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Comparative study of tramadol combined with dexamethasone and diclofenac sodium in third-molar surgery
02 February 2012
Jadson Alípio Santana de Sousa Santos, Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva, Thiago de Santana Santos, Laerte Ribeiro Menezes Júnior, Ana Carla de Assunção Oliveira, José Renato Moraes Carvalho Barreto Brandão
Abstract: The aim of this randomized, double-blind clinical trial was to investigate the effect of preemptive analgesia with a combination of tramadol+dexamethasone or tramadol+diclofenac sodium. The ...
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Current trends and future perspectives of bone substitute materials – From space holders to innovative biomaterials
01 February 2012
Andreas Kolk, Jörg Handschel, Wolf Drescher, Daniel Rothamel, Frank Kloss, Marco Blessmann, Max Heiland, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Ralf Smeets
Abstract: An autologous bone graft is still the ideal material for the repair of craniofacial defects, but its availability is limited and harvesting can be associated with complications. Bone replace...
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Management of penetrating medial and retro-bulbar orbital shrapnel/bullet injuries
30 January 2012
Sabri T. Shuker
Abstract: The presence of shrapnel or a bullet lying in the medial orbital and retrobulbar area is rare. A review of the literature revealed only a few reports. Recently eye/orbital penetrating trauma...
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3D CT based rating of unilateral impacted canines
27 January 2012
Sebastian Hanke, Ursula Hirschfelder, Thomas Keller, Elisabeth Hofmann
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a reference system for multislice computed tomography (MSCT) images to determine of the location of impacted teeth in metric terms. Study desi...
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The use of image guidance in avoiding vascular injury during trans-sphenoidal access and decompression of recurrent pituitary adenomas
25 January 2012
Sunil V. Furtado, Sumit Thakar, Alangar S. Hegde
Abstract: Repeat trans-sphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas is fraught with the risk of injury to the internal carotid artery that can occur either while incising scar tissue in the sphenoid sinu...
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