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Leading the AFL in ERA and WHIP while holding opposing hitters to a .051/.098/.077 line, 2010 36th round draft pick Forrest Snow is quickly going from a minor leaguer with a cool name to a legitimate major league prospect on the cusp of making a mark at the game's highest level.
The 6-foot-6, 22-year-old right-hander with a love for biology was snubbed from the AFL Rising Stars game, but he took the opportunity over the break to talk with SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall about growing up a Mariners fan and learning the ins-and-outs of the game he has loved since he was a child
SeattleClubhouse: Thanks for taking the time to talk with me today Forrest.
Forrest Snow: No problem Rick.
SC: Being a Lakeside School and University of Washington graduate and being born and raised here, I assume you are a lifelong M's fan, correct?
FS: I am. Been a Mariners fan since the day I was born. I was a big fan of Dan Wilson--he was the reason I started catching. He came out and watched me throw once this season and I told myself, "win or lose, I got a butt-tap from Dan Wilson, so it's all good". I tried to mimic Ken Griffey, Jr.'s swing when I was younger, of course, but being right-handed I didn't really get it. But I've been loving the Mariners a long time.
SC: Since you are a local product, how has playing in Everett for the AquaSox last year and in Tacoma with the Rainiers in 2011 made the transition into professional baseball more comfortable for you?
FS: That is exactly what I tell people. When I was in Everett, I would just drive home every night after the game and get a home-cooked meal. And you can't imagine how thrilled my parents were when I told them I was coming up to Tacoma this year. Same thing, 40 minutes on I-5 and I was home with them for meals. It is a cool situation, and you know Safeco is just about 15 minutes south of my house, so hopefully I can experience that sometime soon.
SC: Do I understand correctly that you are so Seattle that you even worked at Starbucks in the past?
FS: (Laughs) Yeah, summer job in high school. So I mixed up all those mocha-latte-frappuccinos and all that stuff, so I'm Seattle through-and-through.
SC: Very cool.
SC: Your dad played College Ball at San Diego State back in the day and I hear that he helped coach you all the way through high school. Was he a pitcher as well? How did having a live-in coach help you in your early development?
FS: Yeah, San Diego State. He was a control pitcher, high-80s, filthy knuckleball--he used changing speeds and location more than velocity, but yeah, he was pretty good. Funny story about my dad and baseball at SDSU, he had a big afro--this was in the 1970s and he was a surfer--and the coach told him to cut his hair or he'd be off the team and my dad could see that college was about his ceiling, so he kept his hair and quit baseball.
SC: Right on, go dad.
FS: Yeah, he was cool. But yeah, he was my coach from little league all the way up through high school where he was an assistant--he's actually still an assistant at Liberty. Having that live-in coach was huge in my development growing up in those early years, I think.
SC: So it sounds like you were pretty immersed in the game at an early age. How old would you say you were when you really fell in love with the game?
FS: Early on I was playing all the sports--basketball, soccer--so I was kind of spread around, doing all the athletics I could. Soccer was the first to go, then I played just basketball and baseball in high school before I decided that baseball would be the route I would use for college. But even back in little league, I used to lie in my bed at night and tell myself, "I'm going to play for the Seattle Mariners one day."
SC: You even played on a Mariners Cup team back in high school, right?
FS: Yes I did. In 2006 there was a scout showcase with all of the kids from Washington and Oregon and we played the Mariners Cup teams from Southern California and Nevada, a little three-game series at Safeco and I got to pitch--I can't wait to throw off that mound again. That's like my favorite mound of all time--but I started the last game and it was a very cool experience.
SC: Did you play on any other tournament teams or collegiate leagues or anything like that during your high school or college years in Washington?
FS: I played for the Bend, Oregon team in the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League the summer after my freshman year at Washington. And after my sophomore year I played up in Alaska. Other than that, a couple of scout teams, Seattle Stars, that kind of thing.
SC: You've added some velocity since your college days, but control and command-—particularly the ability to keep the ball low in the zone—-seem to be the biggest advances. Were those improvements mechanically related, or more just understanding pitching?
FS: Definitely more of the latter. I've had just natural climbs in velocity that I think come with maturing and putting on weight, but nothing mechanically related. I think that once I got to pro ball I just started getting with more experienced pitching coaches that really understood pitching on a higher level, and they helped me to understand it better, too. Mechanically I haven't really changed much at all, I just know now how beneficial pitching low in the zone can be, how pitching inside helps and improving my off-speed pitches help, knowing when I need to throw certain pitches, etc. I'm still learning, but I'm tackling it a day at a time and trying to get a little better each time out.
SC: You were working with (Seattle's MLB Pitching Coach) Carl Willis down in Arizona before the AFL kicked off--what bits of wisdom did he give you?
FS: He was down here until about a week and a half ago. He is a great guy and very knowledgeable, I can't wait to throw for him. But he really just told me to keep doing what I'm doing and keep working hard. I'm having a lot of success right now, so neither one of us really wants to change anything. More than anything he was just giving me words of encouragement to keep at it.
SC: Yeah, you've been having a little bit of success. You're leading the AFL in ERA (0.00) and WHIP (0.34) and posting a downright silly (.051/.098/.077) line against--would you say you understand yourself as a pitcher better now than at the begging of 2011?
FS: I would say that is it a little bit, but I've been just sticking with what has been working in my routine, whether I'm starting--like I will be again on Monday, trying to go three innings and make it all the way through the order--or coming out of the bullpen. I'm trying hard to just stay with what has been working. I'm commanding my fastball well, using both sides of the plate, mixing in the off-speed pitches at the right time. I'm hoping to keep at it and riding it out as far as it will go.
SC: So you're starting (Monday). In 2010 you pitched all out of the bullpen and in 2011 you started off only starting before jumping two more levels and doing a little of both. Where do you feel most comfortable?
FS: It's definitely a different mindset for the two, but I'm comfortable doing both. I'm just trying to show the Mariners that I can do whichever role they want me to do to the best of my abilities. I want to be versatile, so whether it is grabbing a spot in the rotation or coming out of the pen, but as long as I can show them that I'm adaptable, then I figure that my climb (to the big leagues) might be a little faster.
SC: What are the biggest differences in approach for you between the two roles?
FS: I throw a little harder out of the bullpen, but really it is more about being more aggressive and working to force contact using all of my pitches. Coming in and immediately pitching backwards. I closed in Clinton last year and that really taught me to come in and be as aggressive as possible and, late in the game, let the hitters really get themselves out. Starting, for me, is a little different since I'm trying to go seven or eight innings, facing the lineup two or three times, maybe saving some pitches for second time through the order to give the hitter something they haven't seen yet, that sort of thing. I think I really understand both routines well, so I'm just waiting to hear from the Mariners where they want me and then I'll develop a steady routine from there.
