High-resolution episcopic microscopy (HREM): A useful technique for research in wound care
January 2015
Stefan H. Geyer | Ines E. Tinhofer | David B. Lumenta | Lars-Peter Kamolz | Ludwik Branski | Celeste C. Finnerty | David N. Herndon | Wolfgang J. Weninger
Analysing the three-dimensional (3D) texture of skin substitute materials and evaluating their performance after covering skin defects is essential for improving their design and for optimising surgical...
A new technique to make transparent teeth without decalcifying: Description of the methodology and micro-hardness assessment
January 2015
Augusto Malentacca | Carlo Lajolo
Diaphanisation and other in vitro endodontic models (i.e., plastic blocks, micro-CT reconstruction, computerised models) do not recreate real root canal working conditions: a more realistic endodontic...
Surgical and topographic anatomy of the maxillary line: An important landmark for endoscopic nasal surgery
January 2015
Athanasios Raikos | Pasan Waidyasekara | Amy Kathleen Morrison
The maxillary line is an important surgical landmark in the lateral nasal cavity. We investigated its location, variation, and relation to other landmarks in 47 formalin fixed cadaveric half-heads dissected...
Platelet rich plasma enhances the immunohistochemical expression of platelet derived growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in the synovium of the meniscectomized rat models of osteoarthritis
January 2015
Shaima M. Almasry | Hala M. Soliman | Shereen A. El-Tarhouny | Sami A. Algaidi | Ehab M. Ragab
This study was carried out on a rat model of surgically-induced osteoarthritis (OA) to assess the histological and immunohistochemical changes in the synovial membrane and to evaluate the effects of...
Pyramidal lobe of the thyroid gland and the thyroglossal duct remnant: A study using human fetal sections
January 2015
Yoshitaka Takanashi | Yohei Honkura | Jose Francisco Rodriguez-Vazquez | Gen Murakami | Tetsuaki Kawase | Yukio Katori
To investigate developmental changes in the thyroglossal duct, we observed serial sagittal sections of eight embryos (crown-rump length (CRL) 6–12mm; approximately 5–6 weeks of gestation) as well as...
Occlusal load distribution through the cortical and trabecular bone of the human mid-facial skeleton in natural dentition: A three-dimensional finite element study
January 2015
Aleksa Janovic | Igor Saveljic | Arso Vukicevic | Dalibor Nikolic | Zoran Rakocevic | Gordana Jovicic | Nenad Filipovic | Marija Djuric
Understanding of the occlusal load distribution through the mid-facial skeleton in natural dentition is essential because alterations in magnitude and/or direction of occlusal forces may cause remarkable...
Infundibular dilatation of the posterior communicating artery in a defined population
January 2015
Slobodan Vlajković | Ljiljana Vasović | Milena Trandafilović | Ivan Jovanović | Slađana Ugrenović | Gordana Đorđević
Unusual widening of the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) at its beginning from the cerebral portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) was described as its infundibular dilatation (ID). A possibility...
Developmental covariation of human vault and base throughout postnatal ontogeny
January 2015
Jimena Barbeito-Andrés | Fernando Ventrice | Marisol Anzelmo | Héctor M. Pucciarelli | Marina L. Sardi
In the present study, we analyzed postnatal ontogenetic integration among morphological traits of the human neurocranium. Particularly, the covariation between the vault and the base during postnatal...