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Some pain-related information is processed preferentially in the right cerebral hemisphere. Considering that functional lateralization can be affected by handedness, spinal and cerebral pain-related responses may be different between right- and left-handed individuals. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the cortical and spinal mechanisms of nociceptive integration when nociceptive stimuli are applied to right -handed vs. left -handed individuals. The NFR, evoked potentials (ERP P45, N100, P260), and event-related spectral perturbations (ERSP theta, alpha, beta and gamma band oscillations) were compared between ten right-handed and ten left-handed participants. Pain was induced by transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the lower limbs and left upper limb. Stimulation intensity was adjusted individually in five counterbalanced conditions of 21 stimuli each three unilateral (right lower limb, left lower limb, and left upper limb stimulation) and two bilateral conditions (right and left lower limbs, and the right lower limb and left upper limb stimulation). The amplitude of the NFR, ERP, ERSP, and pain ratings were compared between groups and conditions using a mixed ANOVA. A significant increase of responses was observed in bilateral compared with unilateral conditions for pain intensity, NFR amplitude, N100, theta oscillations, and gamma oscillations. However, these effects were not significantly different between right- and left-handed individuals. These results suggest that spinal and cerebral integration of bilateral nociceptive inputs is similar between right- and left-handed individuals. They also imply that pain-related responses measured in this study may be examined independently of handedness.

The aim of this study was to investigate the root canal morphology and the thickness of crown and root of mandibular incisors in a Chinese subpopulation by micro-computed tomography (micro-CT).

In total, 208 mandibular incisors were scanned using micro-CT. The anatomical features of the canals (canal configuration, apical constriction, foramen-to-apex distance, accessory canal vertical distribution, and canal geometrical parameters) and the thickness of the crown and root 2/3 were evaluated.

Three canal categories, labeled as Single (77.88%), Merged (15.87%), and Separated (6.25%), were summarized. The most frequent constriction type in main foramina was single constriction (42.53%). Wide and narrow diameters in a single main foramen were 0.37 ± 0.14mm and 0.26 ± 0.07mm, respectively. The distance from the anatomical foramen to the physiological foramen and the anatomical apex was 0.49 ± 0.20mm and 0.36 ± 0.28mm, respectively. During the virtual root-end resection, 97.12% of roots underwent successful rcrown and root, is essential for successful root canal therapy and prevention of complications.

Various methods have been used to classify class III asymmetry. There is little information on the use of an asymmetry index to examine soft tissue changes and outcomes for patients with class III asymmetry. This study aimed to (1) evaluate soft tissue changes and outcomes for three types of mandibular asymmetry and (2) determine if measures are associated with type of asymmetry.

Adults who consecutively underwent bimaxillary surgery using surgery-first approach for correction of class III asymmetry were divided into three groups based on type of mandibular asymmetry. This previously reported classification system is simple and mutually independent, categorizing mandibular asymmetry according to the amount and direction of ramus asymmetry relative to menton deviation patients with a larger transverse ramus distance on the menton deviation side were divided into group 1 and group 2; group 1 (n = 45) exhibited a menton deviation larger than ramus discrepancy; group 2 (n = 11) exhibited a menton deviation leredict treatment changes and outcomes.

Understanding the types of mandibular asymmetry could help clinicians to develop treatment plans and predict treatment changes and outcomes.

To update changes in the epidemiology of colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease over the past decades.

Since the mid twentieth century, studies have found that the incidence of colorectal cancer in patients with IBD has been greater than that of the general population, especially for patients with a family history of colorectal cancer, a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis, and/or pancolitis. While Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are still associated with a risk of colorectal cancer, current treatment approaches and surveillance measures have markedly reduced the risk according to population-based cohort studies such that the risk is now more comparable to that of the general population. It is predicted that by 2025, more than two million patients will be living with inflammatory bowel disease in the United States. As advanced treatment options become available to achieve histologic remissions and as surveillance techniques to detect neoplasia improve, guidelines for surveillance will continue to evolve.

