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was used. Five patients with facial asymmetry (group 1) and 10 patients with mandibular hypoplasia (group 2) were operated on. Sensitivity of the lower lip was quantified using the pain and thermal sensitivity test before the surgery (T-0), 1 week after the surgery (T-1), and 12 months after the surgery (T-2). The length of the ascending ramus (group 1) and the corpus (group 2) was determined at T-1 and T-2 using cone beam computed tomographic scans and lateral skull radiographs, respectively.

After the surgery, occlusion was adequate. There was no need for revisional surgery. At T-2, no patient showed a pathologically reduced sensitivity of the lower lip. The length of the ascending ramus in group 1 and the length of the corpus in group 2 did not have statistically significant changes between T-1 and T-2.

The current study revealed that the adjustable see more GSI-IX purchase osteosynthesis plates especially designed for the short Obwegeser BSSO can be safely used for the advancement of the mandible and the correction of facial

asymmetry, with a minimum risk for neurosensory disturbance and a high skeletal stability.”
“In contrast to seed plants, the roots of most ferns have a single apical cell which is the ultimate source of all cells in the root. The apical cell has a tetrahedral shape and divides asymmetrically. The root cap derives from the distal division face, while merophytes derived from three proximal division faces contribute to the root proper. The merophytes are produced sequentially forming three sectors along a helix around the root axis. During development, they divide and differentiate in a predictable pattern. Such growth causes cell pattern of the root apex to be remarkably regular and self-perpetuating. The nature of this regularity remains unknown. This paper shows the 2D simulation model for growth of SN-38 the root apex with the apical cell in application to Azolla pinnata. The field of growth rates of the organ, prescribed by the model, is of a tensor type (symplastic growth) and cells divide taking principal

growth directions into account. The simulations show how the cell pattern in a longitudinal section of the apex develops in time. The virtual root apex grows realistically and its cell pattern is similar to that observed in anatomical sections. The simulations indicate that the cell pattern regularity results from cell divisions which are oriented with respect to principal growth directions. Such divisions are essential for maintenance of peri-anticlinal arrangement of cell walls and coordinated growth of merophytes during the development. The highly specific division program that takes place in merophytes prior to differentiation seems to be regulated at the cellular level.”
“Background Standardisation of the intraoperative neuro-monitoring (IONM) technique is a fundamental aspect in monitored thyroid surgery.