.73; Height = 114.9 ± 7.4; Weight = 21.2 ± 3.8), of which 153 (75.7%) were normally fed, 6 (3%) were undernourished, 30 were overweight (14.9%), and 13 were obese (6.4%). Results: In the total sample, 30 (14.9%) subjects had normal arch feet, 90 (44.6%) high arched feet, and 41 (20.3%) flat feet. We found 41 (20.3%) subjects who had different left and right foot statuses within this sample. The data were processed by means of nonparametric tests (the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests) at a significance level p ≤ 0.05. Conclusion: The results show that there is a statistically significant difference between groups of subjects with different foot statuses in the manifestation of motor status in most tests, with a significance level of p ≤ 0.01, and in tests of sit-ups for 60 s and the bent arm hang, there is a statistically significant difference, the level of which is p ≤ 0.05. It is only in the inclination test of rectangular seated forward bend that no statistically significant difference was displayed.

scholarly journals Application of cephalometric analysis for determination of vertical dimension of occlusion: A literature review

2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Strajnic ◽  
Darinka Stanisic-Sinobad
Keyword(s):  
Precise Determination ◽  
Complete Denture ◽  
Vertical Dimension ◽  
Cephalometric Analysis ◽  
Rest Position ◽  
Clinical Methods ◽  
Extraction Period ◽  
Edentulous Patients ◽  
Clinical Determination

Introduction. Optimal reconstruction of vertical dimension of occlusion is crucial for functional and physiognomic rehabilitation of edentulous patients. This article is aimed at presenting attitudes and studies on application of cephalometric analysis in obtaining optimal vertical dimension of occlusion. The review of literature presents the studies which analyse the possibilities of cephalometric analysis aimed at improving the clinical methods for vertical dimension of occlusion determination in treatment of edentulous patients. The research carried out so far can roughly be divided into: cephalometric vertical dimension of occlusion evaluation in dentulous patients performed to determine precise indicators of vertical dimension of occlusion and to establish cephalometric standards for practical application in prosthodontics; the method of producing pre-extraction cephalometric registries involves the production of cephalometric radiographs for potential prosthodontic patients in dental pre-extraction period which are kept for reference to be used in later therapy; the cephalometric method of registering the position of physiologic rest position of the mandible involves measuring cephalometric parameters in cephalometric radiographs made when the mandible is in physiologic rest position; cephalometric evaluation of vertical dimension of occlusion in complete denture therapy after clinical determination of intemaxillary relationship is recommended for timely detection of possible mistakes, with a possibility of correction in the process of complete denture production; and cephalometric analysis in edentulous patients with old complete dentures for a planned vertical dimension of occlusion extension. Conclusion. Data from the literature give no proof of a scientific and universally accepted method for precise determination of vertical dimension of occlusion, which is a point many authors agree upon. Different methods proposed for vertical dimension of occlusion determination in everyday practice are usually recommended in combination with other methods. Determination of individual, morphological vertical dimension of occlusion indicators by cephalometric analysis is, in this sense, one of the directions for finding a better solution when planning an artificial occlusion complex.

Control of Oral Anticoagulation in Patients with the Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Influence of the Lupus Anticoagulant on International Normalized Ratio

1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (07) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Querrec ◽  
B. Delahousse ◽  
C. Caron ◽  
L. Houbouyan ◽  
B. Boutière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ◽  
Oral Anticoagulant ◽  
International Normalized Ratio ◽  
Factor X ◽  
Anticoagulant Treatment ◽  
Oral Anticoagulant Treatment ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Patient Groups

SummaryThe recommended therapeutic range of International Normalized Ratio (INR) for oral anticoagulant treatment in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome remains controversial. As a part of this controversy, it has been suggested that lupus anticoagulants (LA) could interfere with the determination of prothrombin time, thus questioning the validity of monitoring the treatment of these patients using INR. To clarify this point, we compared the values of INR obtained in the plasmas of two groups of patients, one without LA (n = 47), and the other with LA (n = 43). INR were determined using 8 different thromboplastin reagents on the same automated coagulation instrument. Chromogenic factor X, which is supposed to be insensitive to the presence of LA, was also measured. The results are the following: provided INR was calculated using calibrated reference plasmas, there was no significant difference between INR values obtained with the 8 reagents, both in the non-LA and in the LA groups (CV: 5.9 and 6.7%, respectively). Closer examination revealed that INR results obtained with one reagent (the recombinant thromboplastin Innovin) diverged from those of the 7 others, leading to an overestimation of INR, to a very large extent in some instances. However this effect was restricted to a subset of the patient population with LA (6 out of 43). Finally, the relationship between INR (average value obtained using the 8 reagents) and factor X was identical in non-LA and in LA patient groups. We conclude that, provided the reagents which display the LA interference are identified and excluded for this purpose, the INR system is valid for monitoring oral anticoagulant treatment in patients with LA.

scholarly journals Ultrasonic estimation of gestation age in goats via placentomes diameter

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Yaseen Mahmood Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Linear Array ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Array Transducer ◽  
Gestation Age ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Linear Probe ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

