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The AKC Humane Fund is pleased to announce the winners of the AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE). These awards commemorate five loyal, hard-working dogs that have significantly impacted the lives of their owners and people in their communities.
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Uniformed Service K-9: "Pablo," a Belgian Malinois handled by Greg Madrid of Albany, Georgia "K9 Pablo" is a nine-year-old Belgian Malinois Military Working Dog (MWD), who is a certified PEDD (Patrol/Explosive Detection Dog) by the US Air Force, and is assigned to the Marine Corps Police Department in Albany, Georgia. Pablo regularly serves on Secret Service details for visiting dignitaries. In the past year, Pablo has provided protection for President Obama, Vice President Biden, Former President Clinton and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Pablo also regularly attends Sunday morning church service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia to help protect Former President Carter while he teaches Bible Study. Pablo participates in nearly every career day at the local schools, and many non-profit and charity events in his local community.
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Jax - Labrador Retriever - Brighton, MI
Ravi - Belgian Malinois - McPherson, KS
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Radar - Bloodhound - Elizabeth, CO
Baco - German Shepherd Dog - Salem, OR
Service Dog: "George," a Great Dane owned by Rachel Burton of Woburn, Massachusetts "George" comes from the Service Dog Project, which trains dogs to help the mobility impaired. The Great Dane was paired with Bella, a 10-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder called Morquio Syndrome. This disorder makes mobility exceptionally difficult and requires Bella to undergo many operations. Before she met George, Bella used a wheelchair or crutches to move around, but George has given Bella the strength and determination to walk and take part in activities she otherwise would not have been able to do. George and Bella have an inseparable bond and he will do anything for her. He has helped her gain confidence, independence and happiness.
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Balto - Siberian Husky - Airway Heights, WA
Timber - All-American - Equinunk, PA
LJ Sparrow - Border Collie - Hutchinson, KS
Therapy Dog: "Wynd," a Rottweiler owned by Renice Zimmerman of Yorktown, Virginia For her owner Renice, "Wynd" is an once-in-a-lifetime therapy dog. Wynd has served on the therapy dog team for military surviving family members at The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) National Seminar in DC for the past three Memorial Days and has volunteered at the Survivor Outreach Service booth at military events many times. Wynd is also a regular at the Hampton Veterans Hospital Domiciliary program, interacting and working closely with veterans with PTSD and substance abuse, and visits at the assisted living center at the VA hospital as well. During the school year, Wynd visits Suffolk
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Sammy - Golden Retriever - Chippewa Falls, WI
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Chevelle - German Pinscher - Yorba Linda, CA
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Search and Rescue Dog: "Ty," a German Shepherd Dog handled by Melissa Frye of Southport, Florida "Ty," officially known as K-9 Ty Ty Road RN CGC, is an eight-year-old German Shepherd Dog trained in human remains detection. Over the span of his six year career, Ty has become the go-to K-9 in his department for recovery searches, helping to bring closure to families that have lost loved ones. He has been deployed on over 60 missions with great success, particularly in his specialty of water recovery. Ty is also cross-trained for live find search and disaster work, and serves as Bay County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue public relations dog. He's a natural with all ages and eats up the attention he gets after putting on demonstrations.
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Rebel - All-American - Georgetown, KY
Jedda - Labrador Retriever - Richmond, TX
Paws - Bloodhound - Brookville, PA
Envy - Dutch Shepherd - Phenix City, AL
Roscoe - Bloodhound - Moorpark, CA
Exemplary Companion Dog: "Mufasa," a Bernese Mountain Dog owned by Kristen and Robin Greenwood of Bel Air, Maryland "Mufasa," who won Best of Breed at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2014, is as an ambassador to his breed, purebred dogs and the American Kennel Club. This Bernese Mountain Dog greets visitors to his owners' dog wash business (where he has a regular fan club) and his presence alone helps the local community to learn about AKC and responsible breeders. As a well-trained, excellent example of his breed, Mufasa helps to open the lines of communication about responsible breeders, and how these breeders are great ways to add a healthy and happy dog to the family. While some may have negative impressions of the dog show world and the life of an AKC show dog, Mufasa shows them that most "show dogs" are first and foremost well-loved family companions.
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Max - Chihuahua - Renton, WA
Lucy Lou - Golden Retriever - Raleigh, NC
Mr. Gibbs - All-American - Newark, DE
Cooper - Coton du Tulear - Austin, TX
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Basic, also known as galactic standard,[1] was the name of the most prevalent language in the galaxy. It was spoken by species including—but not limited to—the humans[2] and the Pantorans,[3] but not by the Ewoks[2] and the Talz.[3] The Gungans of Naboo spoke a heavily accented dialect of Basic, with many differences in grammar and vocabulary.[4]
Most stormtroopers, the elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire, could only speak and understand Basic, despite the commonness of other languages such as Huttese.[5] With vocal cords that were quite different from those of many other species, Wookiees and Ithorians were entirely unable to speak Basic, though they could learn to understand it.[6] Ithorians used translators to simulate speaking Basic.[7] Tasu Leech, leader of the Kanjiklub, would never deign to speak Basic, which he dismissed as a "soft language for soft people."[8]
Basic can be written in two forms, Aurebesh and High Galactic.
