Niger J Clin Pract
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The choice of surgical approach can affect the quality of life in patients with a facial fracture. ⋯ Assessment of complaints in the first days after the injury shows statistically significant differences across various therapeutical methods in variables such as pain, discomfort when eating certain foods, aesthetic appeal, nervousness, and relaxation. There is not sufficient evidence related to the differences in these outcomes regarding different surgical approaches for facial fractures.
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To study the relationship between vitamin D and thyroid antibodies with thyroid benign-malign neoplasms. ⋯ Vitamin D deficiency or thyroid autoantibodies did not have any significant effect on thyroid malignancies or metastatic disease separately or together.
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Observational Study
A clinicopathological study of upper aerodigestive tract cancers.
The upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) includes the nose and paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and salivary glands. Cancers of the UAT constitute approximately 4% of all malignancies. In this study, the varied nature of the UAT cancers was studied to find out their incidence, etiology, and clinicopathological correlations. ⋯ Studies are essential for education and awareness aimed at reducing exposure to habit-forming substances.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of intracanal separated instruments with different lenghts on periapical pH levels using calcium hydroxide (CH) as an intracanal medicament. ⋯ Separated instrument may affect the rise in periapical pH level when using CH as the intracanal dressing. Therefore, 4 mm of separated instrument in the apical third showed a significant effect.
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Septoplasty is one of the frequently applied nasal surgical procedures. There is still no gold standart objective method to evaluate the patients whom suffers from nasal blockage. To evaluate the septoplasty candidate with a Paranasal Computerised Tomography (PNCT) is one of the most discussed topic in the otorhinolaryngology surgical philosophy. ⋯ The sectional areas of nasal tomography images may show different values. However, it is still difficult to say that the clinical application of tomography images could be used as one of the indication criteria for the septoplasty procedure.