     The aim of the present study is to establish the relationship between gestational age and placentome measurement via real-time ultrasound. This study is conducted in the college of Veterinary Medicine at Diyala University. Seventeen multiparous does were synchronized for estrus and naturally served to obtain pregnancy and subsequently scanned using both transducers. Ultrasonic (U.S) examination was performed transabdominally (TA) with sector-probe (5MHz) and transrectally (TR) with linear-probe (7.5MHz), in 10 day interval done started from day 35-135 post mating. The placentome was observed for the first time on day 35 by using TR ultrasonic examination (7.5MHz) linear transducer, as echogenic densities on the surface of endometrium. The results showed a significant increased (P≤0.05) in placentomes growth with gestation age. The placentome diameter (PD) reached maximized size around days 126 (39.6±2.37mm). Also, the results indicated significant difference between placentome diameter (PD) size in single and twin-pregnant does at (P≤0.05). The average of PD size in the single and twin-pregnant does was, respectively, 7.5±0.41mm and 9.2±0.74 mm at the day 35 and 45 of gestation. The maximal size of PD was 39.2±2.50mm in singleton-bearing does during 116-125 day and 41.0±2.19 mm in twin-bearing does during 126-135 day of gestation. In conclusion, the determination of gestation age according to placentome measurement was not reliable after day 90. Also, the use of 7.5 MHz linear array transducer for TR examination was found to be efficient, for early recognition of placentomes starting point from 35 days of gestation, as well as, the larger placentomes are expected in twins-bearing does. 

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF THE COMBINED WIDTH OF MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH USING INNERCANTHAL DISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO AGE GENDER AND ETHINICITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (Suppl-1) ◽  
pp. S164-69
Author(s):  
Naseer Ahmed ◽  
Maria Shakoor Abbasi ◽  
Danish Azeem Khan ◽  
Shiza Khalid ◽  
Warda Jawed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between inner canthal distance and maxillary anterior teeth width withrespect to age, gender and ethnicity. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi, from Aug 2019 to Jan 2020. Methodology: One hundred participants from both genders with full permanent dentition, no interdental space or pathology and facial symmetry were included in this study. The measurements were carried out with digital Vernier caliper. SPSS-25 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The mean ± SD of inner canthal distance and width of maxillary anterior teeth were 2.99cm ± 0.46and 3.82cm ± 0.35 respectively. A significant difference was found between gender (p=0.037) and inner canthaldistance. The maxillary anterior teeth width and inner canthal distance varies amongst different ethnicities(p=0.01). The inner canthal distance does not vary with advancing age (p=0.87) whereas width of maxillaryanterior teeth varies (p=0.04). A weak correlation value of 0.47 was found between inner canthal distance andmaxillary anterior teeth width. Conclusion: This research suggests that there is a weak relationship between inner canthal distance and maxillary anterior teeth width. Therefore, a multiplication ratio of 1.27 is advised to get combined mesiodistal width of maxillary anterior teeth. Additionally, the value of both differs in various local ethnicities. Inner canthal distance does not vary with age though has significant gender disparities while maxillary anterior teeth width remains constant.

Determination of Chlorophyll in Water by Fluorophotometry with Chlorophyll-A Extraction from Microcystis aeruginosa Instead of Chlorophyll Standard Substance

2013 ◽  
Vol 726-731 ◽  
pp. 1269-1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Sheng Cui ◽  
Yu Xin Cheng ◽  
Xiao Hui Xu
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Microcystis Aeruginosa ◽  
Fluorescence Intensity ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Freshwater Lakes ◽  
Standard Substance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chlorophyll Extraction ◽  
The Relationship

Microcystis aeruginosa is common in freshwater lakes, and developed easy. Instead of chlorophyll standard substance, fresh chlorophyll extraction from Microcystis aeruginosa applied to the determination of chlorophyll-a in water by fluorophotometry. Thus the relationship between concentration of chlorophyll-a and fluorescence intensity of Microcystis aeruginosa in water was established. The fluorescence intensity responded with the concentration of chlorophyll-a extract linearly in the range of 30~1800 ug/L with a correlative coefficient of 0.9947. Comparision was made between chlorophyll standard and the chlorophyll-a extraction of Microcystis aeruginosa, and no significant difference was found. In certain range of pH value and time, chlorophyll-a extraction from Microcystis aeruginosa is stable, and can be used to reflect the growth of algae in water quick, conveniently and accurately.

scholarly journals March, September and December months with the greatest influence of atmospheric pressure on blood pressure in patients with hypertension