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Basic is the name given to the English language in the Star Wars saga, although in dubbed versions of the films it will for all intents and purposes resemble those languages. As a result, Basic comes in as many accents as those of the actors in the films, television series and video games. For example, when she filmed the original Star Wars, Carrie Fisher spoke with Received Pronunciation during her first day of shooting (which was the scene where Leia confronts Wilhuff Tarkin). "I had a British accent," she explained. "Who could say those lines? 'I thought I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.' What? Say that like an American and I'll pay you."[9]
- Wicket W. Warrick in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org) (First identified as Basic)
- Talz in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Rey's Survival Guide
- Star Wars: ABC-3PO
- Fode and Beed in the Databank
- Tasu Leech in the Databank
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- ↑ Heir to the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wicket W. Warrick in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Talz in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Rise of the Rebels
- ↑ Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels – "Empire Day"
- ↑ Tasu Leech in the Databank
- ↑ Sacks, Ethan (2015-12-07). Carrie Fisher explains in simple English why she speaks with a British accent in part of 'Star Wars'. New York Daily News. Retrieved on January 16, 2016.


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Scientists carrying out genotyping studies on malaria parasites have identified a new drug resistance gene that decreases the parasite's sensitivity to halofantrine, mefloquine, and lumefanrine but not to structurally unrelated antimalarials.
The Harvard School of Public Health-led team used a high-density genotyping array to evaluate over 17,000 SNPs in 57 culture-adapted parasites from different continents. They then carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify loci correlating with resistance to 13 antimalarials.
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Harvard senior research scientist Sarah Volkman, Ph.D., and colleagues claim that beyond identifying the new drug resistance locus, their research illustrates the utility of genome-wide association studies for discovering gene function in Plasmodium falciparum. The results are published in PLoS Genetics in a paper titled "Identification and Functional Validation of the Novel Antimalarial Resistance Locus PF10_0355 in Plasmodium falciparum."
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Anthony Davis, who qualified for the state tennis tournament during all four years of his Shawnee playing stint, has been selected to the Oklahoma Coaches Association 2012 All-State squad.
Davis will play for the eight-man east team when the All-State match is held Tuesday, July 24 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center at the University of Tulsa.
Davis recorded a seventh-place finish at No. 1 singles at the 2012 state tournament. He upended Grove's Levi Kerr, 6-2, 6-4, in the seventh-place match after falling to Kerr in the first round.
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Hyderabad: The much-awaited music of highly-talked about Telugu film Baadshah starring Junior NTR and Kajal Aggarwal in leads, has been officially released at a grand function held at Nankramguda Ramanaidu Film Village in Hyderabad on Sunday, March 17. Ace directors VV Vinayak and SS Rajamouli unveiled the audio CDs and handed them over the other guests present on the stage.
Baadshah, which is a romantic action thriller, has six soundtracks and S Thaman has composed tunes for them. Ramajogayya Sastry has written lyrics for three songs, while Krishna Chaitanya, Bhaskarabhatla and Viswa have penned lyrics a song each. The total length of this audio album is 23.07 minutes.
Ranjith, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen, STR, Suchitra, Hemachandra, Shefali Alvares, Geeta Madhuri, Daler Mehandi, Ranina Reddy, Soumya Rao, Jaspreet Jasz, Baba Sehgal, MM Manasi have rendered their voices for the songs. Popular music label Adithya Musics has brought the audio cassettes and CDs to the market.
However, the music release function of the movie Baadshah was starry and glitzy event, which witnessed the presence of celebrities like Dil Raju, G Jayanth, Koratala Siva, KS Rama Rao, Vamsi Paidipally, Daler Mahendi, Music director Simbu, Bandla Siva Babu, Kona Venkat, Gopi Mohan, Guhan, Prakash, NTR's wife Pranati, Bhogavally Prasad, Bellamkonda Suresh.
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Olave, Real Salt Lake Beat FC Dallas 1-0Jamison Olave scored in the 78th minute, Nick Rimando had his fourth shutout of the season and Real Salt Lake beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday night.
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Ulloa's Goal Gives FC Dallas 1-1 Tie Against RapidsVictor Ulloa scored the tying goal on a long-distance shot and FC Dallas held on for a 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the overall MLS standings.
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Shadoweyes. Ross Campbell (creator/writer/artist). Slave Labor Graphics. 204 pages. $14.95
As I mentioned during "Ross Campbell Week" here on She Has No Head a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of Campbell's upcoming book Shadoweyes and permission to do an advance review. Additionally, we've been given permission to publish an exclusive preview from the book as well as a never before seen illustration from Campbell.
Shadoweyes, which releases in July from Slave Labor Graphics, (pre-order yours now!), is the story of Scout Montana, a 17 year-old high school student living in the city of Dranac, with a proclivity for activism. Scout and her best friend Kyisha, are involved with a neighborhood organization called CrimeWatch, but when Scout becomes interested in a more proactive approach to crime fighting (she's got a superhero name and logo all picked out) she's hit with a brick and knocked out on her first try. Not long after her botched attempt at vigilantism Scout experiences a sudden and massive transformation into something wholly new (read: definitely not human), and she adopts her superhero name, Shadoweyes, for her new form and uses it to fulfill her crime fighting dreams. Scout is excited to be able to help the people of Dranac with her new gifts, but when one day she cannot revert back to her human form, her life must drastically change again.