SC: You've primarily been relying on fastball/change-up thus far in the AFL. But, starting (Monday), will you be mixing the pitches up more, maybe throwing that split-finger you've been telling me about a few times?
FS: You know, I'm going to be honest: that split-finger has been pretty nasty lately. I threw it a little in the bullpen (on Saturday) and threw some on flat ground (Sunday), it's really been working. It is going to be an out pitch for me, something I throw down out of the zone with two strikes since it is a swing-and-miss pitch. I'll throw my slider or curveball, or both--whatever is working best for me. But even starting, I'm still going to be primarily a fastball/circle change-up guy. It's my bread-and-butter and it's been working for me, so for the most part I'll just keep sticking to my guns.
SC: Do you set goals for yourself year-to-year, start-to-start, day-to-day?
FS: Oh yeah, definitely.
SC: What are your goals that you want to accomplish between now and Spring Training 2012 reporting day?
FS: I want to gain some weight, get on a consistent nutrition plan, put on maybe 10 or 15 pounds so I can get up around 230-235 by Spring Training. I feel like mass helps move the ball, so with that hopefully I can get a couple more miles-per-hour on my fastball. Other than that it's just improving consistency with a breaking ball--weather that be the slider or the curveball--just get one working and go with it. I'd really like to crack the big league training camp roster; that might be my biggest goal even though that's out of my hands, but I understand that. Other than that, just crush a lot of weights down at the Safeco gym with Charlie Kenyon, our Triple-A strength coach in Tacoma, he is there full time. Get bigger, get stronger and hopefully get smarter at the same time, and everything else will take care of itself.
SC: What do you do to stay motivated in what is no doubt a year-round grind to stay on the top of your game as a professional baseball player?
FS: I really don't think that there is any outside motivation that I could need. Being from Seattle, having the chance to fulfill a dream that I've had since I was five...that right there is all the motivation I need.
SC: Alright Forrest. I thank you very much for taking the time to talk with me today. I wish you continued success and hope your dream comes true soon.
FS: Thank you Rick. Any time.
Forrest loves interacting with his fans on Twitter, so give him a follow at @feSNOW. You can also follow SeattleClubhouse's Rick Randall for more Mariners news and articles at @randallball.


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The current Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Morocco entered into force on 28 February 2007 for a period of four years. It has been tacitly renewed twice. The current Protocol to this Agreement was signed on 18 November 2013 and endorsed by the Council and the European Parliament. It entered into force on 15 July 2014 following the completion of the internal ratification procedures by Morocco.
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The first Protocol to current Fisheries Partnership Agreement ran until 27 February 2011 and provided for a financial contribution of 36.1 million € out of which 13.5 million € was dedicated to the support of the fisheries policy of Morocco. Vessels from 11 EU Member States could obtain fishing authorisations from Morocco under the Agreement and this Protocol.
A second Protocol, extending its predecessor by one year under essentially the same terms, was negotiated in February 2011 and provisionally applied until December 2011, when the European Parliament decided not to consent to its conclusion.
Legal framework
- Fisheries Partnership Agreement and first protocol: Adopted by Council Regulation EC No 764/2006 of 22.5.2006 (OJ L141 of 29.5.2006)
- Council decision 2013/720/EU of 15.11.2013 (OJ L 328 of 7.12.2013) on the signing of the new protocol and Council decision 2013/785/EU of 16.12.2013 (OJ L 349 of 21.12.2013) on its conclusion.
- Protocol (OJ L 328 of 7.12.2013)
- Council Regulation 1270/2013/EU of 15.11. 2013 (OJ L 328 of 7.12.2013) on the allocation of the fishing opportunities


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"John Ayers personified the American hero. He loved family, played the game with great courage and was as gallant in death as he was in life.
"Goodbye dear friend and colleague." - Former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh in a letter read at John Ayers' funeral on Oct. 4, 1995.
In the most cosmopolitan of American cities - a place where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars - one luminary kept his boots firmly planted on the level sod of the Texas Panhandle.
Despite spending more than a decade in a locale equated with decadence and counterculture philosophy, there was no twisting Lombard Street in John Ayers' personality, and his tastes were far from Nob Hill. The under-publicized but highly effective left guard of the Joe Montana-era San Francisco 49ers remained a man with long rural roots.
If there was anything San Francisco-style about Ayers, it was the way his Alcatraz-like blocks imprisoned opponents. Through the left side of the 49ers offensive line there was no golden gate to Montana.
Sporting a full mustache - a la the Oakland A's - he had the look and size (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) of a North Beach bouncer. But in reality, Ayers was the prototype of a man raised in the hard-scrabble brush country surrounding Carrizo Springs - more at home with white-tailed deer and javelina than the effete nuances of the City by the Bay.
His values revolved around people - family, friends and teammates - instead of the material. A man, who could have lived anywhere, returned to Canyon in the off-season to make his home, seeking the familiar surroundings where he finished college at West Texas State and met his wife, Laurel.
Until the day the clock ran out on his two-year battle with liver cancer, Ayers was most at home in the country - hunting, fishing or just shooting the bull.
"Forget the football stuff," 49ers teammate Keena Turner said at Ayers' funeral. "There's not a better human being who came around than John."
This foundation of humanity started early.
"He was a tremendous person, a tremendous player facing an obstacle he wasn't going to win this time," said Jerry Behrens, who coached Ayers at WT. "But he just wouldn't quit. . . . He was a kid from a small town, basically a cowboy, who played at whatever level it took to be successful. He did everything he was asked to do."
"He was a very good man," said Laurel, a Groom native who married John in early June of 1976. "He was shy - not a great people person - but was a good friend to his close friends. He was a country man who grew up on a working ranch. He wasn't very comfortable (in San Francisco) living in an area of seven million people.
"He was laid-back about everything but his football. If he had to be in the training room at 9 a.m., he'd leave the house at 6:30 and be two and a half hours early. I don't know if he really had the great work ethic he was known for in the pros when he was at WT. But in the NFL, he knew he had a chance to realize a lifetime dream if he took it seriously. He was very dedicated. Next to his children, it was the highlight of his life." In a time when professional athletes often are remembered by a legacies of accesses, debauchery, self-promotion and verbosity, Ayers left a living legacy much more precious than his two Super Bowl rings. Son John T. and daughter Jolee are living, maturing memorials to what their father represented.
John T. is a 5-foot-11 junior linebacker at West Texas A&M. The 20-year-old is taking a medical redshirt year to recover from knee surgery - a situation with which his father was familiar. He is a biology major with an eye toward a career in medicine.
Jolee, a 17-year-old senior at Canyon High School, already is orally committed to Texas Tech, after helping the Lady Eagles reach the state 4A basketball finals as a junior. The 6-2 Lady Eagle also advanced to the state track and field championships last year after winning the Region I title in the discus. She plans to major in kinesiology and become a coach.