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
U I Cieslik-Guerra ◽  
M Kaminski ◽  
R Kotas ◽  
E Trzos ◽  
K Wierzbowska-Drabik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Diastolic Pressure ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Weather Factor ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objectives For a long time, science has searched for the relationship between weather and human health. Atmospheric pressure is the most objective weather factor because, regardless of whether the objects are outdoors or indoors, it affects all objects in the same way. In cardiology, we often look for factors that worsen blood pressure control. Could atmospheric pressure be one of them? The main objective of our research was to assess the relationship between atmospheric pressure and blood pressure in patients with treated hypertension in different months in the moderate climate of Central Poland. Material and methods The study group consisted of 4191 patients with arterial hypertension, divided into 2 near equal groups due to a lower or higher average value of atmospheric pressure when blood pressure was recorded. Blood pressure was monitored by a means of 24-h ABPM. Atmospheric pressure was recorded with the frequency of 1 measurement per minute using a meteorological station. The observations were conducted in the years 2009–2019. Comparisons between blood pressure values in the 2 groups were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results We observed a significant difference in blood pressure recorded during the periods of lower and higher atmospheric pressure: for systolic blood pressure during the days of September (125.01±14.99 vs 120.14±12.83, p<0.001) and December (124.22±15.45 vs 127.50±14.35, p<0.05), for diastolic pressure during the days of March (72.24±10.92 vs 69.81±9.13, p<0.02) and for diastolic pressure during the nights of March (61.53±8.96 vs 59.58±9.17, p<0.04). Conclusions A significant inverse relationship between atmospheric pressure and blood pressure was observed; during March days and nights for diastolic blood pressure and during September and December days for systolic blood pressure. This finding may be important for the understanding of why during some months the pharmacological control of blood pressure is poor, and of the consequences of this fact. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Public hospital(s). Main funding source(s): own resources

scholarly journals Determination of the Initial Abnormal Discharge Site in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Through Combined EEG and Neuroimaging. What Is Next?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana A. Rentería-Palomo ◽  
Jose L. Montes-Ochoa ◽  
Adriana Martinez-Mayorga ◽  
Jorge Guillermo Reyes-Vaca ◽  
Ildefonso Rodríguez-Leyva
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy ◽  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Epilepsy Surgery ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Hippocampal Sclerosis ◽  
Hippocampal Atrophy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between atrophy of the hippocampus and severity of epilepsy in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) as the first step to evaluate the possibility of surgery for epilepsy and analyze why patients cannot undergo epilepsy surgery.Methods: Volumetric MRI of the hippocampus was performed in 51 consecutive patients (29 men; mean age 40) with TLE. TLE diagnosis, lateralization, and severity (mild, moderate, severe) of seizures were based on a comprehensive evaluation that included neurologic examination and EEG in all patients. Patients with evidence of a lesion other than hippocampal sclerosis were not included in the study. We assessed the relationship between hippocampal volumes and electrophysiological evidence of seizure severity.Results: According to the affected side based on the EEG, a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001) in volume and a positive correlation between epilepsy and hippocampal atrophy were found.Conclusion: Our results confirm that volume loss to the hippocampus in patients with TLE correlates with the severity of epilepsy based on the EEG. Therefore, surgical treatment is considered early when hippocampal atrophy is evident in patients with refractory TLE. However, in Latin American countries, it is a challenge to get a patient to undergo epilepsy surgery. Therefore, we try to analyze the sad situation in our hospital.

Two Recombinant Tissue Factor Reagents Compared to Conventional Thromboplastins for Determination of International Normalised Ratio: A Thirty-three-laboratory Collaborative Study

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (03) ◽  
pp. 372-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kitchen ◽  
I Jennings ◽  
T A L Woods ◽  
I D Walker ◽  
F E Preston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Factor ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Routine Clinical Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Recombinant Technology ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Local Use ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryRecent advances in recombinant technology have led to the development of prothrombin time (PT) reagents containing recombinant tissue factor which has been lipidated to allow expression of procoagulant activity. In this study we have compared International Normalised Ratios (INRs) determined using two such reagents and conventional thromboplastins in widespread use in the UK.Lyophilised plasma samples from eight different warfarinised patients were distributed to 33 laboratories in the UK. Each participant determined prothrombin times on 20 local fresh normal plasmas (used to derive mean normal PT and calculate INR) and the eight lyophilised samples, using manual technique and the following thromboplastins; Recombiplastin (Ortho Diagnostics Ltd); Innovin (Baxter Diagnostics Ltd); the conventional thromboplastin in local use.For eight plasmas the mean INRs determined with different reagents were as follows: Innovin (33 laboratories) - 3.4; Manchester Reagent (MR = 8 laboratories) - 3.4; Recombiplastin (33 laboratories) - 3.7; Instrumentation Laboratory (IL = 13 laboratories) - 4.4.Mean INR results with Recombiplastin were on average 7% greater than those obtained with Innovin, 8% greater than results with MR and 18% less than INRs with IL thromboplastin. There was no significant difference between results obtained with Innovin and MR. In contrast INRs obtained with IL were markedly (mean 28%) greater than results obtained with Innovin.This study employed lyophilised plasma and it is possible that some of the relationships described are influenced by this. However, the lyo-philisation process employed did not influence the relationship between INRs of warfarinised plasmas obtained by the four main reagents described, indicating that the results are relevant to routine clinical practice.In conclusion, our data show some important differences are present between INRs determined using Recombiplastin, Innovin and two conventional thromboplastins.

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