For a look at the first ten pages of Shadoweyes check out Robot 6's preview from February.
The writing in Shadoweyes, like most of Campbell's work, really nails the teen voice and well captures the angst and struggle of being a teen. And Campbell's voice translates well to the fairly natural but often not quite successfully explored combination of teens and superheroes. I think a lot of books try to do what Campbell manages beautifully here – tackling dark complicated questions about growing up combined with being a hero and the dense morality that often comes with that. However, few books, as far as I'm concerned, are successful in asking these questions while also being wholly enjoyable the way Shadoweyes is.
Campbell's book feels different than your average X-Men, Spider-Man, or Batgirl because Scout, unlike most teen superheroes, soon entirely loses her ability to blend in with her fellow teens and as such loses any semblance or hope of a "normal" life. That inability to be "normal" really ups the stakes and forces Scout to tackle interesting questions of identity and self. Even though Scout/Shadoweyes is no longer able to live as a human and is alternately ostracized or glorified by the citizens of Dranac, it never stops Scout from being in touch with her own humanity. She wrestles with complicated problems, but at heart always wants to do good, which is a superhero archetype that feels almost rare these days – heroes with heart instead of hardened and damaged "heroes" that barely qualify for the moniker. And I think it is that heart and optimism in Campbell's writing that really appeals to me here, because while the city of Dranac is a grim place, the book doesn't feel overly gritty and dark for shock value, instead it feels hopeful despite all odds. That optimism is in large part thanks to some of Campbell's more upbeat characters, like the positive and pure-hearted Sparkle, who nicely offsets the often brooding and dark Scout/Shadowyes. It's a rather lovely tapestry overall and one in which I can feel Campbell's devotion on the page.
As for the art – like all of Campbell's work – it's phenomenal. Have a look at the exclusive preview pages before I continue raving:
Campbell is clearly pushing his art – from the incredibly vivid world building he does here with fictitious Dranac – the architecture and structure of the very city – to the design of Shadoweyes herself – and the resulting visuals are quite stunning. As mentioned in the interview I had with Campbell, Shadoweyes is his first entirely digital large project (with the exceptions of thumbnails) and the work doesn't suffer at all, in fact, the slightly rougher more angular style is a nice fit for the tone of the book. Campbell's attention to detail, as always, is exceptional, and his character design, body language, and expressions are like a breath of fresh air in comics. His work feels both modern and forward thinking.
Seeing Campbell take on a superhero character quite frankly makes me yearn to see him on a big two superhero book. I find myself wondering what kind of new perspective his visuals alone could breathe into books and characters that often feel dated and stuck in the past (I'm looking at you new Spider-Girl miniseries).
Another thing that immediately strikes me about Shadoweyes, is that the work seems both different and also the same as Campbell's other work. You can see the same influences of fashion and culture, the same interest in characters with a variety of body types, genders, races, and orientations – and yet the work feels more dense and complicated to me than most of his previous work. There's something a little more complex here that I find more interesting, as if Campbell is deliberately pushing on his story and characters to ask tough questions that are not easily answered – questions about identity and purpose, about morality and judgment, about the grey areas between "good" and "evil" – questions that I wish more mainstream books were interested in tackling – or were at least more successful in tackling.
From a female positivity standpoint, like all of Campbell's books, I feel the female characters are extremely well handled, both from a ratio standpoint (three of the four main characters are female) and from a representation standpoint. All three of the main female protagonists are teen girls of color, an unfortunately rare thing in comics. They also all three have a variety of heights, weights, and body types that is equally refreshing. There is never any sense of girls as second class citizens, in fact, they are quite simply our heroes and stars. And through these characters Campbell delves into gender and self-identity in a way that I don't think I've ever seen before in comics – certainly not in superhero comics.
That delving into gender and self-identity is one of the things that I think intrigues me most about Shadoweyes. Deliberate or not, Campbell has created a female character that eventually absolutely transcends gender in a physical way. As Shadoweyes herself has no established gender, male or female, and the character design eliminates any physical sexuality for the character, as a result there is absolutely zero sexualization of the character. Shadoweyes' body and movements are gender neutral, her clothing is gender neutral, her facial features and even hands and feet are not identifiable as a specific gender. Though Scout the girl was certainly categorized by society based on her looks and gender, once she becomes Shadoweyes, she moves beyond all of that, whether she wants to or not. Unlike She-Hulk (no offense She-Hulk) who in her "monster form" still looks like a stone cold fox, easily identifiable as a woman and too often a sexual object, that aspect is wholly removed in Campbell's story, and I find it incredibly interesting – and pretty unique, especially to the issue of women in comics. I'm hard pressed to think of another female superhero character that transcends her sexuality in this way. One way or another it seems like we always end up with female characters spending some portion of time being "hot". Even a character like Marrow from late 90's X-Men, that was initially pretty desexualized went through a "hot girl phase". But there's none of that here, and I find it intriguing, especially since the issue is made more complicated by the fact that Scout/Shadoweyes, despite her exterior, is still a 17 year-old girl inside.