Recently, John T. and Jolee sat in an Amarillo fast-food restaurant and answered questions about their father's influence on their lives.
What is the most important thing your father passed on to you?
John: "When it came to sports, it was always team before individual achievement. You worry about family and friends, and then about individual achievement."
Jolee: "Putting other people before yourself always pays back in the end. Work hard and make sure you'll have no regrets later."
What did he stress in your upbringing?
John: "Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty."
How do you remember your father?
John: "We were always throwing the ball around . . . going hunting and fishing. When he got sick, he still was more concerned about other people than himself."
Jolee: "Even when he was working, he would drop what he was doing to go help a friend. He was much more concerned about family and friends than himself. He spent time with us no matter what needed to be done."
What do you think would make your father proudest about your lives?
John: "He'd be happy with me making good grades and not letting the opportunity for an education slip away."
Jolee: "I think he would be proud of our accomplishments in sports, and the people that we've become."
Obviously, your father adjusted to being out of football better than many athletes. What did he enjoy doing?
John: "He just liked hunting or being out with his friends."
Jolee: "Lot of times, he just enjoyed going out in the country and talking - there weren't a lot of people to bother him there, and he could just relax.
How much did his being from a town like Carrizo Springs affect your lives?
John: "It was just his way of helping people. The small-town ways stayed with him. Every July we'd go to the coast, and go to school in Redwood City (a suburban peninsula community south of San Francisco) during the season. But when the season was over, we'd return to a place he loved - Canyon."
Jolee: "San Francisco made him realize how much he liked the small-town atmosphere. It was more like home than California."
Do you have any memories of the football years?
John: "I always remember going to the special tailgate parties for the players' families, and running with the other players' kids. As for the games, I didn't realize what was going on at first. My only real memory of a game was my dad's first game with the Broncos. They were playing Seattle, and it was Brian Bosworth's first pro game. I think the Broncos won by 30."
Jolee: "I was real young, but I remember being at games and things at people's houses with a lot of other players' kids."
Laurel Ayers puts the following perspective on her husband's influence on their children.
"He taught them to care for other people by example," she said. "When it snowed he would take the tractor and clear everybody's driveway on the block. He might not talk to a lot to people, but he enjoyed doing things for people.
"When he had his welding business, and he knew people were having hard times, he wouldn't take any money for his services. He just asked them to invite him in sometime for a piece of pie." The composite of work ethic, physical talent, learned skills and humanity earned Ayers special status in the eyes of his teammates and the 49ers coaching staff. He was more than a solid, functional part on two NFL championship teams.
To his position coach Bobb McKittrick, now fighting his own battle with liver cancer, Ayers was special.
"John didn't have an ego that needed to be massaged all the time," said McKittrick, a native of rural Oregon who honed his philosophies in the Marine Corps. "He was genuine, friendly, just an unselfish type of person who did not look for glory in any way. He just liked to play."
In another interview done at the time of Ayers' funeral, McKittrick elaborated on his feelings for Ayers.
"As a coach, you have favorites, and you really don't know why, but John was a favorite of mine," McKittrick said. "I couldn't say that or show that when he played, but he was. And he performed better than the recognition he got.
"I can't say he was an overachiever, but he was very talented. He overachieved from the recognition that he got, and that's unfortunate because he deserved to be in a couple Pro Bowls."
In his book "Building a Champion" about his years as the 49ers head coach, Walsh explained how hard it was for him and the team to release Ayers prior to the 1987 season:
"Ayers was especially popular, but we felt he no longer possessed the quickness to run-block. Because of the emphasis we put on our sweeps, the pulling-guard techniques are absolutely vital. John was simply unable to get where he needed to be fast enough. John could have been the most underrated player on our team. He was able to nullify such great players as Lawrence Taylor and Fulton Kuykendall. It was difficult for me to release John, who was a true gentleman and one of the most-respected men on the team, but it was necessary.
"You don't release an aging veteran unless you have a young player with talent and intensity to replace him. In this case, we had Guy McIntyre, an outstanding prospect.
"John was picked up by Denver, and we endured newspaper stories accusing us of disposing of a fine man who had done so much for the 49ers and who could still play. As it turned out, John was with the Broncos only a short time before retiring." John Ayers' trademark between the white lines was consistency, but his play in back-to-back playoff games against Pro Football Hall of Fame defenders Lawrence Taylor and Randy White during the 49ers' 1981 march to Super Bowl XVI is legendary in the memories of San Francisco fans.
"Left guard John Ayers was sensational, especially in the playoffs, against such wreckers as New York linebacker Lawrence Taylor and Dallas lineman Randy White," gushed San Francisco Examiner writer Frank Cooney.
A season later, the same writer wrote that Ayers was "playing at a Pro Bowl level."
When asked about his ability to handle White, the king of the defensive Cowboys, in an interview with the Globe-News during the 1981 playoffs, Ayers downplayed his achievements, answering, "I won a few and he won a few."
Obviously, during his two head-to-head duels with White that season, Ayers' "few" counted for much more than White's "few."
For an encore, Ayers bottled up "LT" again in the 1984 playoffs.
Also, the 49ers' sweep ("Red Right-18 Bob") with Ayers and Randy Cross pulling from their guard spots, destroyed the Cowboys' nickel defense during the closing minutes of the 1981 NFC championship game won by San Francisco, 28-27.
". . because their (the Cowboys) linemen were charging hard up the field, we could get excellent angles to block them on the sweep," Walsh wrote in his book. "We had the best pair of pulling guards in the league in Randy Cross and John Ayers, who were as critical to the success of the last drive as the men who handled the ball."
With the Cowboys expecting to squash Montana, who they felt would be in a desperation passing mode, the 49ers marched downfield as Ayers and Cross sprung Lenvil Elliott on sweeps of 4, 6, 7 and 11 yards. A reverse by Freddie Solomon set up by the sweeps took the ball to Dallas' 37. Against a confused Cowboys defense, Montana went to the air, and with 51 seconds remaining completed the 6-yard touchdown pass to a leaping Dwight Clark that may have broken more Cowboys fans' hearts than Tom Landry's firing.
That image - still widely circulated from various angles - haunts Dallas to this day. An extended Clark has the ball in his finger tips as Cowboys cornerback Everson Walls looks as defenseless as a newborn. "I had a least 51 percent of the ball," Clark said.
What made Ayers effective in his two basic roles - keeping the seat of Joe Montana's pants grass-stain free and pancaking the opposition as a lead blocker on Walsh's patented sweep?.
"He was outstanding against anybody we played," McKittrick said. "He had an instinctive feel for it. He had a great sense of balance, and people had a tough time throwing him off balance."
On another occasion, McKittrick was quoted as saying, "I think he was the best pure pass protector we ever had. "In the 16 years I've been with the 49ers he was the best."
