Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 50, No. 1

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January 2012(Vol. 50 | No. 1 | Pages 1)
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Oral health and pathology: a macrophage account
January 2012(Vol. 50 | No. 1 | Pages 2-7)
Rebecca Merry, Louise Belfield, Paul McArdle, Andrew McLennan, StJohn Crean, Andrew Foey

Pathogenesis of post-traumatic ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint: a critical review
January 2012(Vol. 50 | No. 1 | Pages 8-12)
Gururaj Arakeri, Atul Kusanale, Graeme A. Zaki, Peter A. Brennan

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Stabilisation of premaxillary segment in bilateral cleft palate during alveolar bone graft
27 January 2012
Mark Singh, Tim Flood, Rizwan Mahmood, Nisha Sanghrajka
Secondary alveolar bone grafting was first popularised due to work by Boyne and Sands 40 years ago. Stabilisation of the premaxillary segment in bilateral cases during bone grafting can be difficult, ...
Cytogenetics of primary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the cheek
27 January 2012
Esther Manor, Ben-Zion Joshua, Michael Nash, Peter A. Brennan, Lipa Bodner
Abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common malignant soft tissue tumour of childhood and has two main subtypes: embryonal and alveolar. The embryonal subtype accounts for most cases in the ge...
The ‘acrylic technique’ to check arch coordination in orthognathic surgery patients
25 January 2012
Farhad B. Naini
Arch coordination is one of the most important preparatory requirements for orthognathic surgery, the objective being to make certain that the maxillary and mandibular dental arches will fit together ...
Relief of palatal injection pain by liposome-encapsulated 2% lignocaine prepared by ultrasonic dental scaler
25 January 2012
Jarin Paphangkorakit, Chaichan Sangsirinakagul, Aroonsri Priprem
Abstract: Injections into the palate are common in dental treatment and are unpleasant for the patient. A liposomal encapsulation technique was developed to improve the efficacy of 2% lignocaine denta...
Effects of hydrofluoric acid and anodised micro and micro/nano surface implants on early osseointegration in rats
18 January 2012
Yongfeng Li, Yuan Gao, Bo Shao, Jianrui Xiao, Kaijin Hu, Liang Kong
Abstract: Our aim was to evaluate the effects of hydrofluoric acid and anodised micro and micro/nano surface implants on bony ingrowth in the earliest stage of implantation in rats. Sixty cylindrical ...

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