Seeing what Campbell tackles here in Shadoweyes reminds me both how much I love a good superhero story and also how dissatisfied I have become with the bulk of my mainstream superhero books. It makes me glad to see independent creators like Campbell doing something interesting with the genre outside of the restrictions of the mainstream and I'd love to see more of it, both from Campbell and others.
For Campbell's first swing at a superhero story, I find myself impressed, and perhaps more importantly, excited to see what he'll do next…where his characters will go, how they'll change, and what new questions he'll pose…
Shadoweyes will be on sale from SLG in July 2010, but you can pre-order yours now from Amazon.
Shadoweyes also has a fantastic looking website full of information, character bios, a blog, and according to Campbell, original pages will be going up weekly on the site.
It's kind of cool that even with an incredibly distorted non-human body, Shadoweyes still manages to be cute when she smiles.
Looks great. Good review. I'm looking forward to reading this book.
AWESOME REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait to read it. i took a look at the script when Ross was developing it, and it's a really interesting story (if you click on my name here and then search for Shadoweyes on the site, you'll see a decent chunk of podcasts where Ross and I talk about his Shadoweyes writing process). i think people will be surprised by how classic the superheroics are in some ways and how totally hard sci-fi and unusual the book is in other ways. it's definitely a synthesis of a bunch of different interesting influences.
cant wait to read this! campbell is one of my favorites creators!
Looks great!
Where does it fall on the All Ages/Mature Readers scale?
@Mary Warner: Shadoweyes is SOOOO cute. This excerpt is not the half of it.
@Adam/Nick Marino/el_caifan: Hope you guys all enjoy it!
@fanboy d: Hmm. I'm terrible at this question since I don't have any kids myself and tend to feel like everyone draws lines a little differently.
Personally, I'd be fine with a daughter or son maybe 12 and up reading it. There is definitely some violence although with the exception of one big fight in the second half of the book, most of the violence is implied or not too graphic. The lessons are so good, especially for young girls, that I guess I'd be inclined to think it's okay.
But another thing to consider from an age perspective is that Campbell's work always tends to deal frankly with sexual orientation and race and other issues that certain parents might be concerned with. Because I approve of the way he handles it it's not an issue for me and it something I'd like to think I'd be interested in discussing with my child, but I can see how not everyone would feel that way. So I guess I'd say the safe bet is 14+, but depending on the kid (and parent) 12 is maybe also okay.
Wow. Thanks for the excellent review. I've been looking forward to this since I first heard about it and every little bit of it I see makes me look forward to it even more.
As I grow more and more disinterested in the adventures of the mainstream superheroes of Marvel and DC, I'm happy to see unique, fresh stories like this that clearly capture what I enjoy about superhero stories without all the baggage of the corporate structure or the need to aim for the "hottness" factor.
To see a book with such fantastic things in it happening to wonderfully realistic, believable HUMAN characters is a breath of fresh air.
yeah, I'd say 14 year olds can handle anything Ross is throwing at them. If you're very very conservative, you'll blush at his frankness with sexual orientation. The fact that he is so good at what he does makes me feel like it would be good to let a kid read if you are gonna read it as well (give you something to talk about with them). As a parent myself, that's how I'd do it.
Ross is one of my favorite young talents! I already pre-ordered this, and cannot WAIT to read it. You'll be happy to know I don't hate you (anymore) for getting the advance copy while I still have to wait a couple months! I'm so mature and stuff!
[…] I immediately sat down and read it again. And it's even more wonderful reading it in print, than the digital advance copy I was lucky enough to see months ago. If you want to know more about Shadoweyes, I wrote a review (and there are exclusive preview pages) on She Has No Head!, here. […]
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This application is a division application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/227,687 filed Sep. 15, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,510,397 which claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/619,542 filed Oct. 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
A. Field of Invention
This invention relates generally to improvements to the delivery of drugs, particularly for osseous regeneration for the maxillary sinus. More specifically this invention provides a method and device to the elevation of the floor of the maxillary sinus to increase the amount of bone available based on using hydro-dissection to raise the subantral membrane floor of the sinus (a.k.a. the Schneiderian membrane) allowing placement of osseous regenerative materials.
B. Description of the Prior Art
Dental implants have been used in dentistry for about 20 years. They offer a tremendous benefit to patients by allowing the replacement of missing teeth. Prof. Per-ingvaar Branemark introduced the use of titanium dental implants that showed that predictable, stabile implant integration occurs when implants have sufficient contact with the surrounding bone. Initially the placement of dental implants were limited to the anterior lower jaw, as this region provided sufficient bone quantity, quality and strength to support and hold a dental implant having an effective length.
Dental implants have revolutionized the treatment of many patients who previously lost dental function as a result of losing teeth. Today's standards of care now dictate that tooth loss is best treated with dental implants which then could be used for supporting an appropriate dental appliance. The previous alternative of dental bridges is now considered an inferior alternative in comparison to dental implants.
