March 2011
Clinico-pathological profile of lung cancer in a tertiary medical centre in India: Analysis of 266 cases
Lung cancer stands one of the most common malignancies causing very high morbidity and mortality. An increase in the incidence of lung cancer has been observed in India. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinico-pathological profile of lung cancer attended in a tertiary referral centre in India. A retrospective analysis was done over those patients who were histopathologically proved cases of primary lung...
March 2011
Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) agents: Review and clinical application in primary teeth
Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) is a non-invasive technique eliminating infected dentine via a chemical agent. This is a method of caries removal based on dissolution. Instead of drilling, this method uses a chemical agent assisted by an atraumatic mechanical force to remove soft carious structure. It was introduced to dentistry as an alternative method of caries removal and is mainly indicated to overcome the...
March 2011
Analysis of predictors of root resorption in orthodontic treatment
To study predictors of root resorption in orthodontic treatment from 407 records, 377 pre- and post- treatment periapical radiographs of permanent maxillary central incisors of 199 patients treated with fixed appliances were divided according to overjet, overbite, age, gender and endodontic treatment. Changes in root length between the onset and completion of orthodontic treatment were measured in digitized images and...