An anonymous writer for the syndicated "Inside Football Report" in 1982 said, "The key to Ayers' technique is that he doesn't let opposing pass rushers get underneath him during the charge."
Not bad credits for a man who played only one season of offense at Class 2A Carrizo Springs and was an All-Missouri Valley Conference defensive end at West Texas after transferring from the University of Texas in 1972.
Despite the lack of offensive experience, Ayers was drafted in the eighth round of the NFL draft in 1976 - the 223rd player selected overall - and went on to play 148 regular-season games for the 49ers and nine for the Broncos in a career clouded at times by knee problems.
During his 10 active seasons with the 'Niners, San Francisco posted a 76-74-1 regular season mark and a 7-3 playoff reading. Ayers paid his dues for two Super Bowl rings. He played on five losing teams, including back-to-back 2-14 squads in 1978 and '79.
Two widely circulated photographs from the time illustrate Ayers' value to the 49ers. In one, Ayers in knocking Cincinnati standout outside linebacker Reggie Williams off a collision course with Montana in Super Bowl XVI. In the other, an advertisement for NFL films after Super Bowl XIX, Ayers is shown blocking Miami linebacker Jay Brophy as running back Roger Craig breaks loose on the 49ers' patented sweep. Ayers came out of Carrizo Springs possessing two of the tangibles that can't be coached - height and quickness. In the 1970 edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine, the then 6-4, 215-pound Ayers was called a player of "all-league timber."
In his senior season, the Wildcats were a surprise 10-2, beating heavily favored Universal City Randolph in bi-district and losing to Boling in the Region IV title game.
He caught the attention of University of Texas recruiters. He was one of 44 prep stars signed by Darrell Royal's Longhorns at a time when freshmen were ineligible for varsity competition under NCAA rules. Thusly, began his trip to Canyon and the NFL via Austin.
"I don't know how much of this is actually true," Laurel Ayers said, "but this is what John told me of his transferring to West Texas. He got lost in the shuffle in Austin, and said he never found some of his classes. In the spring of his freshman year, he was named the outstanding defensive player in their Orange and White scrimmage.
"They started checking on who this guy was. But eventually Royal called him in and told him that there was no way that they could get him back in school in the fall. His high school coach (Dick Lowery) played for Joe Kerbel at WT, and sent him in that direction."
Gene Mayfield, Ayers' coach during his three seasons with the Buffaloes, put the following spin on the story.
"A coach down there (at Texas) gave us a call," Mayfield said. "He told us he could lead us to a pretty good player. We were very grateful for the tip.
"He had the size - 6-5 and about 235, I think - along with quickness, strength and movement. We played him on defense. Considering what he did in the NFL, it kind of makes you wonder if we made a mistake."
The transition from offense to defense didn't come overnight.
"Monte Clark (Ayers' first 49ers coach) liked him and put him on injured reserve for his first season," Laurel Ayers said. "They said he had hepatitis to get him on injured reserve, but he didn't have hepatitis.
"They had All-Pro defensive end Tommy Hart work with him after regular practice several times a week. He taught John what tactics he hated from offensive linemen. In that way, he taught John to be an offensive lineman."
Despite the difference in spelling, it was only appropriate that he learned from Hart. John Ayers played with heart, and freely gave from his heart to friends and family.
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Position statement of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology on selection criteria for the use of radiology in dental implantology with emphasis on cone beam computed tomographyDonald A. Tyndall | Jeffery B. Price | Sotirios Tetradis | Scott D. Ganz | Charles Hildebolt | William C. Scarfe
Volume 113, Issue 6, June 2012, Pages 817-826
A Position Paper Subcommittee of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) reviewed the literature since the original position statement on selection criteria for radiology in dental implantology, published in 2000. All current planar modalities, including intraoral, panoramic, and cephalometric, as well as cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) are discussed, along with radiation dosimetry and anatomy considerations. We provide research-based, consensus-derived clinical guidance for practitioners on the appropriate use of specific imaging modalities in dental implant treatment planning. Specifically, the AAOMR recommends that cross-sectional imaging be used for the assessment of all dental implant sites and that CBCT is the imaging method of choice for gaining this information. This document will be periodically revised to reflect new evidence. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Risk factors for osteoradionecrosis after head and neck radiation: A systematic reviewSyed Nabil | Nabil Samman
Volume 113, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 54-69
Objective. This systematic review aimed to answer the clinical question, "What is the current risk of developing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws among irradiated head and neck cancer patients?" Study Design. A systematic review of published English-language randomized controlled trials on the outcome of radiation therapy was performed via Medline and Embase databases. Data on osteoradionecrosis/bone toxicity were collected and analyzed. Results. Twenty-two articles reporting on a total of 5,742 patients were selected for final review based on strict eligibility criteria. An estimated 2% of the head and neck-irradiated patients are at risk of developing osteoradionecrosis. Patients receiving adjunctive radiotherapy, accelerated fractionation without dose reduction, and chemoradiotherapy show no increase in osteoradionecrosis risk. Accelerated fractionation with dose reduction is associated with a reduced risk, whereas hyperfractionation shows elevated risk of developing osteoradionecrosis. Conclusions. The risk of developing osteoradionecrosis among the irradiated head and neck cancer patient has significantly declined in recent years. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Clinical recommendations regarding use of cone beam computed tomography in orthodontic treatment. Position statement by the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial RadiologyWilliam C. Scarfe
Volume 116, Issue 2, August 2013, Pages 238-257
Aims To summarize the potential benefits and risks of maxillofacial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) use in orthodontic diagnosis, treatment and outcomes and to provide clinical guidance to dental practitioners. Methods This statement was developed by consensus agreement of a panel convened by the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR). The literature on the clinical efficacy of and radiation dose concepts associated with CBCT in all aspects of orthodontic practice was reviewed. Results The panel concluded that the use of CBCT in orthodontic treatment should be justified on an individual basis, based on clinical presentation. This statement provides general recommendations, specific use selection recommendations, optimization protocols, and radiation-dose, risk-assessment strategies for CBCT imaging in orthodontic diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. Conclusions The AAOMR supports the safe use of CBCT in dentistry. This position statement is periodically revised to reflect new evidence and, without reapproval, becomes invalid after 5 years. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Increased expression of the long non-coding RNA UCA1 in tongue squamous cell carcinomas: A possible correlation with cancer metastasisZhengyu Fang | Lamei Wu | Luo Wang | Yang Yang | Yusheng Meng | Hongyu Yang
Volume 117, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 89-95
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the expression of several cancer-related long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) and to explore its clinical significance. Study Design A total of 94 TSCC tissue specimens and matched adjacent normal tissue specimens were collected from patients undergoing surgery for TSCC. Differences in the expression of cancer-related lncRNAs were examined via quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. WST-1 assay and transwell migration assay were carried out to estimate the proliferation and migration abilities of TSCC cells with different expression levels of urothelial cancer-associated 1 (UCA1) lncRNA. Results The expression levels of lncRNA UCA1 were significantly elevated in TSCC tissues (P <.0001) and were statistically correlated with lymph node metastasis (P =.0371). Over-expression of UCA1 lncRNA could promote metastatic but not proliferation ability of TSCC cells. Conclusions Expression of UCA1 lncRNA was enhanced in TSCCs and may play a role in tumor metastasis. © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Comparison of spatial and contrast resolution for cone-beam computed tomography scannersRuben Pauwels | Jilke Beinsberger | Harry Stamatakis | Kostas Tsiklakis | Adrian Walker | Hilde Bosmans | Ria Bogaerts | Reinhilde Jacobs | Keith Horner
Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2012, Pages 127-135
Objective: The purpose was to evaluate the perceived spatial and contrast resolution for a wide range of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) devices. Study Design: A customized polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) phantom was developed. Inserts containing a line-pair and rod pattern were used. The phantom was scanned with 13 CBCT devices and 1 multislice CT (MSCT) device using a variety of scanning protocols. The images were presented to 4 observers for scoring. Results: The observer scores showed excellent agreement. A wide range was seen in image quality between CBCT exposure protocols. Compared with the average CBCT scores, the MSCT protocols scored lower for the line-pair insert but higher for the rod insert. Conclusions: CBCT devices are generally suitable for the visualization of high-contrast structures. Certain exposure protocols can be used for depicting low-contrast structures or fine details. The user should be able to select appropriate exposure protocols according to varying diagnostic requirements. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Prospects and challenges of rendering tissue density in Hounsfield units for cone beam computed tomographyRoberto Molteni
Volume 116, Issue 1, July 2013, Pages 105-119
Objectives: Limitations in rendering of tissue density in Hounsfield units (HUs) for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) are described and illustrated using a phantom and two CBCT systems to demonstrate grayscale measurement variability. Materials and methods: The basis of the HU scale, its correlation with measured computed tomography (CT) numbers, and the limitations in the accuracy of such correlation due to artifacts are discussed. Rendering of tissue densities based on HU values of two CBCT systems [NewTom VGi and Hyperion X9, respectively large and small field of view (FOV)] are measured using a phantom. Results: Data produced from small FOV CBCT acquisition are generally less affected by artifacts compared with large FOV CBCT. Conclusions: Artifacts challenge the accurate conversion of density values into HUs. Care should be taken when interpreting quantitative density measurements obtained with CBCT. With more advanced software and methods, it may be possible to improve the consistency and accuracy of density measurements. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Xerostomia and salivary hypofunction in vulnerable elders: Prevalence and etiologyBing Liu | Michael R. Dion | M. Marianne Jurasic | Gretchen Gibson | Judith A. Jones
Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2012, Pages 52-60
Objective: The goal of this article is to review existing research on the prevalence and etiology of dry mouth in the vulnerable elders and identify knowledge gaps. Study Design: Vulnerable elders (VE) are persons aged >65 years who have any or all of the following: limited mobility, limited resources, or complex health status. A systematic search was conducted of PubMed sources from 1989 to May 2010. Evidence was evaluated on the prevalence and etiology of xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction (SGH) in VE. Results: The search identified 1,422 publications. The inclusion/exclusion criteria yielded 348 articles, 80 of which are cited herein. Conclusions: Research has showed a high prevalence of xerostomia and SGH in VE. Common etiologies include medications, poor general health, female gender, and age. Gaps still exist in the evaluation of dry mouth in VE. Nonetheless, oral dryness will remain an important health issue as life expectancy increases. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Sunitinib related osteonecrosis of jaw: A case reportYoram Fleissig | Eran Regev | Hadas Lehman
Volume 113, Issue 3, March 2012, Page
A 58-year-old woman presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic experiencing severe limited mouth opening and exposed bone in the socket of the right mandibular third molar 8 months following the extraction of the tooth. The patient had been treated during the year before her presentation with sunitinib, an antiangiogenic drug, for renal cell carcinoma. The clinical, radiographic, and histologic picture of a chronic nonhealing extraction socket was consistent with osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), although she had never been treated with bisphosphonates or corticosteroids. The treatment with sunitinib was discontinued and the patient was treated with antibiotics and physiotherapy for 12 weeks with complete recovery. Sunitinib may cause osteonecrosis of the jaw after oral surgical interventions with no previous exposure to bisphosphonates. The pathogenesis may be related to its antiangiogenic mechanism and impaired wound healing. Full recovery may require long-term cessation of the insulting drug combined with prolonged antibiotic treatment. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Kaposi sarcoma: Review and medical management updateMahnaz Fatahzadeh
Volume 113, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 2-16
Despite recent advances in our understanding of pathogenic mechanisms involved, the true nature of Kaposi sarcoma remains an enigma. Four clinical variants have been described for the disease, differing in natural history, site of predilection, and prognosis. All forms of Kaposi sarcoma may manifest in the oral cavity and Kaposi sarcoma-associated virus appears essential to development of all clinical variants. The spectrum of therapeutic strategies is broad and selection of appropriate intervention mandates a thorough understanding of disease spread and the patient's symptomatology, as well as risks and benefits of therapy. This article provides an overview of epidemiology, subtypes, clinical course, pathogenesis, and management strategies for Kaposi sarcoma. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Computer-assisted orthognathic surgery: Feasibility study using multiple CAD/CAM surgical splintsMax J. Zinser | Robert A. Mischkowski | Hermann F. Sailer | Joachim E. Zöller
Volume 113, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 673-687
Objective. We present a virtual planning protocol incorporating a patented 3-surgical splint technique for orthognathic surgery. The purpose of this investigation was to demonstrate the feasibility and validity of the method in vivo. Materials and Methods. The protocol consisted of (1) computed tomography (CT) or cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) maxillofacial imaging, optical scan of articulated dental study models, segmentation, and fusion; (2) diagnosis and virtual treatment planning; (3) computed-assisted design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) of the surgical splints; and (4) intraoperative surgical transfer. Validation of the accuracy of the technique was investigated by applying the protocol to 8 adult class III patients treated with bimaxillary osteotomies. The virtual plan was compared with the postoperative surgical result using image fusion of CT/CBCT dataset by analysis of measurements between hard and soft tissue landmarks relative to reference planes. Results. The virtual planning approach showed clinically acceptable precision for the position of the maxilla (<0.23 mm) and condyle (<0.19 mm), marginal precision for the mandible (<0.33 mm), and low precision for the soft tissue (<2.52 mm). Conclusions. Virtual diagnosis, planning, and use of a patented CAD/CAM surgical splint technique provides a reliable method that may offer an alternate approach to the use of arbitrary splints and 2-dimensional planning. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Mandible reconstruction assisted by preoperative virtual surgical simulationGuang Sen Zheng | Yu Xiong Su | Gui Qing Liao | Zhuo Fan Chen | Lin Wang | Pei Feng Jiao | Hai Chao Liu | Yun Qi Zhong | Tong Han Zhang | Yu Jie Liang
Volume 113, Issue 5, May 2012, Pages 604-611