The success of dental implants is based on a variety of factors including; surgical technique, health of the patient, operator skill and, to a significant part, sufficient bone for the placement and integration of dental implants. To that end, the replacement of the maxillary posterior teeth have presented a considerable challenge because, after the loss of maxillary posterior teeth the quality and quantity of the remaining supporting bone may be insufficient to support implants properly or reliably.
The maxillary complex is a three-dimensional bone structure composed of alveolar bone and basal bone. The teeth, and more specifically, the teeth roots are imbedded in the alveolar bone. The top of the structure forms the floor of the maxillary sinus and is covered by thin diaphanous membrane known as the subantral or Schneiderian membrane. Once a tooth is removed from the complex, the surrounding alveolar bone is frequently resorbed because of the lack of physical stimulation and support of the teeth. This leads to a loss of bone mass and a corresponding reduction in the effective height and thickness of the bone of the maxillary complex. In addition, with the loss of teeth from the upper jaw (and the maxillary complex) the compensatory enlargement of the maxillary sinus occurs that also reduces the vertical height of the remaining bone of the maxillary complex. These effects further compromise the option for dental implants to be used.
To overcome the deficiency of insufficient vertical bone mass of the maxilla, several surgical techniques have been developed to increase available bone mass for the replacement of dental implants by bone augmentation. The process includes augmenting the region with a filler or regenerative material made of natural and/or artificial (synthetic) materials by placement of these elements on the roof of the maxillary structure, under the subantral membrane so that it does not interfere with the function of the maxillary sinus.
Collectively, these procedures are known within the dental profession as "sinus elevation procedures" with the goal of increasing the vertical height available for placement of dental implants. What makes these techniques unique from other techniques, such as distraction osteogenesis, is that the bone is increased within a body cavity, i.e., the maxillary sinus cavity. The first of these surgical techniques requires a window into the maxillary sinus from a lateral and superior approach to the floor of the sinus. Great care must be taken during the entry to the sinus as it is critical not to perforate the subantral membrane that lines the sinus cavity. Bone augmentation of the maxillary sinus requires delicate dissection of the subantral membrane from the floor of the sinus. If the membrane is not properly dissected from the bone, bone augmentation may not occur, or may not be sufficient. Unintentional perforation of the subantral membrane may also lead to undesirable short and long-term consequences. If the perforation is large, for example, several millimeters in diameter, the surgeon must either abort the procedure or must use some means of containing the regenerative material placed on the floor of the sinus to encourage new bone growth. A lack of integrity of the membrane can also lead to the migration of regenerative bone materials leading to long-term chronic infections. Therefore, the maintenance of membrane integrity is of utmost importance during the elevation of the membrane to allow placement of regenerative materials with a goal of increasing bone mass in the maxilla.
Most patients and dental surgeons acknowledge that entrance into the maxillary sinus utilizing a lateral window approach (also known as the Caldwell-Luc procedure) is an invasive procedure. This technique is fraught with many risks and complications because of the limitations of healing potential in the maxillary sinus. In spite of these risks many patients undergo this procedure because of the strong desire to replace missing maxillary teeth with dental implants.
An alternative approach to the maxillary sinus from the inferior approach of the alveolar ridge utilizing solid cylindrical osteotomes was described by Dr. Summers. It is a more conservative approach and is less invasive. It was developed to eliminate the risks described above. This technique referred to as the "osteotome sinus elevation technique", and it gains access to the floor of the sinus from an inferior approach directly through the remaining alveolar ridge. The technique vertically "lifts" the floor of the sinus, or more specifically, the subantral membrane via an infracture of the bony floor and placement of bone regenerative material from an inferior approach. The bone regenerative materials are actually used to raise the subantral membrane. The infracture can be performed using solid cylindrical osteotomes with specific diameters that are vertically advanced toward the maxillary sinus producing a mechanical lifting action on the membrane. The technique has a variety of shortcomings as well, including the ability to carefully dissect (or separate) the subantral membrane from the floor of the sinus. While, this technique is safer, an overzealous use of an osteotome during the placement of the regenerative material can result in the perforation of the subantral membrane with disadvantages discussed above.
More recently several new techniques have been introduced to overcome some of the limitations of the Summers osteotome technique. The new technique also uses an inferior approach to the membrane via the alveolar ridge. One such technique was presented by Dr. Emmanuel Sotirakas using a medical syringe to raise the floor of the sinus by injecting fluid. This technique has many deficiencies owing to the inability to properly adapt a standard medical syringe to an opening created in the bone. A second technique used to elevate the subantral membrane is taught by Dr. Geraldo Nicolau Rodriguez that using a catheter balloon placed under the subantral membrane of floor of the sinus. This procedure requires an infracture of the underlying bone similar to the Summer procedure or a lateral window approach previously described. The catheter balloon is passed through the maxillary complex and the balloon is inflated. During inflation the subantral membrane is separated and forced away from the bony bed. Unfortunately, tearing or ripping of the subantral membrane may still occur and it is difficult, if not impossible, to detect it during the inflation of the balloon. In fact a perforation or tear in the membrane may take place no matter how carefully the balloon is inflated. After the membrane is separated, the balloon is withdrawn and a regenerative material is injected under the membrane, in a manner similar to the Summer technique. If a tear has occurred, the bone regenerative material may be placed unintentionally by the operator into the maxillary sinus necessitating the need for surgical removal of the regenerative material. In addition to the methods described above, an additional technique described by Dr. Leon Chen called the "Hydraulic Sinus Condensing Technique" advocates using a small round bur to gain access to the floor of the sinus exposing the membrane. Using a second larger round bur provides access which results in the exposure of the membrane to condense regenerative material below the membrane. A stream of water from a dental handpiece is used to create hydraulic pressure to elevate the subantral membrane. This technique has multiple deficiencies owing to the inability to control the pressure and forces applied to the subantral membrane owing to the lack of precision of this technique.
