Supe Tiwana

• San Joaquin Delta College

Introduction: To audit the survival outcomes and loco-regional control in muscle invasive urinary bladder cancer patients treated with external beam radiation therapy (RT). Materials and methods: From November 2008 through December 2011, 50 consecutively diagnosed muscle invasive urinary bladder carcinoma (T2-4a N0-2, M0) patients were included...

Unlabelled: The purpose of this prospective study is to understand the early hematological effects of chemo-radiation therapy in cancer patients, their pattern of recovery and to ascertain their prognostic value. Methods: 255 diagnosed cancer patients planned for definitive treatment with radiation therapy alone or with chemotherapy were include...

Introduction: To report on prognostic and treatment factors influencing the response of SVCO and related survival outcomes in advanced non small cell lung cancer. Material and methods: From November 2008 through December 2011, 18 consecutively diagnosed NSCLC patients with SVCO were included in this study. The patient, tumor and treatment relate...

The management of pediatric craniomaxillofacial trauma requires the additional dimension of understanding growth and development. The surgeon must appreciate the considerable influence of the soft tissue envelope and promote function when possible. Children heal well but with an exuberant tissue response that may contribute to greater scarring, the...

Although less common than adult fractures, fractures of the pediatric maxillofacial skeleton present unique challenges. Different considerations including variations of anatomy including tooth buds, dental variations, as well as considerations for future growth must be addressed. When traditional techniques to treat adult fractures are applied for...

We investigated the physico-biochemical changes in saliva and its relation to quality of life (QOL) in head and neck cancer patients following conventional radiation therapy (RT). 53 consecutive head and neck cancer patients underwent conventional RT using telecobalt photons. We analyzed objective sialometry and sialochemical parameters of salivary...

Comminuted fractures of the mandible are unusual but not rare. They are complex injuries with a high complication rate. Gunshot wounds are a frequent cause. Traditional management with closed techniques is noted for good long-term results, but may involve an extended period of treatment. Treatment with open reduction and rigid internal fixation sig...

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons must constantly weigh the risks of surgical intervention for pediatric mandible fractures against the wonderful healing capacity of children. The majority of pediatric mandibular fractures can be managed with closed techniques using short periods of maxillomandibular fixation or training elastics alone. Generally, th...

The treatment of infected mandibular fractures has advanced rather dramatically over the past 50 years. Immobilization with maxillomandibular fixation and/or splints, removal of diseased teeth in the fracture line, external fixation, use of antibiotics, debridement, and rigid internal fixation has played a role in management. Perhaps the most impor...

To review, retrospectively, the outcomes of 102 patients who underwent lag screw technique fixation of fractures of the anterior mandible. A total of 102 consecutive, skeletally mature patients who have undergone open reduction internal fixation for fractures of the anterior mandible utilizing the lag screw technique were reviewed. All patients had...

Attention to the principles of bone grafting, bone healing, and maxillary sinus physiology as well as anatomy is critical to the successful placement of dental implants in the posterior maxilla. The integration of these principles must take into account the restorative dental requirements and the patient's autonomy in guiding implant reconstruction...

Ankylosis remains one of the major complications associated with impacted teeth in children. Orthodontically-assisted eruption of an ankylosed tooth may intrude or displace the adjacent teeth. Children who undergo orthodontically assisted eruption should be followed closely to ensure that movement of an impacted tooth is occurring. In general, the...

Little information exists regarding the surgical and oral reconstructive options for the patient with idiopathic gingival hyperplasia, especially with regard to endosseous implant placement and recurrence of the disease. The authors report a case of severe gingival enlargement and bone resorption involving the maxillary and mandibular arches in a 2...

To compare recovery for clinical and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes after third molar surgery in patients predicted to be at risk for delayed recovery, treated with or without intravenous (IV) corticosteroids at surgery. Patients at least 18 years of age and with all 4 third molars below the occlusal plane were given IV corticoster...

The term "craniofacial dysostosis" is used in a general way to describe syndromal forms of craniosynostosis. These disorders are characterized by sutural involvement that not only includes the cranial vault but also extends into the skull base and midfacial skeletal structures. Craniofacial dysostosis syndromes have been described by Carpenter, Ape...

The esthetic stigmata and functional impairments associated with craniofacial deformities have long challenged surgeons in the management of deficiencies of the middle third of the face. By their very nature, craniofacial anomalies are repetitive patterns of deformity that affect the different functional and esthetic subunits of the facial hard and...

When contemplating the reconstructive options for patients with Treacher Collins syndrome, surgeons must recognize the complex interplay between growth of the craniofacial region and the possible effects of early surgery on further growth. Consequently, surgical procedures for the deformities in Treacher Collins syndrome are staged based on the dys...

This article is an institutional retrospective review of incidents involving aspiration and ingestion of dental foreign objects at a large multidisciplinary dental educational facility. It was undertaken to determine which dental procedures were more likely to involve aspiration or ingestion, as well as to evaluate the outcome of these adverse inci...

Purpose: The results of monobloc (MB) or facial bipartition (FB) osteotomies on 23 consecutive patients operated on between 1987 and 1991 were evaluated.Patients and Methods: A previously described method of clinically relevant linear measurements taken from preoperative and postoperative computed tomographic scans of these patients was used to doc...

Studies on the effect of body weight at calving on body-weight losses during early lactation and the post-partum reproductive performance of large, medium and small buffaloes revealed that the large buffaloes (weighing more than 550 kg at calving) lost most weight (45·9 kg) and the small buffaloes (weighing less than 475 kg at calving) least weight...

Eight hundred and ninety-eight records of the interval between calving and conception (service period) of 349 Hariana cows, the progeny of 79 sires, were analysed by fitting constants for the effects of year, month of calving, calving sequence, sex of the calf, weight of the cow at calving and weight of the calf at birth. The average service period...

Data pertaining to a closed White Leghorn flock maintained at the Punjab Agricultural University were used for estimating genetic and phenotypic parameters for age at first egg and 70‐d egg production and also to evaluate the expected response to different methods of selection. Records of 2377 pullets, a progeny of 1001 dams and 155 sires over a pe...