Since the mid twentieth century, studies have found that the incidence of colorectal cancer in patients with IBD has been greater than that of the general population, especially for patients with a family history of colorectal cancer, a diagnosis of primary sclerosing cholangitis, and/or pancolitis. While Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are still associated with a risk of colorectal cancer, current treatment approaches and surveillance measures have markedly reduced the risk according to population-based cohort studies such that the risk is now more comparable to that of the general population. It is predicted that by 2025, more than two million patients will be living with inflammatory bowel disease in the United States. As advanced treatment options become available to achieve histologic remissions and as surveillance techniques to detect neoplasia improve, guidelines for surveillance will continue to evolve.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common conditions encountered by primary care physicians, gastroenterologists, foregut surgeons and otolaryngologists. While approximately 50% of patients experience nocturnal reflux symptoms, the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and sleep is often overlooked. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the current understanding of this relationship and its clinical implications. Recent studies pertaining to the association between GERD and sleep with focus on sleep disturbances, obstructive sleep apnea, extraesophageal manifestations of GERD and treatment are discussed.

There is a close relationship between GERD and sleep disturbances, but the nature of this relationship remains to be elucidated. Similarly, new data supports the association between GERD and obstructive sleep apnea, but whether this association is independent of confounding risk factors remains unresolved. Extraesophageal manifestations due to nocturnal GERD are iratory and can be explained by microaspiration and vagally-induced bronchospasm. Treatment of nocturnal GERD, both pharmacologically and surgically, improves sleep quality. Conversely, pharmacologic treatment of sleep disorders can improve nocturnal GERD symptoms. There is a bi-directional relationship between GERD and sleep. GERD is associated with various sleep disturbances. Sleep deficiency can exacerbate GERD. There is an association between extraesophageal manifestations and nocturnal GERD. Treatment directed towards GERD can improve sleep experience, and treatment directed to improve sleep can improve GERD symptoms.Hearing loss and impaired fertility are common human disorders each with multiple genetic causes. Sometimes deafness and impaired fertility, which are the hallmarks of Perrault syndrome, co-occur in a person. Perrault syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by bilateral mild to severe childhood sensorineural hearing loss with variable age of onset in both sexes and ovarian dysfunction in females who have a 46, XX karyotype. Since the initial clinical description of Perrault syndrome 70 years ago, the phenotype of some subjects may additionally involve developmental delay, intellectual deficit and other neurological disabilities, which can vary in severity in part dependent upon the genetic variants and the gene involved. Here, we review the molecular genetics and clinical phenotype of Perrault syndrome and focus on supporting evidence for the eight genes (CLPP, ERAL1, GGPS1, HARS2, HSD17B4, LARS2, RMND1, TWNK) associated with Perrault syndrome. Variants of these eight genes only account for approximately half of the individuals with clinical features of Perrault syndrome where the molecular genetic base remains under investigation. Additional environmental etiologies and novel Perrault disease-associated genes remain to be identified to account for unresolved cases. 2,2,2-Tribromoethanol cell line We also report a new genetic variant of CLPP, computational structural insight about CLPP and single cell RNAseq data for eight reported Perrault syndrome genes suggesting a common cellular pathophysiology for this disorder. Some unanswered questions are raised to kindle future research about Perrault syndrome.The past 30 years have seen an exponential growth concerning the identification of genes and variants responsible for hereditary hearing loss (HL) worldwide. This has led to a huge gain in our understanding of molecular mechanisms of hearing and deafness, which improved diagnosis for populations with hereditary HL. Many communities around the world, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, have a high prevalence of consanguineous marriages. Congenital monogenic conditions, such as recessive HL, are more common in these populations due to high consanguinity rates. Many studies have shown that high rates of consanguinity, endogamy, and first cousin marriages were observed in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The intent of this study is to investigate the etiology of HL in the GCC region. A deep literature review of genes and variants responsible for HL in this region revealed 89 recessive DNA pathogenic variants reported in 138 cases/familial cases. A total of 21 genes responsible for non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) and 17 genes associated with syndromic hearing loss (SHL) were reported in cases from the GCC region. Out of 156 reported affected cases, 112 showed HL only, and 44 showed HL associated with other clinical manifestations. This data suggests that in the GCC region 72% of HL forms are non-syndromic and 28% are syndromic. For individuals with NSHL, 66% of variants were detected in four genes (GJB2, OTOF, TMC1 and CDH23), with a predominance of variants located in the GJB2 gene (37.5%). However, among SHL, Usher syndrome was the more frequent as it has been observed in 41% of the reported syndromic GCC cases. Finally, our analysis showed that HL genetics testing and research in the GCC region took advantage of the next generation sequencing (NGS)-based techniques, as approximately 58% of reported variants were identified using this technology.