These alternative techniques to the lateral window approach to the maxillary sinus have evolved out of a need to develop less invasive, more conservative means of increasing the height, volume and bone mass of the maxillary alveolar ridge by elevation of the subantral membrane within the maxillary sinus and then depositing a bone regenerative material beneath the membrane to augment the available bone volume available for implant placement within the maxillary sinus.
The deficiencies and limitations of current techniques for sinus elevation relate to primarily: (1) the inability of the operator to control the infracture ("green-stick fracture) of the bony floor and lateral window of the maxillary sinus, (2) the inability to carefully separate the membrane from its physical adherence off the floor of the maxillary sinus and (3) a lack of feedback indication or confirmation for the surgeon of a perforation or tearing of the membrane prior to the placement of regenerative materials. Overcoming these previous limitations in the technique of sinus elevation will reduce infection, bleeding, swelling, pain, suffering and failure when using dental implants in the maxillary sinus.
To summarize, the following are the deficiencies of previous methods and devices:
1. Traumatic invasive surgical procedures that include extensive mucogingival flap elevation methods to gain access to the surgical site.
2. The use of instrumentation that comes into direct physical contact with the subantral membrane with the risk of perforating or tearing the membrane during separation of membrane from the floor of the sinus.
3. The need to use a infracture, i.e. "green-stick" fracture of the floor of the sinus or lateral aspect of the sinus that could once again perforate or tear the delicate subantral membrane leading to failure.
4. Using previous methods there is a lack of subjective indication or feedback to the operator that the membrane has been torn or perforated during is separation and elevation from the floor of the sinus.
5. Inability to precisely control the infracture of the bone that is required to gain access to the floor of the sinus using previous methods.
6. Inability to precisely control the force used to raise the subantral membrane.
7. Inability to precisely control the delivery of the regenerative material and to determine weather a tear or perforation of the membrane has occurred during the placement of such regenerative material.
8. Difficulty in accessing the integrity of the membrane prior to the placement of the regenerative material that will be placed on the floor of the sinus.
9. Inability to create a seal between the delivery device, such as a syringe and the prepared bony site during the elevation of the membrane and delivery of regenerative materials beneath the subantral membrane.
If regenerative materials are placed within the maxillary sinus and a perforation or tear of the subantral membrane has been caused during surgery this regenerative material will act as a foreign body within the sinus leading to ominous sequela. Failure to contain regenerative materials in the maxillary sinus often lead to the need for additional surgeries to retrieve such materials and may require extensive medical follow-up to corrective this iatrogenic outcome.
A method and device is disclosed that provides a new approach to the placement of dental implants when inadequate bone mass exists in patients' upper and lower jaws. The method and device enables dental implants to be placed more effectively within bone tissues of the oral cavity.
Moreover, a method and device is described to improve the quality and quantity of bone during the placement of dental implants. This innovation is particularly well suited to allow an increase of bone mass, including bone quality and quantity in the posterior maxilla when the elevation of the maxillary sinus floor is required. It is also well suited when poor bone quality exists in either jaw of the oral cavity.
Briefly, a system for increasing bone mass in the posterior maxilla in accordance with this invention includes one or more sleeves having various lengths and diameters. One or more of these sleeves are used in each procedure. Each sleeve is preferably cylindrical and includes a tip used to cut or otherwise form a hole into the maxillary sinus but under the subantral membrane. The sleeve is hollow to allow a fluid to be inserted under the membrane to cause it to be gently lifted from the sinus floor and form a cavity by such fluid. The cavity is then filled with a suitable material such as a material that promotes bone growth. In one embodiment, the sleeve also has cross-channels that allow the same material to be disbursed in the alveolar ridge itself to change the quality of the bone type from a less dense to a more dense bone density type.
After the material is inserted, the sleeve is removed and an implant is inserted and anchored in the alveolar ridge with portions of the implant extending into the maxillary sinus. A dental appliance or prosthesis is mounted on the implant.
Several alternate embodiments are also provided. The regenerative material and elevation of the sinus membrane can be performed as one procedure. In another such embodiment, the sleeve also acts as the implant. In still another embodiment, a balloon is used at the tip of the sleeve for separating the membrane and forming the cavity.
The sleeve overcome the deficiencies of the prior art methods and devices.
A second function of the sleeve is to provide a means of cutting and/or condensing bone at the floor of the sinus prior to and during accessing to the subantral membrane.
A third function of the sleeve is to provide a means of delivering material into the bone and under the subantral membrane 14. This function is optional.
A fourth function is to form a passageway for mounting and supporting an implant.
