Nonextraction treatment of severe class II, division 2 malocclusions: Part 1

Nonextraction treatment of severe Class II, Division 2 malocclusions is presented. Timing, sequencing of appliance therapy, and segmental arch treatment are discussed. The effects of orthodontic treatment, pubertal growth, and postpubertal growth are illustrated with different growth responses. Corrections of the handicapping malocclusions were achieved by the development of arch circumference, torque, intrusion of incisors, and vertical buccal dentoalveolar development. Various subtypes of Class II, Division 2 malocclusion are presented. Pretreatment and posttreatment records are evaluated.     

Rare case of iatrogenic aortic valve leaflet tear following a diagnostic coronary angiogram

We report a rare case of a 44-year-old male who underwent a diagnostic coronary angiogram following a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction complicated by an aortic valve leaflet tear requiring surgical intervention. Routine transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a mobile echogenic structure prolapsing into the left ventricular outflow tract. An intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram confirmed that the structure originated from the ventricular side of left coronary cusp, causing malcoaptation between left and right coronary cusps, and subsequent moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.     

Surgical repair of candida mycotic pseudoaneurysm with extensive vegetations of the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery after heart and kidney transplant

We report a case of invasive candidiasis causing a mycotic pseudoaneurysm involving the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery. The patient presented two years after heart-kidney transplant with acute limb ischemia resulting from embolization of fungal vegetations. Operative findings included a pseudoaneurysm resulting from near-complete dehiscence of the aortic suture line, and large vegetations within the ascending aorta extended to the aortic arch and pulmonary artery, with localized dehiscence of the pulmonic suture line. The ascending aorta was replaced, and the pulmonary artery was repaired with bovine pericardium. The patient did well, and blood cultures were negative at 6 months follow-up.     

The reporting of race and ethnicity information in the dental public health literature

Objectives: To document how race and ethnicity are identified, categorized, and utilized in contemporary dental public health literature. Methods: Two researchers independently performed a literature review of all articles in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology and the Journal of Public Health Dentistry over a 5‐year period (2004‐2009). Articles pertaining to the study of US‐based populations with any mention of race or ethnicity were included. The following data were abstracted from each article: a) how each article broadly described race and/or ethnicity; b) the terms used to specifically define the races and/or ethnicities captured; c) the location of any mention of the concept of race and/or ethnicity; d) the stated purpose for including race and/or ethnicity concepts; e) the stated analytic use of race and/or ethnicity concepts; and f) the stated method used to assess race and/or ethnicity concepts. Results: Overall, race and/or ethnicity concepts were most commonly referred to within the text of the results section. Fifty percent of articles did not state their purpose for including race and/or ethnicity concepts within their studies, while 34.3 percent omitted stating their analytic use of these concepts. When assessing these concepts, 41.4 percent relied upon subject self‐report. Conclusion: These data showed that there was inconsistent documentation of how race and ethnicity was measured. While race and ethnicity are important measures for public health studies and are frequently reported in dental public health research, there is no clear system for classifying these measures.     

康复期器官移植患者家属身心状态与移植器官长期存活的相关性分析

目的 了解康复期器官移植患者家属心身状态对移植器官长期存活的影响.方法 采用Zung焦虑自评量表(SAS)、简易应对方式量表,对600例康复期器官移植患者家属进行问卷调查,并对结果进行分析.结果 康复期器官移植患者家属的焦虑状况高于国内常模(P<0.01);不同性别、文化程度、经济收入状况、医疗费用来源的患者家属焦虑状况差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);患者家属多采用积极应对方式,较少采用消极应对方式(P<0.01).积极应对与患者家属的焦虑水平呈负相关(P<0.01),与移植器官长期存活呈正相关(P<0.05);消极应对与患者家属的焦虑水平呈正相关(P<0.05),与器官移植长期存活呈负相关.结论 焦虑普遍存在于康复期器官移植患者家属中,不同性别、文化程度、经济收入状况、医疗费用来源的患者家属焦虑状况有差异;采取积极应对方式越多,其焦虑水平越低,移植器官存活时间越长;采取消极应对方式越多,其焦虑水平越高,移植器官存活时间越短.