ABSTRACT
Mild facial asymmetry can occur during growth and development but if it exceeds the normal limit it can affect the esthetics and developing occlusion of the growing individual complicating the orthodontic diagnosis and treatment.The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of mandibular asymmetries during the mixed dentition in growing children of local population. A retrospective study was designed where various measurements were performed on the right and left sides of the mandible using panoramic radiographs of 50 children [males: 21; females: 29] in age range of 8-14 years. Two linear measurements, mandibular ramus height, ramus width and one angular measurement, mandibular gonial [Go] angle were analysed. All measurements were adjusted for the magnification factor. The final data were then processed for the asymmetry index [AI] to determine the severity of the asymmetries. Wilcoxon paired tests at the 95 per cent level of confidence was used for statistical analysis. A moderate-to-severe mandibular asymmetry for the linear dimensions when both sides of the mandible were contrasted was found in more than a half of the sample. There was also a high prevalence of moderate and severe asymmetries when comparing Go angle on both sides of the mandible in studied population
ABSTRACT
Analysis of the pattern of prostatic disease in Faisalabad. Case series study. Department of Pathology, University Medical and Dental College [UM and DC] and Meezan Laboratory [ML]. Duration of the study is three years. All prostatic specimens presenting to the Pathology department at the UM and DC and ML for histopathology were included. During this period 540 prostatic biopsies were examined. The mean age of the patients was 67 years. Out of these 467 [86.5%] were benign, 2 [0.3%] had prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and 71 [13.5%] were malignant. All the cases of malignancies were adenocarcinomas. Most of them were well differentiated [Gleason's score 2-4]. The highest incidence of hyperplasia and malignancy occurred between 60-70 years of age. The incidence of prostatic cancer is on the rise and measures should be taken for early detection