Optionally, a fifth function is to inject stimulating substances to be delivered into and around the bone of the ridge 12. These substances can be materials and medications for bone regeneration that can be conductive, inductive or substitutions thereof including fluids and particulate matter. In this embodiment, the sleeve can be used for the delivery of bone stimulating substances into bone as well as for the elevation of the maxillary sinus membrane. Importantly, this same sleeve also serves to facilitate hydro-dissection of the maxillary membrane from the floor of the maxillary sinus, as discussed below.
The sleeve 20 includes a cylindrical body 22 with a tip 24 and a bottom 26. A channel 28 is disposed essentially coaxially within the body 22 to allow fluids to flow to the tip 24. Optionally, several cross-channels 30 are also provided to allow fluids to be delivered to the bone of the ridge as well. In
Below the egresses from the cross-channels 30 (if any), the sleeve 20 is formed with an annular ring or several wings 34 that define a stop for the sleeve to limit advancement into the bone. Under the wings 34 there is provided a thumb hold 36 by which the sleeve can be held and advanced, preferably between the thumb and the index finger.
Below hold 36 there is a short connector 38 that can be used to attach the sleeve 20 to a suitable fluid supply as discussed. In a preferred embodiment, the connector 38 is sized and shaped to mate with a female or male Luer connector attached to standard tubing and optionally to a syringe or a powered drug delivery device. The bottom 26 is also formed with an entrance hole 40 communicating with the passageway 28. The outer surface of the sleeve may be provided with markers 42 to indicate the depth of the tip 24 within the ridge 16. These depth markets could be laser etched, engraved or ridges upon the surface. The markers 42 could be in the form of circular bands about the outside of the implant.
The sleeve may be designed of a metal such as titanium or an alloy such as stainless steel. Alternatively, the sleeve may be composed of plastic, composite or other suitable materials.
The cylindrical shape of the sleeve mimics the shape of a typical dental implant. Typically, the sleeve may range from 3.0 mm to 6.0 mm in diameter. The sleeve may have a variety of different length ranging from 2 mm to 14 mm, but not limited to any of these lengths or diameters. In one embodiment, a kit may be provided with a plurality of sleeves of different diameters and/or lengths. The outer surface of the sleeve can be either threaded or smooth. The texture of the surface could be polished or acid-etched, or can have other kinds of surface textures.
The sleeve could also be optionally designed with an O-ring or a tip gasket 44 (shown in
As mentioned above, the connector 38 allows a standard medical tubing set to be attached via a Luer connector. The tubing is then attached to a syringe or container that houses an appropriate material such as fluid, e.g., as a sterile saline, a drug or bone stimulating material. The sleeve may also be directly connected to the tubing that connects to a syringe or drug delivery device. Alternatively, a variety of interlocking mechanisms may be used between the tubing and the connector 38. As shown in
The method of using the sleeve is now described in conjunction with
The first step is to make a preliminary hole through the ridge 16. As part of this step, first an incision can be made in the gingiva 15 to expose the bone forming the ridge. Alternatively, a hole can be punched in the gingival, or a round drill can be used to remove parts thereof.
Next, as shown in
In the following step (
Next, in
Next, the sleeve is removed and a new sleeve 20′ with the same 3.3 mm diameter and/or incrementally larger having a 5 mm spacing to wings 34 is inserted into the hole and the sleeve 20′ is advanced further (
In an alternative embodiment, hydro-dissection is initiated by connecting the sleeve 20′ to a manual syringe or a drug delivery device as shown in
These materials promote bone grow in and around cavity 62. In order to strengthened the existing bone structure of the ridge itself, especially around the sleeve, one or more cross-channels are provided in the sleeve to allow the bone stimulating material to dissipate directly into the porous bone of the ridge.
In one embodiment of the invention, the regenerative material is pumped directly through the sleeve 20. In another embodiment of the invention, the sleeve 20 is removed, and the material 64 is pumped into the cavity 62 (and the bone of the ridge 16) through the hole 37. In yet another embodiment of the invention, the step of injecting the salient solution to pump up cavity 62 is omitted and the material 64 is pumped in and used to raise the membrane 14 and to generate cavity 62.
In another embodiment the sleeve is pressurized as it is advanced through the bone. As soon as the top surface of the bone is breached, fluid from the sleeve rises under the membrane and causes it to separate from bone.
As discussed above, one major concern during the steps of hydro-dissecting is that the membrane 14 could be damaged or ruptured, because obviously, if this occurs the material 64 should not be pumped into the cavity 62. However, since the membrane 14 is insubstantial, it is difficult to determine whether it has been damaged or not. Therefore, in one embodiment, during hydro-dissection, the liquid pressure within the channel 28 and the cavity 62 is continuously monitored. For example, if the device of
Monitoring of the pressure within the channel 28 or cavity 62 can be performed during the injection of the salient solution, the injection of material 64 or both.
Alternatively, monitoring of the pressure can also be achieved using a "loss of resistance" method in which a conventional syringe or glass (epidural syringe) is used. If a rupture of the subantral membrane occurs the surgeon will feel a loss of resistance of the plunger of the medical syringe immediately and an appropriate action can be taken. Once the syringe is used to raise the membrane an appropriate material can be placed with or without the syringe.