Objective. In this study, we evaluated the clinical efficacy of mandible reconstruction with preoperative virtual planning, which focused on esthetics and occlusion. Study Design. A series of 9 patients were enrolled prospectively to undergo mandibulectomy and simultaneous reconstruction. Preoperative spiral CT scans of the maxillofacial region and the fibula region were performed. Virtual surgery of tumor resection and fibula reconstruction was performed in the Mimics platform. The reconstructed mandible models were fabricated with CAD/CAM technique. The reconstruction plate and the positioning template were accommodated to the stereolithographic model as the surgical template. Results. Surgery was performed accurately according to the templates. All the fibula flaps survived. The appearance and occlusion of the patients were satisfactory. Conclusions. With preoperative virtual planning, the spatial relationship of the mandible and the fibula graft can be planned individually, which helps achieve optimum appearance and occlusion relationship. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The relationship of denosumab pharmacology and osteonecrosis of the jawsJohn Malan | Kyle Ettinger | Erich Naumann | O. Ross Beirne
Volume 114, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 671-676
Denosumab is a new bone antiresorptive agent that has received approval by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with osteoporosis and metastatic cancer to the bones. Like the bisphosponates that are used as antiresorptive medications, denosumab has been associated with osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ). However, because the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of denosumab differ from that of the bisphosphonates, ONJ related to denosumab may resolve more rapidly with a drug holiday than bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ). This paper describes the management of a patient who developed ONJ while receiving denosumab, reviews the incidence of ONJ associated with denosumab, and compares the pharmacology of denosumab and the bisphosphonates. Because the effects of denosumab on bone turnover are more rapidly reversible than the effects of the bisphosphonates, ONJ related to denosumab may resolve more quickly with a drug holiday than BRONJ. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Osteoblast response to porous titanium surfaces coated with zincsubstituted hydroxyapatiteFan Yang | Wen-Jing-Dong | Fu Ming He | Xiao Xiang Wang | Shi Fang Zhao | Guo Li Yang
Volume 113, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 313-318
Background. The aims of this study were to deposit a zinc-hydroxyapatite (Zn-HA) coating on titanium surfaces by using the electrochemical process and investigate the cell response to the Zn-HA-coated titanium surface. Study Design. Surface characteristics were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Murine preosteoblast cell (MC3T3-E1) proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and osteocalcin release on Zn-HA-coated surfaces were compared with HA-coated surfaces. Results. Field-emission SEM observation showed rod-like HA crystals with a hexagonal cross-section on the HA-coated surface, although the hexagon of the cross-section of Zn-HA crystals became irregular. ICP-AES analysis showed that Zn was present in the Zn-HA coatings at a Zn/(Ca+Zn) molar ratio of 1.04%. Significant increases in cell proliferation, ALP activity on day 7, and osteocalcin produnction on day 14 (P < .05) were observed for Zn 2+-containing HA-coated surfaces. Conclusions. The present study showed that a Zn-HA coating deposited by using the electrochemical process enhances proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts, which has the potential benefit to enhance implant osseointegration. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Intravenous bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: Long-term follow-up of 109 patientsAmber L. Watters | Heidi J. Hansen | Tijaana Williams | Joanne F. Chou | Elyn Riedel | Jerry Halpern | Steven Tunick | George Bohle | Joseph M. Huryn | Cherry L. Estilo
Volume 115, Issue 2, February 2013, Pages 192-200
Objective: We report long-term follow-up of patients with intravenous bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Study Design: Medical and dental histories, including type and duration of bisphosphonate treatment and comorbidities, were analyzed and compared with clinical course of 109 patients with BRONJ at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Dental Service. Results: Median onset of BRONJ in months was 21 (zoledronic acid), 30 (pamidronate), and 36 (pamidronate plus zoledronic acid), with a significant difference between the pamidronate plus zoledronic acid and zoledronic acid groups (P =.01; Kruskal-Wallis). The median number of doses for BRONJ onset was significantly less with zoledronic acid (n = 18) than pamidronte plus zoledronic acid (n = 36; P =.001), but not pamidronate alone (n = 29). An association between diabetes (P =.05), decayed-missing-filled teeth (P =.02), and smoking (P =.03) and progression of BRONJ was identified through χ2 test. Conclusions: This long-term follow-up of BRONJ cases enhances the literature and contributes to the knowledge of BRONJ clinical course. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
Osteoinductive activity of biphasic calcium phosphate with different rhBMP-2 doses in ratsJi Woong Jang | Jeong Ho Yun | Kwang Il Lee | Ju Woong Jang | Ui Won Jung | Chang Sung Kim | Seong Ho Choi | Kyoo Sung Cho
Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 480-487
Objective. The aim of the current study was to determine whether a hydroxyapatite (HA)/beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) ratio of 20/80 impregnated with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (rhBMP-2) enhances new bone formation and to evaluate the dose-dependent response of rhBMP-2. Study Design. Critical-sized calvarial defects were made in rats, and biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) with different rhBMP-2 doses was loaded into rat calvarial defects. The animals were allowed to heal for either 2 or 8 weeks. Results. The percentages of new bone after 2 and 8 weeks of healing were significantly greater in the rhBMP-2-treated groups (at all doses) than in the control groups. The percentage of remaining BCP was significantly lower at 8 weeks than at 2 weeks in all groups that included BCP. Conclusions. rhBMP-2 administered using a BCP carrier significantly induces new bone formation. A dose-dependent response was not shown in the present study. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Beyond warfarin: The new generation of oral anticoagulants and their implications for the management of dental patientsF. John Firriolo | Wendy S. Hupp
Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 431-441
Warfarin has been the primary anticoagulant drug used in the USA for more than 50 years. However, 2 novel types of oral anticoagulants have recently been approved for use in the USA. These are direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., dabigatran etexilate) and factor Xa inhibitors (e.g., rivaroxaban). Dental health care providers may soon encounter patients who are being prescribed these medications. This article describes the pharmacologic properties and medical uses of these new oral anticoagulants. Also discussed are implications for the management of dental patients being treated with these new oral anticoagulants, including potential interactions with drugs commonly used or prescribed in the course of dental treatment. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Bone regeneration with a combination of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite silica gel, platelet-rich growth factor, and mesenchymal stem cells: A histologic study in rabbit calvariaHossein Behnia | Arash Khojasteh | Mohammad Taghi Kiani | Ahad Khoshzaban | Fatemeh Mashhadi Abbas | Maryam Bashtar | Seyedeh Ghazaleh Dashti
Volume 115, Issue 2, February 2013, Page
Objective: This study aimed to assess NanoBone as a carrier construct for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and platelet-rich growth factor (PRGF). Study Design: In the calvarial bone of 8 mature New Zealand White male rabbits, four 8-mm defects were created. Each defect received one of the following treatments: Group 1, 0.2 mg Nano-hydroxyapatite (HA) granule + 2 mL culture medium; Group 2, 0.2 mg Nano-HA + 1 mL autologous PRGF + 2 mL acellular culture medium; Group 3, 0.2 mg Nano-HA + 2 mL culture medium containing 100,000 autogenous MSCs; Group 4, 0.2 mg Nano-HA + 2 mL culture medium containing 100,000 autogenous MSCs + 1 mL autologous PRGF. Result: Histomorphometric analysis at 6 and 12 weeks demonstrated significantly higher bone formation in group 4 (29.45% and 44.55%, respectively) (P <.05). Bone formation in groups 1, 2, and 3 were as follows: 11.35% and 32.53%, 29.10% and 39.74%, and 25.82% and 39.11%, respectively. Conclusions: NanoBone with MSCs and PRGF seems to be an effective combination for bone regeneration in a rabbit calvaria model. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.
