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OBJECTIVE: To determine if photographs may be used instead of dental study models to assess the outcome of primary surgery in 5- to 6-year-olds who were born with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. DESIGN: Retrospective method comparison study. SETTING: Five U.K. cleft units. SUBJECTS: Records of 96 children born with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. METHOD: Dental study models and photographs including an overjet measurement taken from both the most prominent and retrusive tooth in each case were scored using the 5-year-olds' index. RESULTS: There was moderate to very good agreement between the methods of using study models or photographs. Intraexaminer agreement was moderate to very good for study models. For the photographs it was good to very good. Overall interexaminer agreement was moderate for both study models and photographs. CONCLUSIONS: When impressions are difficult to obtain, intraoral photographs with clinically recorded overjet measurements may be used for the 5-year-olds' index.
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Cleft Lip/surgery , Cleft Palate/surgery , Models, Dental , Photography, Dental , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , United KingdomABSTRACT
We describe the successful use of ultrasound-guided retrieval of a submandibular stone with a basket in two patients.
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Salivary Duct Calculi/therapy , Submandibular Gland Diseases/therapy , Ultrasonography, Interventional , Adult , Catheterization/instrumentation , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Salivary Duct Calculi/diagnostic imaging , Sialography , Submandibular Gland Diseases/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E recurrent infection syndrome (also known as Job's syndrome) is a rare multi-system primary immunological disorder in which non-immunological abnormalities of the dentition, bones and connective tissue are also seen. A previous study has reported the occurrence of dental abnormalities in three-quarters of individuals diagnosed as suffering from this condition. The present authors report the case of a boy whose prolonged retention of the primary dentition was associated with delayed eruption of permanent teeth. They emphasize the need for early intervention in order to help minimize later orthodontic problems.