Additionally, monitoring of the pressure with a syringe with integrated manometer such as the Viceroy� Inflation Syringe from (Merit Medical, Inc.) that allows pressure monitoring directly from a gauge affixed to the syringe or other syringe devices incorporating a pressure sensing/monitoring like device capability as such as Hadzic, et. al. describes in U.S. Pat. No. 6,866,648. Devices presenting alternative means to monitor and sense pressure from a drug delivery vessel or syringe.
After a sufficient amount of material 64 is injected into the cavity 62, the sleeve 20 is removed and replaced with a standard implant 66 (See
In an alternate embodiment, either after the material 64 is inserted, after the sleeve 20 is removed, or after the implant 66 is installed the process is halted for a period of time, example several weeks or months to allow the sinus and the ridge 12 to heal itself, for additional bone material to grow at the site thereby increasing the bone mass, and/or to allow material 64 to set.
After awhile, the bone regrows around the material 64 and the implant thereby effectively increases the thickness of the ridge 12, as illustrated in
Several other alternatives may be used to practice the invention as well. In one embodiment, the sleeve 20 may be placed with a delivery tool (not shown) that can attach to the sleeve temporarily to transfer it into the patient's mouth without directly handling it. The tool also allows the sleeve to be inserted or screwed-in providing mechanical advantages of placement.
As illustrated in
Alternatively, the latch adapter 72 may also be designed so that it will fit directly into a rotary dental hand piece or manual wrench commonly used in dentistry, as already shown in
As illustrated in
In another embodiment of the invention, instead of using a separate standard implant, the sleeve 20 itself is designed to accept on its lower portion a dental appliance. In this embodiment, the steps shown in
As discussed above, the sleeve 20 can be inserted into hole 37 by several means, such as tapping or screwing. If screwing is used, then the outer surface of the sleeve is threaded as it 78 in
An alternate embodiment, a balloon is used for performing the dissection. In the embodiment shown in
In another embodiment, the balloon 80 is mounted at the end of a catheter or stylet 82. The balloon 80 is then inserted through the channel 28 until it reaches the desired site as shown in
Once the abutment is firmly attached to the sleeve, a prosthesis 94 is then attached to the abutment in the usual manner as shown in
To summarize, the subject device provides several improvements and advantages over the prior art to enable the improvement of bone quantity and quality and increase bone mass in the upper jaw for the placement of dental implants. Some of these advantages include:
A means to allow the use of medications and bone stimulating substances to be placed in and around existing bone, and more specifically, the alveolar ridge. The bone stimulating substances can be placed prior to, during or after dental implant placement.
A means to raise/elevate the sinuous floor of the maxillary sinus without damaging the subantral membrane. The membrane is raised off of the bony surface by hydrostatic pressure that can be delivered through a sleeve. During this process, the exit pressure from the sleeve is monitored to insure that it does not increase beyond a threshold level. A drop in the exit pressure is indicative of a ruptured membrane. Medications including bone stimulating substances can be delivered through both the removable sleeve.
In one embodiment, a balloon catheter is placed through the sleeve to allow additional space to be created around the implant prior to the placement of medications or bone stimulating substances. The ballooning technique will provide additional space for the placement of materials. In the maxilla, additional space may be created by elevation of the sinuous floor. The method and device herein disclosed for the first time presents a method and device that allows a multi-purpose sleeve to be placed in the bone forming the alveolar ridge. The advantage allows an adequate and precise seal between the delivery system and the prepared bony site thus allowing precise and adequate pressure to be used to effectively control the delivery of such biological products within the alveolar ridge and sinus cavity. The advantages of this system is that it minimizes the risks of damage to tissues.
The seat platform or Seating Collar design ensures that the Drug Delivery Dental Implant Sleeve or Dental Implant will be placed to a specified depth within the bone. The Seat will prevent the sleeve or implant from accidentally being advanced into the maxillary sinus requiring a subsequent surgical procedure to be performed to remove the implant from within the maxillary sinus. The Seat also ensures that during the initial elevation of the sinus from the bony floor that the Dental Implant or Sleeve will not tear or damage the membrane by premature contact to the membrane.
Numerous modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its scope as defined in the appended claims.
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'Attacking Each Other'?Thursday, April 4th, 2013
See, this is a really good example of what is wrong with the world – or, at very least, what is wrong with the UK's Express site (see image below).
Israel and Gaza attack each other? Excuse me? They fired rockets at us yesterday; they fired rockets at us today. They fired five rockets at us when Obama was here; and mortars have been flying too. And yes, early this morning, the IDF "struck targets in the Gaza Strip."
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- Attack each other implies there is no clear aggressor (note THEY fire at our CITIES, we fire at their military targets and rocket launchers).


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Small lender takes on the big four banks
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SMALL lender CUA has launched a new product committed to beating the big four banks on interest rates.
The launch of CUA's Rate Breaker package comes as home owners wait for the major banks to cut their interest rates in response to the Reserve Bank's 25 basis point reduction in the cash rate on Tuesday.
CUA has committed to maintaining its interest rates one per cent lower than the average rate offered by NAB, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ.
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Chief executive Chris Whitehead said CUA was the first institution to offer a rate that competes directly with the major banks.
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