Clinicopathologic analysis of 493 cases of salivary gland tumors in a Southern Brazilian populationFelipe Paiva Fonseca | Marianne De Vasconcelos Carvalho | Oslei Paes De Almeida | Ana Lúcia Carrinho Ayroza Rangel | Marcelo Caname Hirata Takizawa | Alexandre Galvão Bueno | Pablo Agustin Vargas
Volume 114, Issue 2, August 2012, Pages 230-239
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the distribution and demographic features of salivary gland tumors (SGTs) in a large Brazilian population. Study Design: A total of 493 cases of SGTs diagnosed between 2001 and 2011 from a general pathology laboratory and an oral pathology service were reviewed with respect to their clinicopathologic features. Results: A total of 369 tumors were benign and 124 were malignant. The mean age of patients with benign tumors was 46.3 years and that of patients with malignancies was 54.0 years. The parotid gland was the most common location (42.3%). Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) and Warthin's tumor were the most common benign neoplasias, whereas mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified, were the most frequent malignancies. Conclusions: The present data confirm that PA and MEC are the most common benign and malignant SGTs. However, it is important to consider that differences in tumor types may be influenced by whether a tumor derives from a medical or a dental service. © 2012 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
The immunohistochemical characterization of MMP-2, MMP-10, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and podoplanin in oral squamous cell carcinomaFatemeh Mashhadiabbas | Faranak Mahjour | Seyyed Babak Mahjour | Forouzandeh Fereidooni | Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini
Volume 114, Issue 2, August 2012, Pages 240-250
Objectives: The aim of this study was to immunohistochemically evaluate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP- 2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1, TIMP-2, and podoplanin in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Immunohistochemical staining of podoplanin-positive lymphatic vessel density (LVD) was also assessed. Study Design: Forty cases of OSCC were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Results: MMP-2, MMP-10, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, and podoplanin were detected in each of the 40 OSCC cases. The expression of MMP-2 was significantly correlated with histologic grade. The expression of podoplanin was positively correlated with gender and negatively correlated with tumor size. A significant positive correlation was also detected between LVD and the presence of lymph node metastases, gender, age, and diameter of the lymph node (if involved), as well as histologic grade. Conclusions: The results are suggestive of important roles that MMP-2, MMP-10, TIMP-2, and podoplanin play in pathologic processes of OSCC, including invasion. Our findings also suggest that LVD may play a role in lymphatic metastasis and tumor progression. © 2012 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Effect of erythrosine- and LED-mediated photodynamic therapy on buccal candidiasis infection of immunosuppressed mice and Candida albicans adherence to buccal epithelial cellsAnna Carolina Borges Pereira Costa | Vanessa Maria Campos Rasteiro | Emily Setsuko Halter Da Silva Hashimoto | Cássia Fernandes Araújo | Cristiane Aparecida Pereira | Juliana Campos Junqueira | Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge
Volume 114, Issue 1, July 2012, Pages 67-74
Objective: This study evaluated the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on buccal candidiasis in mice and on the adherence of yeast to buccal epithelial cells (BECs) in vitro. Study Design: A total of 56 immunosuppressed mice with buccal candidiasis were subjected to PDT, consisting of treatment with erythrosine (400 μmol/L) followed by exposure to a green LED (14.34 J cm -2). After treatment, the yeasts recovered from the mice were quantified (CFU/mL) and analyzed for the effects of PDT on their adherence to BECs. The data were analyzed using ANOVA, the Tukey test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Student t test. Results: PDT significantly reduced the amount of yeast present in the lesions by 0.73 log10 (P =.018) and reduced C. albicans adherence to BECs by 35% without damaging adjacent tissues (P =.045). Conclusions: Photodynamic therapy exhibited antifungal effects against C. albicans biofilms formed in vivo and reduced the capacity of C. albicans to adhere to BECs in vitro. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The role of direct visual fluorescent examination (VELscope) in routine screening for potentially malignant oral mucosal lesionsKristin K. McNamara | Brent D. Martin | Erik W. Evans | John R. Kalmar
Volume 114, Issue 5, November 2012, Pages 636-643
Objective: Direct visual fluorescent examination (DVFE) is a proposed adjunct to conventional oral examination (COE). We evaluate the benefit of DVFE in screening for potentially malignant mucosal lesions in a general population of patients presenting for dental care. Study Design: A total of 130 patients were evaluated by COE followed by DVFE. Areas clinically suspicious by COE or with positive DVFE (visual fluorescence loss [VFL]) underwent surgical biopsy. Association between COE and DVFE was assessed and compared with histopathology. Results: A total of 42 subjects had one or more areas of VFL, yet histologic evidence of premalignancy/malignancy was only identified in a single individual. Further, one lesion negative by DVFE exhibited epithelial dysplasia. DVFE was statistically different from scalpel biopsy (P =.0001). No difference was found between COE and scalpel biopsy (P = 1.0). Conclusions: Results suggest that COE is more valid than DVFE at discriminating benign mucosal alterations from premalignancy and do not support use of DVFE as an oral cancer screening adjunct. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Assessment of radiation exposure in dental cone-beam computerized tomography with the use of metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimeters and Monte Carlo simulationsJ. Koivisto | T. Kiljunen | M. Tapiovaara | J. Wolff | M. Kortesniemi
Volume 114, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 393-400
Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the organ and effective dose (International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) 103) resulting from dental cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) imaging using a novel metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) dosimeter device, and to assess the reliability of the MOSFET measurements by comparing the results with Monte Carlo PCXMC simulations. Study Design: Organ dose measurements were performed using 20 MOSFET dosimeters that were embedded in the 8 most radiosensitive organs in the maxillofacial and neck area. The dose-area product (DAP) values attained from CBCT scans were used for PCXMC simulations. The acquired MOSFET doses were then compared with the Monte Carlo simulations. Results: The effective dose measurements using MOSFET dosimeters yielded, using 0.5-cm steps, a value of 153 μSv and the PCXMC simulations resulted in a value of 136 μSv. Conclusions: The MOSFET dosimeters placed in a head phantom gave results similar to Monte Carlo simulations. Minor vertical changes in the positioning of the phantom had a substantial affect on the overall effective dose. Therefore, the MOSFET dosimeters constitute a feasible method for dose assessment of CBCT units in the maxillofacial region. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.
Correlation of metabolism/hypoxia markers and fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in oral squamous cell carcinomasTomohiro Yamada | Moritoshi Uchida | Kang Kwang-Lee | Naoya Kitamura | Tomohide Yoshimura
Volume 113, Issue 4, April 2012, Pages 464-471
Objective. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between the uptake of 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) by positron emission tomography-computerized tomography (PET-CT) and glucose metabolism/hypoxia markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Study Design. Thirty-six patients with OSCC (tongue [n 23], buc al mucosa [n 7], and floor of the mouth [n 6]) were assessed and underwent incisional biopsy and subsequently received FDG-PET-CT. Expressions of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), glucose transporter protein 1 (GLUT-1), hexokinase-II (HK-II), and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) were immunohistochemically quantified, and FDG uptake was evaluated by the maximum standardized uptake values (SUV max) at the primary tumor site. Results. FDG uptake was found to be significantly correlated with the T classification of OSCC but not with other clinicopathologic characteristics, such as the N classification, clinical type, and histologic grade of malignancy. In the earlystage (T1 and T2) tumor, FDG uptake was significantly associated with the expression levels of GLUT-1, HK II, and HIF-1, and the expression levels of GLUT-1 and HK-II significantly correlated with HIF-1 expression levels. However, there were no correlations between the expression levels of these molecules and SUVmax in the late-stage (T3 and T4) tumor. Conclusions. FDG uptake was significantly associated with the expression levels of glucose metabolism-related molecules, such as GLUT-1, HK II, and HIF-1α, especially in early-stage tumors. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Comparison of nonexposed and exposed bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaws: A retrospective analysis from the Copenhagen cohort and a proposal for an updated classification systemMorten Schiodt | Jesper Reibel | Peter Oturai | Thomas Kofod
Volume 117, Issue 2, February 2014, Pages 204-213
Objective Nonexposed osteonecrosis of the jaws (NE-ONJ) does not fit into the current definition of osteonecrosis, which requires exposed bone. A modification of the classification of bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) is proposed. This study aimed to test proposed criteria for NE-ONJ and compare NE-ONJ with exposed ONJ (E-ONJ) in a retrospective analysis. Study Design In 102 patients with E-ONJ diagnosed according to Ruggiero et al. (2006, 2009), criteria for NE-ONJ were developed. Subgroups of NE-ONJ and E-ONJ were tested against each other using nonparametric and parametric statistics. Results Among 102 patients with ONJ, 14 had NE-ONJ and 88 had E-ONJ. NE-ONJ and E-ONJ were similar in all important data (P >.05) except bone exposure. Conclusions NE-ONJ belongs to the same disease condition as E-ONJ. NE-ONJ may be otherwise classified as ONJ stage 1, 2, or 3 and is different from ONJ stage 0. We propose to include the criteria for NE-ONJ into the classification. © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Recent advances of ultrasound imaging in dentistry-a review of the literatureJuliana Marotti | Stefan Heger | Joachim Tinschert | Pedro Tortamano | Fabrice Chuembou | Klaus Radermacher | Stefan Wolfart
Volume 115, Issue 6, June 2013, Pages 819-832
Ultrasonography as an imaging modality in dentistry has been extensively explored in recent years due to several advantages that diagnostic ultrasound provides. It is a non-invasive, inexpensive, painless method and unlike X-ray, it does not cause harmful ionizing radiation. Ultrasound has a promising future as a diagnostic imaging tool in all specialties in dentistry, for both hard and soft tissue detection. The aim of this review is to provide the scientific community and clinicians with an overview of the most recent advances of ultrasound imaging in dentistry. The use of ultrasound is described and discussed in the fields of dental scanning, caries detection, dental fractures, soft tissue and periapical lesions, maxillofacial fractures, periodontal bony defects, gingival and muscle thickness, temporomandibular disorders, and implant dentistry. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


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Blood types. When receiving a blood transfusion, a recipient must have all the antigens of the donor. A person may have one or more of the three antigens A, B, and Rh, or none at all. Eight blood types are possible, as indicated in the following Venn diagram, where U is the set of all people under consideration: An A- person has A antigens but no B or Rh antigens; an O+ person has Rh but neither A nor B; an AB- person has A and B but no Rh; and so on.
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I hope it was just that way cause it was hard to film and not get too much in the way
Posted 20 October 2006 - 06:37 AM
that looks a little too simple.
now lets see it with that black goo they now use.
Posted 20 October 2006 - 06:52 AM
Make sure you don't get the board TOO hot, or your other components will come up along with the epoxy... actually a hair dryer might actually get hot enough for the desired effect, and would be safer for the board.
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broken cassette tape? HOT AIR GUN IT
broken leg? Blow hot air on it gently
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I work with theese materials and in particular the black goo that we know as stycast2850 cured with a catalyst and baked at 65c for 2 hours, this needs to be heated to higher than 80-90c and a nozzle for the heat gun is usefull to avoid damage to the surrounding bits, GOOD LUCK
Now I know where I've seen stycast! Aircraft cockpit navigation motherboards. They use it on the chips for some reason. Dont ask me why I know this
Posted 20 October 2006 - 08:58 AM
Also, the video was a bit overhyped in itself, like all modding videos. Always with the title effects and music. It doesn't have to be so professional
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A video of someone removing the SST chip would be better though
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Word of caution to the people who have never tried hot air on electronics, it is very easy for the components blown off if the air out put and temprature is too high. I myself have a propper re work station with temprature and airflow settings and have knocked components off on other electronic devices (i was carless and wasnt paying attention). The xbox uses lead free solder and the joints are not as good, so please please be carefull.
The components are easy to put back on if you can solder and also if you are lucky to see where they go if they blow off, they are pretty small.
Try your heat gun (im pressuming its a paint stripper he is using) on and old pcb (old pci card or so) to assess how powerfull the airflow is. The video is good and shows that it is really simple to do (i have already done this) but it doesnt explain how easy it is to fuck things up.
Tread carefull guys, and happy modding
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